Mo Darwish: Once Upon A Memory

Mostafa Darwish is an artist currently based in Minnesota, who immigrated to the United States from Egypt. He earned his bachelor's degree and a certificate of fine arts in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2016, where he was recognized with the Faculty Award for outstanding growth and community involvement, along with other academic awards.
Artist Statement
My art reflects my personal experiences as an immigrant, cultural identity, and memories, and aims to bring attention to societal and cultural misconceptions in the different societies I've lived in. By exploring perspectives from different cultures, I reveal similarities in cultural issues across seemingly different Western and Eastern societies.
Through my art, I try to draw attention to political, cultural, and societal discord that often goes unnoticed, by proposing my work to the audience and providing intractability with my art in different forms. I use a range of mediums and techniques to create a thought-provoking experience, encouraging viewers to think critically about their own perspectives on these issues.