JUMANA MANNA

Born 1987, New Jersey, USA
Lives and Works in Jerusalem and Los Angeles

EDUCATION

2010-2011: MA Aesthetics and Politics,CalArts, USA
2006-2009: BA National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, Norway
2005-2006: BA Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design, Jerusalem  

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012
CRG Gallery, New York

2011
One Night Only, UKS, NO

2010
Inauguration of Those Who Love the Smell of Burning Tires, Kunsthall Oslo, NO
Blessed Blessed Oblivion,Maria Veie Gallery, Oslo, NO
Come to Rest, Barbur Galley, Jerusalem, IL

2009
For Those Who Like the Smell of Burning Tires Maria Veie Gallery/ Oslo, NO
2008
Voluntary Security Check, Gallery 21.25, Oslo, NO

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITONS

2012
Kunsthall Oslo, NOR
DOX Gallery, Prague, CZ

2011
Concorde, Los Angeles, USA
CalArts Plays itself, Essen, DE
Word Perfect, Noplace, Oslo, NO
Return of the Loosers, Kalmar Konstmuseum, SE
Shesh BeshPetach Tikva Museum, IL
The Far Side of Paradise: New films from Norway, Film Society Lincoln Center, New York City, USA
Fourth Wall VOX Populi, Philadelphia, USA
The Spring Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenberg, Copenhagen, DK
Situation as Object, Gallery D.O.R/ Brussels
Birzeit Ethnographic and Art Museum/ Ramallah, Palestine

2010
DnB Sparebankstiftilse Nomination, Oslo Kunstforening, NO
Young Palestinian Artists Award, Al Qattan, Ramallah, PAL
Another Country/ Ifa Gallery, Stuttgard, Berlin, DE
A Reluctant Apparition,Sue Scott Gallery, New York City, USA
The Mediterranean Biennale of Haifa, IL
Stop Making Sense/ Oslo Kunstforening, NO
Miami PULSE, (under the auspices of Maria Veie Gallery (Oslo)), Miami USA
Preview Berlin, (under the auspices of Maria Veie Gallery (Oslo)) Berlin, D
Trajector Art Fair/ (under the auspices of REKORD Gallery (Oslo)), Brussels, B
Turn Loose the Swans (Curator and participant)/ Al Mahatta Gallery, Ramallah, PAL

2009
1001 nights, Postmasters Gallery, New York, USA
Voluntary Security Check (performance), Opera House, Oslo, NOR
Toronto Palestinian film festival, CAN
The Living Dead, Podium Gallery, Oslo, NO
National Academy of the Arts BA show, Stenersen Museum,Oslo, NO
Aida Dukic and Jumana Manna, Gallery 21.25, Oslo, NO
Arte Giovani video festival, Turino

2008
Overlapping Voices, Essl Museum, Vienna, AU
Multispace, Barbur, Jerusalem, IL
The Jerusalem Show, Al Mamal Gallery, Jerusalem, PAL
Alone in the Dark, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, NO

2007
Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, NOR
Oslo Open, Performance at National Theater Underground St., Oslo, NO
Loop video festival, Barcelona, ES