Community engagement and social justice
2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Haifa Subay
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Murals
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
Child of Bones, 2019, acrylic and spray paint on wall, 8′ x 6.5.’ Included as part of Silent Victims Campaign.
Woman is Not a Punching Bag, 2022, acrylic and spray paint on wall. 6.5′ x 8′. Included as part of Woman and War Campaign.
We Will Survive Together, 2022, acrylic and spray paint on wall, 8′ x 6.5′. Included as part of Woman and War Campaign.
International Women’s Day mural, 2018, acrylic and spray paint on wall, 6.5′ x 6.5′.
Epidemic, 2019, acrylic and spray paint on wall, 8′ x 6.5′.
About the Artist
Haifa Subay is a graffiti/ muralist and street artist whose depiction of humanitarian issues, motherhood and war, and the desire for peace gives a voice to the people of Yemen. She has participated in campaigns such as “Colors the Walls of your Street” and “The Walls Remember Their Faces” which brought attention to forced disappearances. Additionally, she has led a number of powerful campaigns including “#Silent_Victims”, which demonstrates the human cost of war, and “Women and War”, which portrays her own experience with pregnancy and motherhood, the effects of being a woman in wartime, and her desire for peace. Subay’s work, “War and Humans”, was featured in the Singapore Art Museum as a part of the Singapore Biennale 2019: Every Step In The Right Direction and was shortlisted for the 12th Benesse Prize. She also received a Seed Award from the Prince Claus Fund, which recognizes emerging artists whose work engages with social and political issues.
Photo by Warda Al Amery
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Prince Clause Seeds Award, 2022;
- Benesse Art Prize Shortlist, Singapore Biennale, 2019;
- First place in drawing in all schools of the Capital Sana’a-Yemen, 2005
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
Yes
Teaching Artist
No
Joined the Directory
October 2023
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
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Haifa Subay
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
