Mandy Sharabani
VISUAL STORYTELLER
Mandy Sharabani (NL, 1985) graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and currently lives and works in Dordrecht.
“Mandy reveals vulnerability in a journey of untold stories”
Artist Statement
At a time when cultural preservation is vulnerable, Mandy Sharabani experiences a collective and personal urgency to preserve valuable memories shared with our previous generations.
Her inspiration comes from shared memories with her father. Generations above us are getting older and when they are no longer told, our stories get lost. By embodying the stories in tangible objects, shared memories, emotions and rituals gain value and power. Artifacts that serve as a connection between generations, for a hopeful future with rich stories.
Mandy works with a sensory approach to explore and strengthen personal memories. The application of senses is reflected in her working method in her ceramic works and her own scents to tell stories (soon online).
Study & Activities
Gerrit Rietveld Academy | Amsterdam | Bachelor of Arts (BA)
2005-2010
Sounding board / Klankbordgroep | Dordrechts Museum| Ary Scheffer Exhibition ‘Liberté!’ 2024
2023-2024
Big Draw Festival Dordrecht | DOOR Dordrecht | Portrait Workshop
Sept 2023
Portrait Workshop | Groen Links | Secondary school of highly intelligent children
2022 – present
Exhibitions
BinnenSalon der Leden 2024 | Pictura Dordrecht | Group show
BuitenSalon | Doelesteyn Dordrecht | weekendshow 26 & 27 October
Sept 28 ’24 – Nov 3 ’24
HMC Westeinde Hospital | Den Hague | Solo show
Oct 1 2023 – Jan 1 2024
Salon der leden 2022 | Pictura Dordrecht | Group show
2022
As vulnerable as you | HMC Hospital Antoniushove Leidschendam | Solo show
2022
Offline exhibition | Tiniminiroom Dordrecht | Group show
2022
Geisha series | NY BÖRJAN Gorinchem |
2021-2022
Experimental Project weeks | Pictura Dordrecht | Group show
2022
NIET MEER NORMAAL by Anouk Kruithof | Kunstkerk Dordrecht | Group show
2022
Art Sale 078 | Dordrecht | Group show
2022
As vulnerable as you | HMC Hospital Bronovo Den Hague | Solo show
2022
As vulnerable as you | Albert Schweitzer Hospital Dordrecht & Zwijndrecht | Solo show
2021-2022
Drawing in Lockdown | Museum SMAK Gent Belgium | Group show + printed publication
2020-2021
As vulnerable as you | Café De Balie Amsterdam | Solo show
2020
EN NU / We got your back | Pictura Dordrecht | Group show
2020
Songbirds Festival | Het Magazijn Dordrecht | Solo show
2019
One’s journey from place to place is unique, it is a constant rewrite of our own experiences onwards
Individual Grant
Work grant | Gemeente Dordrecht | A Forgotten Journey
2024
Grant | Gemeente Dordrecht | Toekomstbestendige cultuursector
2023
Project Grant | Gemeente Dordrecht | Professionalization website
2023
Project Grant | Gemeente Dordrecht | Solo exhibition ‘As vulnerable as you’
2021
Media & Publications
Interview // Artist studio @ DOOR | Thuis in magazine Dordt Centraal
2022
Catalogue ‘As vulnerable as you’ exhibition | Digital & Print (order is possible via the contact form)
2022
Catalogue ‘NIET MEER NORMAAL’ by Anouk Kruithof | Floral Portrait | Kunstkerk Dordrecht
2022
Interview ‘As vulnerable as you’ exhibition | Thuis in magazine Dordt Centraal
2021
Featured as a new member | Pictura magazine
2020