BIO
Hannah Atallah is a multidisciplinary visual artist.
With a focus on large-scale public art projects, she prioritizes the incorporation of community and relevant cultural histories in her practice. As an arab American artist (born. washington, DC), she often draws from her own cultural inspirations.
Atallah has created murals, immersive installations and sculptures, and exhibited work in solo, duo and group exhibitions in the US, Mexico and Jordan.
She has been the winner of nearly 20 grants and awards, notably with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Baltimore Convention Center, Johns Hopkins and DC public schools.
site PHOTOGRAPHs by jalen joshua williams, jerome thomas , conrado muluc , & Max Berger
exhibitions
multitudes, group show, curated by laila jadallah at ia&a at Hillyer washington, dc (2025) upcoming
Hamiltonian Artists Public Program washington, dc (2025) upcoming
artist residency, Making space bmore Baltimore, MD (2025) upcoming
legends of the small, group show, curated by tom kim washington, dc (2025)
to witness, group show, rinehart baltimore, md (2025)
bloom, group show, curated by usan usan at the National Landing BID washington, dc (2025)
international women’s exhibit, group show: the ven embassy row washington, dc (2025)
whispers of a distant land, duo show: Cafritz king street gallery SILVER SPRING, MD (2025)
i tried using words, group show: leidy gallery baltimore, md (2024)
DC ART NOW 2025, group show: DC commission for THE ARTS & HUMANITIES Washington, DC (2024)
artist presentation, creative alliance baltimore, md (2024)
love letters to baltimore & the dmv, asia north 2024, group SHOW: Motor House baltimore baltimore, md (2024)
exit west, duo SHOW: Q0DE Gallery amman, jo (2024)
her voice, her vision, group SHOW: chesapeake arts center baltimore, md (2024)
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EASt, group SHOW: outique art space amman, jo (2023)
cans to canvas, group SHOW: fada 317 & the art hub amman, jo (2022)
el mal querer, october 29 - november 19 - SOLO SHOW: homme GALLERY WASHINGTON, DC (2022)
flood pulse, APRIL 30-MAY 31 - SOLO SHOW: LOST ORIGINS GALLERY WASHINGTON, DC (2022)
144 - GROUP SHOW: JAB ARTS AT GRAND DUCHESS WASHINGTON, DC (2022)
DC ART NOW 2021, group show: DC commission for THE ARTS & HUMANITIES Washington, DC (2021)
By the People x Monochrome Art Fair, Group Show, Virtual Washington, DC (2020)
Current Movements, Group Show, Eaton DC Washington, DC (2019)
Tiny Show #2, HEN HOUSE Group Show, Good Fast Cheap DC Washington, DC (2019)
Relative Positions, Group Show, O St Studios Washington, DC (2019)
Tiny Show, HEN HOUSE Group Show, Brookland Arts Walk Washington, DC (2019)
Women Who Run with the Wolves, Group Show, Torpedo Factory Art Center Alexandria, VA (2019)
Omi Collective Lotus Bloom, group installation, Catharsis on the Mall Washington, DC (2019)
Visual Candy: Good & Plenty, group installation, Art All Night DC Washington, DC (2019)
showcase, Joint Show: Hannah Atallah & Virginia Moore, Broad Street Gallery Hamilton, NY (2017)
select honors & grants
baltimore museum of art, interpretation fellowship BALTIMORE, MD (2025)
brush mural festival GRANT RECIPIENT BALTIMORE, MD (2024)
Leslie King Hammond Graduate Fellowship Baltimore, md (2024 - 2026)
William Mayo Herring '41 Scholarship Baltimore, md (2024 - 2026)
MICA graduate Merit scholarship Baltimore, md (2024 - 2026)
garfield elementary, DCDGS GRANT RECIPIENT Washington, DC (2023 - 2024)
francis stevens school without walls, DCDGS GRANT RECIPIENT Washington, DC (2023 - 2024)
Greenmount west mural commission Baltimore, md (2022)
Abell community association mural grant Baltimore, md (2022)
smothers elementary DCDGS GRANT finalist Washington, DC (2022)
baltimore marathon carefirst bluecross blueshield x baltimore running festival Baltimore, md (2021)
MURALS DC, MURALS DC GRANT RECIPIENT Washington, DC (2021)
Eaton elementary, DCDGS GRANT RECIPIENT Washington, DC (2021)
Lets paint the streets, CAH GRANT RECIPIENT Washington, DC (2021)
DC ART bank, DC commission for THE ARTS & HUMANITIES Washington, DC (2021, 2025)
DISTRICT BRIDGES MURAL ARTIST SELECTION Washington, DC (2020)
THE SOURCE, ARTIST RESIDENCY & MURAL INSTALLATIONS UTICA, NY (2020)
Collective Remembering mural project, Haven Sexual Violence Survivor Support Center Hamilton, NY (2019)
MURAL CLIENTS
Baltimore convention center (MD)
johns hopkins hospital (MD)
garfield ELEMENTARY (DC)
francis stevens school without walls (DC)
jordan eco park (JO)
Residential Commission (MD)
ABELL community association (md)
CARE FIRST BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD (MD)
BALTIMORE RUNNING FESTIVAL (MD)
MURALS DC (DC)
EATON ELEMENTARY (DC)
The Tailor & the cook (NY)
utica coffee roasters (Ny)
DISTRICT BRIDGES (DC)
Residential Commission (DC)
Sherwin Williams (DC)
haven survivor support center (NY)
Residential Commission (FL)
SELECT PUBlic/private collections
DC COMMISSION OF ARTS & HUMANITIES collection (DC)
maryland institute college of art, office of the president
martin luther king jr memorial library (DC)
NICOLE DOWD, HALCYON ARTS LAB (MD)
private collectors worldwide
academic teaching
maryland institute college of art
kings academy (JOrdan): ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY FACULTY
the lord bertrand russell school
instituto bilingue victoria gama
hamilton center for the arts
colgate university
ARTIST TALKS
blue light junction - 2025
maryland institute college of art - 2025
montgomery college - 2025
creative alliance - 2024
Halcyon Arts lab - 2020
colgate university - 2019
press
canvasrebel magazine: Meet hannah atallah
south bmore: photo tour of the new murals at the baltimore convention center
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a visual artist operating at the nexus of art, community engagement, sacred knowledge, science, and design. With a focus on public art, I specialize in culturally resonant work. Prioritizing collaboration with local photographers, creatives, and community members, I infuse my designs with the stories, figures, and symbols relevant to each site. Drawing inspiration from research of the public art site, cultural textiles, and artistic patterns, I create dynamic murals, installations and sculptures that invite viewers to explore local history and symbols.
In my studio practice, I delve into the impacts and intricacies of migration, displacement, and diasporic communities, with a particular focus on the Arab world. my work integrates layered stories, rich in symbolism and subtlety. Through the detailed application of Arabic calligraphy, traditional techniques like carpet weaving and marquetry, painted mosaic patterns, and sacred geometrical motifs, I pay homage to the artistic traditions of the Arab world.
My current series of interdisciplinary work explores the nuanced experiences of the arab diaspora and my diverse communities. By depicting the intimate and social dimensions of contemporary life beyond the prevailing narratives of war and tragedy, I aim to honor and dignify the humanity of everyday individuals and cultures.