Shirien Damra

Artist Profile

Shirien Damra
Illustrator based and Chicago
Shirien Damra is an illustrator and designer based in Chicago, where she was born and raised in a working-class Palestinian refugee family. Shirien is committed to using art and creativity as a tool to uplift social justice movements and campaigns, to amplify marginalized groups, to visualize that better world we’re striving for, and to heal. She brings an interdisciplinary lens to her work with over 10 years of experience in social justice advocacy, community organizing and communications strategy, combined with education in sociology and UX design.