nisreen abudail

is the founder of naqsh collective, born in 1976 in Amman, Jordan. She received her Bachelor degree in Architecture from Jordan Universoty of Scinece and Technology. She began her career in Jordan as an architect. Architecture as a descipline allowed her to observe and practice art and design. As an aspiring artist, she started creating designed art pieces. Following her move to the United Stats in 2004, she continued to develop her career as an architect, studied art at the Corcoran Collage in Washington D.C. She exhibited her art work at the Kennedy center in Washington D.C, as well as the Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Returning to Jordan in 2009, Nisreen founded naqsh collective along with her sister Nermeen. They exhibited their work in Tiraz Amman ( Widdad Kewar house for Arab dress ). Their work was part of the Islamic art festival in 2016 Al-Sharjah UAE, Dar Al-Nimer in Beirut as part of (at the seams ) exhibition in 2016 ( Palestinian Museum in Beir Zait). In 2018, nisreen & nermeen were one of the 8 finalist artists to win the Jameel prize 5, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Their work has been exhibited in several national and international museums, such as the Jordan National Gallery for Art, Jameel Art Center in Dubai, Al-Sharjah Art Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

nermeen abudail

Born in 1980 and hailing from Amman, Jordan, nermeen abudail graduated with a BA in graphics from Yarmouk University. Rapidly, establishing herself as a leader in graphic design, working with prominent regional and international agencies, nermeen was keen to take her talents to the next level. In her next move, together with her sister nisreen abudail she went on to establish naqsh. Currently based in Dubai, her creative efforts are typically within the branding industry fusing her understanding of local culture with her understanding of brand building and identity to produce work that excudes international appeal.