Sabri Sundos is a Palestinian American painter & textile artist. Rooted in his personal experience being raised in the diaspora, Sundos explores themes of identity, labor and time. Through the merging of traditional craft and cultural iconography his work emphasizes the importance of agency & human touch, highlighting the inherent tactile nature of art-making as a means of reclaiming and preserving heritage. Sundos creates work that continues to foster dialogue around tradition, memory, and an undying hope for the future. He is also the founder of Unibrow Sun, an organization focused on uplifting narratives of solidarity through art & education.

Palestinian-American filmmaker, Suha Araj, is a New York-based writer and director from Ohio who has never had a thigh gap. Her passion lies in telling diaspora stories with humor and detail in order to find our universal connections. She has been supported and awarded along the way and continues to try on new genres and mediums. When she’s not creating a project you can find her directing romantic comedy podcasts, unknowingly mispronouncing words and reading your horoscope.

Stephanie Tager is a Lebanese-American architect and artist who loves painting streetscapes, food, and everyday moments.

Ian Scott is a sculptor and furniture designer based in New York City. working predominately in mobile art, Ian incorporates natural objects like flowers, pebbles, sticks, bark, moss and lichen into contemporary art that moves as it interacts with the air. his art calls attention to the intricate design of nature through juxtaposition with harsh materials like iron and steel, and through presenting these objects in new formats to the viewer, often hanging or balancing precariously overhead. originally from Kentucky, Ian has lived and worked in New York since 2023.

Ghinwa Jawhari is a Lebanese American writer and ceramicist from Cleveland, based in Brooklyn. She is a recipient of fellowships from Kundiman and the Asian American Writers' Workshop. Her chapbook BINT (2021) was awarded the inaugural Own Voices Chapbook Prize from Radix Media. Ghinwa teaches ceramics workshops at Atelier Dalal focusing on hand-building methods, sculpture, and the chemistry of clay.

Natasha is a Lebanese American product designer, painter, photographer, and founder of Atelier Dalal.

Sanaria Hussain is an Iraqi-Canadian licensed therapist who specializes in trauma and relational work using integrative and somatic approaches.

Leah Sammak is a Lebanese-American writer who hosts Atelier Dalal’s monthly Writer’s Room, our writing prompt and drafting series.