RANIA ABULHASAN

Rania Abulhasan is a Kuwaiti multidisciplinary artist whose work explores simplicity, balance, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Through neutral tones, organic forms, and subtle contrasts, she creates compositions that invite a sense of calm and reflection.

Active in art and design since 1998, Rania studied at Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, majoring in Fashion Design with a minor in Product Design, and pursued fine arts training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Her background in design continues to inform her intuitive approach to form, proportion, texture, and rhythm.

Her practice has grown through exhibitions, collaborations, and commissions across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. Inspired by her connection to family, community, and place, her work offers moments of stillness amid life’s constant movement.

AWARDS . EXHIBITIONS . COLLABORATIONS

1995 Recognition for series of self portraits from Parsons Paris

1996 Received an award from L”Ecole des Beaux Arts for a series of textile inspired mix media works, Paris

1996-1999 Participated in group shows (NYC & Paris)

1997 Awarded Silver Thimble from Zang Toi, NYC

1998 Awarded recognition and selected to work with Donna Karen on senior year project, NYC

1998 Portfolio selected to show at The MET, NYC

1999 Gained recognition in group show at the LVMH head quarters, Paris

1999 - 2004 participated in group and solo shows in NYC, Paris, Marseille, Nice, Cannes, Deauville, Geneva, Antwerp, Brussels, Bologna, Milano, Madrid

2002 featured on W magazine

2005 - 2007 Had ongoing exhibitions at Bait Lothan, Kuwait

2008 Became member at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada

2008 - 2016 Continued to showcase and exhibit art while attending workshops with established Canadian artists    

2009 Showcased slide show of works and guest speaker at Pecha Kucha Vol. 6, Kuwait City

2010 JAMM Contemporary Art Auction

2010 Featured in Marie Claire Magazine

2015 Showcased a series of work at The Nuqat Conference week in Kuwait City

2014 Collaboration with Mexican based candy company Bujas/Liverpool to create artwork for the packaging for their duty free airport line

2016 - current Represented by various European based curators showcasing and exhibiting which resulted in gaining recognitions and awards

2018 Mirror 2nd Edition Exhibition at The HUB - Showcased The Gathering Series, Kuwait City

2019 Mirror 3rd Edition Exhibition “Filtered” at The HUB - Showcased Ocre Havane Series, Kuwait City

2020 - 2023 during Covid continued to work and shifted to online exhibitions

2021 Created work for Taiba Hospital

2021 Collaboration with Paper & Nest, Oleana Boutique, Barre, Hassan Abul, Quehaus & The Yard

2021 Featured in the magazine and Awarded  The Contemporary Art Curator Award

2021 Butterfly Effect Exhibition by The Contemporary Art Curators

2021 Featured on the cover of Bazaar Magazine

2021 Featured in Kuwait Time

2021 - current Showcased work at The VIV Terminal at The Kuwait International Airport

2021 The Brighter Tomorrow Exhibition at The HUB Kuwait City

2022 Gained award on the Butterfly Effect online Exhibition

2022 Ataya Exhibition in Dubai

2022 Awarded The International Art Award for Voice of Tomorrow Exhibition

2022 Plant Smiles to Yield Love Exhibition at The Contemporary Art Platform in Kuwait

2022 Received a finalist award from Circle Foundation for the Arts, for the Exhibition New York Contest

2022 Featured in Circle of Art Magazine for the finalist award

2022 Faces of Peace International Art Prize

2022 Artistic Excellence Award for Circle Quarterly Review Magazine Contest

2023 Artistic Excellence Award for Artis of the Year Contest

2023 Haus Exhibition at Dar Hamad

2023 Artistic Excellence for Spotlight Magazine Cover Contest

2023 The BMG Foundation Art of Vision Exhibition and awarded The Diplomacy of Award for THAWB, Zay & Tranquillity Collection, Riyadh KSA

2023 Dar Nur and H & M Home Collaboration

2023 Published on Faces of Peace book

2023 dar.nur|ART Annual Exhibition, Kuwait

2024 May Certificate of Achievement from Contemporary Art Curators

2024 October Vincent Van Gogh Tribute Award

2024 ICM Gestor Cultural Publication

2024 Premiere Artist Prize ‘24 Contemporary Art Station Barcelona 

2024 Published in Contemporary Art Magazine

2024 Exhibition at CAP Islandic Parallels Kuwait with collaboration with Cypriot Embassy

2024 July Vueling Airline Exhibition

2024 dar.nur|ART   Annul Exhibition Kuwait

2024 Oct Mind The Art Exhibition London

2024 September Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award

2024 dar.nur|ART Annual Exhibition, Kuwait

2025 January published on book of ICM Gestor Cultural on cover

2025 January “Shurouq & Co” recognised in ART INVESTMENTS & COLLECTORS GUIDE 2025 publications

2025 Awarded & Published in Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award publications

2025 Circle Foundation AWARD & Publication

2025 February HAUS Exhibition Kuwait

2025 April Avenues Gallery Exhibition Kuwait

2025 June received Leonardo da Vinci Prize in Venice and published in their publications ( Fondazione Effetto Arte)

2025 August Shibuya Tokyo Station Exhibition and received an award

2025 September Awarded & Published by ICMG Cultural Center for Arts of the year

2025 Certificate of Achievement from ElGreco - Premio de las Bellas Artes Barcelona for Poured Whispers Collection 

2025 September Nicholas Zoe Foundation Exhibition Nicosia, Cyprus 

2025 October Kuwait National Petroleum Co - KNPC 200 Commissioned artworks

2025 October - November BIENNALE LARNACA (BL4) Cyprus

2025 dar.nur|ART Annual Exhibition, Kuwait

2026 Continued to exhibit and accept family portrait commissions for collectors internationally

2026 dar.nur|ART Annual Exhibition, Kuwait

2027 Selected to serve on the jury of the Larnaca Biennale, Cyprus

THE WORK

“The Anasa Collection” 2026

Anasa takes its name from the Greek word for “breath.” For me, it is about taking a moment to pause, feel grounded and reconnect with ourselves.

The collection brings together nine paintings: three oversized works and two minis on linen canvas, alongside four works on Arches paper. The shapes flow into one another, sometimes overlapping, sometimes leaving space. There is movement, but also a feeling of calm.

I used soft ivory, warm sand, blush pink and muted mauve alongside dusty blues, turquoise and deep greens. Touches of rust red bring warmth and energy, while charcoal and black give the works depth. I like how the softer colours sit with the stronger ones, creating a sense of balance.

The flowing paint, layers and textures give each piece its own rhythm, with space around the forms to let them breathe. The larger paintings draw you in, while the smaller works invite you to come closer.

Through Anasa, I wanted to share a feeling of quiet strength and connection, a sense of being grounded, while still allowing room to move and grow.

(The Anasa Collection is exclusively produced  and avaiilable through dar.nur|ART)

THE WORK

“Poured Whispers – The Nicosia Inspired Series” 2025

Series of 8 works on raw linen canvas, framed with natural wood

A quiet study of balance and simplicity, Poured Whispers invites stillness and slow observation. Organic forms and muted tones rest in harmony, while layered textures evoke the rhythm of everyday life and the beauty of restraint.

Rooted in the capital, the Nicosia series reflect the warmth of stone, earth and sky. Layered hues of ochre, blue, and neutral tones create a grounded presence-echoing resilience and the layered history of the city. These are whispers of land-enduring, steady, and contemplative.

Together with the Limassol series, this body of work becomes a meditation on the island of Cyprus itself- fluid and grounded, transient and permanent, water and earth-holding harmony within contrast.

(The Nicosia Series is exclusively produced  and avaiilable through dar.nur|ART)

THE WORK

“Balanced Vibrations” 2024

My artworks are meditative reflections on the simplicity and beauty of life. They aim to create a grounding experience, emanating calm, peace, and serenity. These pieces invite viewers to momentarily step away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, offering a quiet space for reflection and resonance—a chance for the eyes to rest and the soul to linger.

This collection, titled "Balanced Vibrations" are a series of paintings that I worked on for dar.nur|ART. It captures the delicate relationship between form and energy, depicting moments of perfect harmony where contrasting forces find equilibrium. Each piece radiates a sense of calm and stability, inviting the observer to experience the subtle rhythm of sustainable balance in a world of constant motion.

(Balanced Vibrations is exclusively produced  and avaiilable through dar.nur|ART)

THE WORK

“Unruffled” 2023

Inspired by the coasts of The Mediterranean from the beaches of Protaras in Cyprus.

These paintings are an exploration in colour, composition and texture.

They balance freedom and risk with compositional intent and have been happy new spaces for ideas to flow and find their way from thought into physical space.

I hope you feel a similar sense of stillness and calm leading you to a meditative state of wonder and possibility while being with them.

These paintings where created specially for Dar Nur Art. A series of 8 paintings and 5 minis.

THE WORK

After Hour ( collections I & II)

After Hour is a mixed media series that captures the quiet beauty of family and community. Through minimal forms and soft gestures, each piece reflects moments of closeness, connection, and shared presence. Subtle tones and expressive lines evoke the calm that settles after the day, offering a gentle yet powerful glimpse into bonds that hold us together.