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Lamia Yassini
Category: Visuals
Country: United States
About
Lamia Yassini was born and raised in Algeria.1 She has a deep love of culture and language. She speaks English, Arabic, French, Berber and Spanish.2 At the age of seven, Lamia embraced drawing and since then has developed a special interest in expressing herself through charcoal and pencil. She says that her inspiration comes from human behavior and movement.3 Many of her drawings are focused on the experiences of women and girls. Her work includes Mother: Lost and Found and Algerian Woman. 4
Lamia earned a professional degree in quality auditing focusing on biology and engineering from Université Djillali Liabes and is part of Muslim Women in the Arts (MWIA), a network of Muslim women artists.
[1] Muslim Women in the Arts.
[2] ibid.
[3] ibid.
[3] Lamia Yassini on Facebook.
