Jumana Manna (b. 1987) is a visual artist working primarily with film and sculpture. Her work explores how power is articulated through relationships, often focusing on the body and materiality in relation to narratives of nationalism, and histories of place. She was awarded the A.M. Qattan Foundation’s Young Palestinian Artist Award in 2012 and the Ars Viva Prize for Visual Arts in 2017. Manna has participated in various film festivals and exhibitions, including Henie Onstad Museum, Norway, 2018; Mercer Union, Canada, 2017; Jeu de Paume and CAPC Bordeaux, France, 2017; SculptureCenter, USA, 2014; Marrakech Biennale 6, 2016; The Nordic Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale; as well as the 54th and 56th Viennale International Film Festivals, 66th and 68th Berlinale and CPH:DOX 2018, where Wild Relatives won the New:Visions award. Manna was raised in Jerusalem and is based in Berlin.
︎Upcoming Exhibitions
2021 MuHKA (Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp), BE (solo) 5th Annual Architecture and Design Series, Swiss Institute, New York, US Sculpture International Rotterdam, NL Toronto Biennale of Art, CA BAK, Utrecht, NL El Born CCM, Barcelona, SP (solo)
2022 Matrix Series, Berkley Art Museum, San Francisco, US (solo)