Shirien Damra was born on c 1987 and is an American illustrator, designer, artist, and activist.
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Shirien Damra is known for her illustrations in support of social justice movements including the Black Lives Matter movement, and support of the LGBT community, immigration, Indigenous rights, and Palestine.
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Shirien Damra's work has had power through viral sharing, and has been noted as a newer form of activism.
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Shirien Damra was born in 1987 in Chicago, to Muslim parents that are Palestinian refugees.
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Shirien Damra knew about injustice and racism from her childhood.
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Shirien Damra's George Floyd portrait was a tribute and was created using soft colors and featured his bust with eyes closed, and ringed in a wreath of flowers.
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All of the Shirien Damra portraits have their eyes closed, this is a reference to inward reflection and a style found in Eastern art.
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Shirien Damra was commissioned by the Georgia's NAACP chapter for her Ahmaud Arbery portrait.
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In 2021, design consultancy Matter Unlimited and Shirien Damra designed a Washington, DC 4th Ward community mural in celebration of "Immigrant Day of Resilience".
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Shirien Damra's work has been criticized and dismissed for being performative and overly focused on aesthetics.