Artist: Leila Nseir
Title: Hunger
Year: 2015
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: 70 × 85 cm

Hunger, 2015

Leila Nseir

Growing up in rural villages, in order to get to school, Leila Nsseir would walk through impoverished communities with children, in the snow and cold. Reflecting on these memories in her work, she has been searching “for the essence behind those faces.”

● Patron

The Line and Bisher Challah Private Collection

Line Kouwatli and Bisher Challah are based in Dubai and are collectors and supporters of the local art scene. Aside from her professional career, Line is passionate about the arts and finds significance in forming connections with the artists’ whose work she collects, and is an active member of the arts community. Bisher built his path as an entrepreneur and investor, establishing and growing business ventures across the Levant, UAE and East Africa.