Raya Kassisieh

Born 1991 in Amman, Jordan, lives and works between Amman and London, UK. Drawing from her Palestinian heritage and background in textiles and pattern-making, Raya Kassisieh’s multidisciplinary practice explores the dissonance of contemporary life. Her practice is rooted in phenomenology, material care, and the study of grief as a spatial and ecological condition. Across paintings, objects, installations, and writing, Kassisieh develops a practice that contemplates the ongoing renegotiation of being.

Kassisieh’s work proposes that the body is a pliable form, the ultimate tool for re-imagination and creation. Articulating issues of autonomy through liminal states that transcend the body’s fixity, she works with soft and hard materials ranging from steel and copper to silks, wools and cotton to investigate the dissolution of the human condition and its potential for radical transformation. Kassisieh studied at Pratt Institute, New York, and completed her MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, London.

Recent exhibitions include, Islamic Art Biennale, Jeddah (2025); Hunna Art, Kuwait (2024); Bermondsey Project Space, London (2024); Bayt al Mamzar, Dubai (2022); Asia Culture Center, Gwangju (2022); and Hangar Space, Amman (2022).

Based in London, she is of Palestinian heritage. Having been raised in Amman, Jordan. Raya studied at Pratt institute in New York where she began her career. 10 years later, she relocated to Dubai to further her inquiry both personal and professional. She recently completed an MA in sculpture at Royal College of Art.