Work samples

  • Prosper
    Prosper

    “Prosper” 2022

    84’ x 63’

    Aerosol, Latex Paint, Varnish

    305 E Lafayette St Baltimore, MD

  • Installation View: Mixed Media Paintings & Sculptures
    Installation View: Mixed Media Paintings & Sculptures

    Installation View, Mixed Media Paintings & Sculptures

    2024

    Baltimore, MD 

     

    Pictured (Left to Right):

    "Psalm" 2024

    Acrylic, canvas, recycled skateboards, latex paint and pine

    51 x 36 x 6"

     

    "Resolution" 2024

    Recycled skateboards and latex paint

    33 x 8.5 x 4"

     

    "how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage" 2024

    Acrylic, aerosol, canvas, acrylic yarn, muslin, polyester backing

    31.5 x 94"

     

    "The Time That Remains" 2024

    Recycled skateboards, receipt paper, ink

    Installation variable

  • Wadi Feiran
    Wadi Feiran

    "Wadi Feiran" 2025

    6' x 6'

    Acrylic yarn, muslin, felt backing

  • Fractals
    Fractals

    “Fractals” 2021

    12’s x 7’3

    Aerosol, Latex Paint, Varnish

    801 Virginia Ave SE Washington, DC

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About Hannah

Baltimore City   Baltimore City Station North AE District  

Hannah Atallah (Baltimore, MD) is a muralist, sculptor, and multidisciplinary artist.

Atallah has created murals and exhibited fine art across Baltimore, the US, Mexico, and Jordan, earning her recognition in the form of awards, grants, and public acquisitions.

Through her art, Atallah strives to explore cultural narratives and foster connections within local communities. She thematically constructs work by combining interviews and photoshoots of living cultural workers with… more

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Mixed Media Paintings

Whether with copper wires embedded in the painting; a frame made entirely from recycled skateboards, or layered canvas mosaics, each of these works resist erasure and narrow categorization. Thematically, they explore the impacts and intimacies of migration and forced displacement with a focus on the Arab diaspora.

  • Beirut Blues: Heba Amara
    Beirut Blues: Heba Amara

    "Beirut Blues: Heba Amara" 2024

    31 x 47"

    Acrylic, Archival Paper, Canvas

  • Exhibition View
    Exhibition View

    Exhibition View

    2025

    Cafritz Foundation Art Center

    Silver Spring, MD

  • Psalm: Mohammed Zakaria
    Psalm: Mohammed Zakaria

    "Psalm: Mohammed Zakaria" 2024

    51 x 36 x 6"

    Acrylic, canvas, recycled skateboards, latex paint and pine

    Available for Purchase
  • Namesakes: Naji Al Ali
    Namesakes: Naji Al Ali

    "Namesakes: Naji Al Ali" 2024

    40 x 30"

    Acrylic and Aerosol on Layered Canvas

  • This Jasmine In The July Night Is A Song
    This Jasmine In The July Night Is A Song

    "This Jasmine In The July Night Is A Song" 2023

    24 x 35"

    Acrylic on Layered Canvas

    Available for Purchase
  • The Island of Missing Trees
    The Island of Missing Trees

    "The Island of Missing Trees" 2024

    47 x 31"

    Aerosol, Acrylic & Varnish

  • Jaffa, La Passe
    Jaffa, La Passe

    "Jaffa, La Passe" 2024

    31 x 47"

    Acrylic on Canvas

  • Exit West
    Exit West

    "Exit West: Mo Amer" 2024

    39 x 47"

    Acrylic, Aerosol, and Canvas

  • We, Teach Life
    We, Teach Life

    "We, Teach Life" 2024

    Acrylic and Layered Canvas

    36 x 47"

     

    Each geometric piece of canvas is hand designed, hand painted and hand cut and glued to form the canvas "mosaic" strips within the painting. 

  • Contemporary Seascape
    Contemporary Seascape

    "Contemporary Seascape" 2022

    66 x 31"

    Acrylic, Aerosol, Copper Wire, Shoji Paper

     

    This piece was an exploration of the concept of free movement and migration within containment through a symbolic seascape.

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    • Fibers: Hand Tufted Works

    These are hand tufted rugs I have created that reference archival imagery and symbolism from the Arab world. Tufting is a weaving technique that involves punching yarn through a fabric backing to create textiles. In these works, I explore the concept of paradise in resource rich areas that have been occupied and exploited - with a focus on Lebanon and Palestine, where my family comes from. I incorporate archival stamps, photographs, symbols and cultural motifs in the weaving patterns I make to bring dignity to these people and places.

    • how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage (Portrait of Salua Moussawel)
      how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage (Portrait of Salua Moussawel)

      "how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage" (Portrait of Salua Moussawel) 2024

      31.5 x 94"

      Acrylic, aerosol, canvas, acrylic yarn, muslin, polyester backing

    • how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage (Portrait of Salua Moussawel) Detail
      how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage (Portrait of Salua Moussawel) Detail

      "how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage" (Portrait of Salua Moussawel) 2024

      31.5 x 94"

      Acrylic, aerosol, canvas, acrylic yarn, muslin, polyester backing

    • how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage (Portrait of Salua Moussawel) Rug Detail
      how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage (Portrait of Salua Moussawel) Rug Detail

      "how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for earth, for life is deeper than our rage" (Portrait of Salua Moussawel) 2024

      31.5 x 94"

      Acrylic, aerosol, canvas, acrylic yarn, muslin, polyester backing

    • Wadi Feiran
      Wadi Feiran

      "Wadi Feiran" 2025

      6' x 6'

      Acrylic yarn, muslin, felt backing

    • Wadi Feiran
      Wadi Feiran

      "Wadi Feiran" 2025

      6' x 6'

      Acrylic yarn, muslin, felt backing

    • Wadi Feiran Detail
      Wadi Feiran Detail

      "Wadi Feiran" (Detail) 2025

      6' x 6'

      Acrylic yarn, muslin, felt backing

    • Wadi Feiran
      Wadi Feiran

      "Wadi Feiran" 2025

      6' x 6'

      Acrylic yarn, muslin, felt backing

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    • Murals

    These are recent site-specific public art installations in Baltimore, Washington DC, New York, and Jordan. Typically, my murals feature local residents, themes requested by the community and native plants and symbols. They often go through multiple iterations based on conversations with community stakeholders. Ultimately, I aim to interweave local historical and present contexts with vibrant energy and sacred motifs.

    • Prosper
      Prosper

      “Prosper” 2022

      84’ x 63’

      Aerosol, Latex Paint, Varnish

      305 E Lafayette St Baltimore, MD

    • Fractals
      Fractals

      “Fractals” 2021

      12’3 x 7’3

      Aerosol, Latex Paint, Varnish

      801 Virginia Ave SE Washington, DC

    • Open Space
      Open Space

      “Open Space” 2022

      90’ x 12’

      Aerosol, Latex Paint, Varnish

      301 E 32nd St, Baltimore, MD

    • Hidden Gems
      Hidden Gems

      “Hidden Gems” 2024

      11’ x 17’

      Aerosol, Latex Paint, Varnish

      1 West Pratt St Baltimore, MD

    • Hold Each Other Close
      Hold Each Other Close

      "Hold Each Other Close" 2023

      10 x 4'

      Aerosol, Latex Paint, Varnish

      Amman, Jordan

    • The Source
      The Source

      "The Source” 2020

      33’ x 18’

      92 Genesee St Utica, NY

      COMMISSIONED BY UTICA COFFEE ROASTERS & THE TAILOR AND THE COOK RESTAURANT.

    • Snowy Owl
      Snowy Owl

      "Snowy Owl" 2023

      Jordan Eco Park: Irbid, Jordan

      Part of a larger mural featuring native local species.

    • Pittman's Polyhedra
      Pittman's Polyhedra

      “PITTMAN’S POLYHEDRA” 2024

      5.8’ x 82.4’

      Garfield Elementary

      2435 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC 

      Commissioned by the DC Department of General Services

       

      Please note that this is a photo of one section of a longer mural I designed that wraps around the first floor of the school.

    • Gaudi Seascape
      Gaudi Seascape

      “Gaudi Seascape” 2021

      24’5 x 8' 4

      Vinyl

      3301 Lowell St NW, Washington, DC

    • Harmony in Motion
      Harmony in Motion

      “Harmony in Motion” 2024

      10 X 26’ and 10 X 22’

      Francis Stevens School Without Walls

      2130 G St NW, Washington, DC

      Commissioned by the DC Department of General Services

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    • 43 Recycled Skate Decks

    I refurbished 43 recycled skate decks to give them new life as relief works and sculptures. I transformed the 43 skate decks to create a frame for a painting made entirely with skateboards, a relief mural, sculptures in the round, and skate deck paintings. These "hard sculptures" that reference tatreez embroidery patterns and Arabic marquetry techniques explore the hierarchies and systems of labor associated with craft and fine art. Fiber arts like traditional embroidery are typically referred to as "soft sculpture." Embroidery and marquetry are labor intensive - referenced through these works through a slow labor intensive process of creating fine details and patterns with the physically "hard" material of skateboards that took countless hours to refurbish. Skating has recently flourished in the Arab world, with organizations like 7Hills (Jordan) and SkatePal (Palestine) fostering communities through the outlet of skating. These works both feature the founder of 7Hills, Mohammad Zakaria, and have been sold as a fundraiser for 7Hills programming in refugee communities in Jordan.

    • Detail, Acknowledgment
      Detail, Acknowledgment

      "Acknowledgement" 2024 

      Detail

      144 x 60 x 4"

      Recycled skateboards, poplar, aerosol, and acrylic

    • Acknowledgment
      Acknowledgment

      "Acknowledgement" 2024 

      144 x 60 x 4"

      Recycled skateboards, poplar, aerosol, and acrylic

       

    • Detail, Acknowledgment
      Detail, Acknowledgment

      "Acknowledgement" 2024 

      Detail

      144 x 60 x 4"

      Recycled skateboards, poplar, aerosol, and acrylic

    • Skate Deck Refurbishing Process

      This is a small glimpse into the process I use to recycle skateboards so that I can use them to make marquetry art!

    • Installation View
      Installation View

      Installation View, Skate Deck Frame and Sculptures

    • Resolution
      Resolution

      "Resolution" 2024

      Recycled skateboards and latex paint

      33 x 8.5 x 4in

      3D sculptures made entirely out of skateboards that follow the curve of a skateboard and come out of the wall at angles that cast an array of shadows.

    • Detail, Resolution
      Detail, Resolution

      "Resolution" 2024

      Recycled skateboards and latex paint

      33 x 8.5 x 4in

      Detail shot of the skateboard sculpture surface

    • Detail, Marquetry Frame Made of 32 Recycled Skateboards
      Detail, Marquetry Frame Made of 32 Recycled Skateboards

      Detail, Frame Made of 32 Recycled Skateboards

      51 x 36 x 6"

      32 Recycled Skateboards, Poplar and Varnish

    • Flood Pulse
      Flood Pulse

      "Flood Pulse" 2022

      32 x 8.5" each

      Mixed Media on Refurbished Skate Decks

    • Spring Tides
      Spring Tides

      "Spring Tides" 2023

      32 x 8.5" each

      Mixed Media on Refurbished Skate Decks

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