The Farm
Mixed media, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm (39 in x 39 in), 2025
Drawing inspiration from a few of Tomb’s titles: Haifa Market, Farmyard and A Peasant, Abunuwar’s work features six women adorned in traditional embroidery and cultural symbols that include the iconic kuffiyeh and artisanal fabrics. The women are returning from the fields, carrying fruits symbolic of the nourishment and abundance that Palestinian land provides. The vibrant strokes of paint capture the movement and energy of their journey, while the Arabic lettering captures the essence of the language and culture. With this artwork, Abunuwar pays tribute to sisterhood and the land in celebration of the collective Palestinian identity.
Tala Abunuwar is a Jordanian-Palestinian Massachusetts-based mixed media artist. She is known for following her intuition and mixing Arabic calligraphy, poetry, and the Sufi world of Rumi to represent strong themes of spiritual awareness, divine presence and oneness in her art. She paints to guide herself and others to close the eye of the self and awaken the eye of the soul. After a spiritual awakening, Abunuwar left her corporate career to pursue her dream of becoming a fulltime artist. She has participated in exhibitions in the USA, Jordan, Bahrain, UK, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and Spain and her works live in private collections worldwide.