Rania Matar’s work focuses on the Middle East, chiefly ladies and kids, and her recent projects-which examine the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, the recent spread veil and its meanings, and the aftermath of war-intend to give a voice to individuals who have been forgotten or misunderstood. In Boston where he lives he photographs the lives of her kids. Her work has won several awards, and has been published and exhibited widely in the U.S. and internationally. He was recently awarded the artist grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, first prize in Ladies in Photography International, the Purchase Prize for the New England Photographers Biennial 2007 at the Danforth Museum, and Best of Show at the Middle for Fine Art Photography in Colorado. Her work was published in the October 2007 issue of B&W Journal. Her images are currently on exhibit at the Noorderlicht Photofestival 2007 â��Acts of Faithâ�� in the Netherlands, at the Danforth Museum in Framinham, MA, and at the Arsenal Middle for the Arts in Watertown, MA. He will be exhibiting her work at the Chicago Cultural Middle, and at Fotofest in Houston in 2008.
