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Nadine Touma

Artist, writer, and filmmaker who lives and works in Beirut

  • Nadine Touma's photo

    Nadine Touma's photo

She has created numerous installations, literary works, and artworks addressing issues that range from human rights to hymenoplasty. Touma has participated in exhibitions in Lebanon, Egypt, and throughout Europe.

On May First 2006 she launched an independent publishing house “Dar Onboz” with a series of illustrated books, animations, films, and music for babies, young readers, and young adults in Arabic.

One of the books, “Doodles”, written by Touma and illustrated by Rena Karanouh, has won an award at the prestigious Bologna Book fair for children books in Italy, a first for Lebanon, and a second for the Arab world. Currently Dar Onboz is launching a new collection of artist books from the Arab world.

Her publishing house Dar Onboz is finalist in the British Council’s International Young Publishing Entrepreneur (IYPE) award, at the London Book Fair 2008.

     
    • event: La Crypte de L'Eglise St Joseph

      Dar Onboz New Releases

      22 Mar 08 19:30 > 27 Mar 08 19:30 Nadine Touma - Exhibition of artwork from the books of Dar Onboz and the launch of ywo new books: The Heart of the City with text by Nadine Touma...
    • event: khatt kufi & kaffiya

      The Enchanted Canary*

      Contemporary Arabic Children's Books

      24 Aug 07 14:40 Nadine Touma - 'If I do not mistake, you come from far. May I ask where you are going?' 'I will tell you,' answered Désiré, 'though most likely you...