Biography
Aissa Deebi is a New York-based Palestinian - American artist. In the past ten years he has produced a body of work in photography, video, new media and the graphic arts. He is currently assistant professor in visual art, new media at the Department of Performing and Visual Arts at The American University in Cairo.
Drawing from his previous work on identity, exile, displacement and integration, he is now examining works of photography and migration within the New York City émigré culture and investigating questions of identity in relation to masculinity and cultural integration in his PhD dissertation, which he is currently finishing at the Art and Design Department of the University of Southampton.
An award winning artist, Aissa’s work has been internationally exhibited in Germany, Qatar, UAE, Bahrin, Spain, Chile, Palestine and the United States.