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Abstract painter Lina Alattar has
spent her life seeking balance,
from living in various countries
as a child to weighing a corporate
career versus an artistic career
as an adult. This is reflected in
her artwork, which blends acrylic
and ink, and elements of risk

and control, to achieve a
wonderful symmetry.

Have you always wanted to be
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by others?
As a child, while playing with colors,
Play-Doh, or blocks, I would lose myself
for hours creating things. I remember at
an artistic the age of four wanting to be an artist.
It was less of a choice and more like an
urge that continued throughout my life.
balancing act And, as much as society and upbringing
have tried to in!uence me otherwise, I
interview with lina alattar | written by matthew brady had to honor that part of me that knew
from an early age what’s it’s like to
love something.

You lived on three continents by the
age of twelve. Where did you live
during that time? How have your
various experiences with different
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perspective, and your artwork?
I was born in Iraq. We left when I was a
child, and we lived in Germany for a few
years before moving to the US. I lived
in California and then went to college
in Tennessee. My sister moved to DC to
attend Georgetown University; I fell in
love with the area and decided to settle
here in Virginia.

Experiencing a variety of cultures
heightened my senses, making me
aware of how we express ourselves in
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