#marian mekhail
“Having specific Egyptian imagery accessible to me throughout my childhood and teenage years left an indelible mark on my memory, and it seeps into my work,” says Dallas-based contemporary Egyptian artist Marian Mekhail, a few days before her solo exhibition “Maktub”. Marian chose "Maktub", which means “it is written” in Arabic, as the name of her exhibition, in line with her belief that it was written for her hands to create and for her voice to “amplify Egyptian stories”. After…