Jordan Nassar’s hand embroidered textile pieces address an intersecting field of language, ethnicity and the embedded
notions of heritage and homeland. Treating craft within its capacity as communicative form, Nassar examines conflicting
issues of identity and cultural participation using geometric patterning adapted from Islamic symbols present in
traditional Palestinian hand embroidery. Nassar generates these symbols via computer and then meticulously hand stitches
them onto carefully mapped-out patterns. In the enmeshing and encoding of these symbols within his work, Nassar roots
his practice in a linguistic and geopolitical field of play characterized by both conflict and unspoken harmony.
Jordan Nassar (b. 1985, New York, NY) earned his BA at Middlebury College in 2007. His work has been featured in
solo and group exhibitions globally at institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Asia
Society, New York, NY; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; Katonah
Museum of Art, Katonah, NY; KMAC Museum, Louisville, KY; Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) Tel Aviv; Anat Ebgi, Los
Angeles, CA; James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY; and The Third Line, Dubai, UAE. His work has been acquired by museum
collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, Rollins
Museum of Art, Florida; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; The Museum of Contemporary Art, California;
and Rhode Island School of Design Museum, in Rhode Island, among others. Jordan Nassar is the recipient of the 2021
Unbound United States Artists Fellowship in craft. His work is currently on view at Institute of Contemporary
Art/Boston in his solo exhibition Fantasy and Truth. Nassar lives and works in New York, NY.
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "The sun swings from one universe to another." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 49" x 101" x 1" [HxWxD] (124.46 x 256.54 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Hand embroidered cotton on cotton.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1289_1681414519.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "Green Spring Purple." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures Framed 26 ⁵⁄₈" x 46 ⁵⁄₈" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (67.64 x 118.44 x 5.72 cm); 25 ¹⁄₂" x 45 ¹⁄₂" [HxW] (64.77 x 115.57 cm). Its medium is Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1281_1681414526.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "The Pink Column." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures Framed 51 ⁵⁄₈" x 33 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (131.14 x 85.73 x 5.72 cm); 50 ¹⁄₂" x 32 ¹⁄₂" x 1" [HxWxD] (128.27 x 82.55 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1280_1681414528.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "Écrasante beauté." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 36" x 82" x 1" [HxWxD] (91.44 x 208.28 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1287_1681414521.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "A sun in the room." This artwork was created in 2021 and measures 27" x 29" [HxW] (68.58 x 73.66 cm). Its medium is Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1245_1681414555.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "A Sun in an Old Sky." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 37" x 62 ¹⁄₂" x 1" [HxWxD] (93.98 x 158.75 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Hand embroidered cotton on cotton, artist frame.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1270_1681414542.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "A Sun Rolling on the Sky." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 39 ¹⁄₂" x 61" x 1" [HxWxD] (100.33 x 154.94 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton, artist frame.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1262_1681414550.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "Third Family Triangle." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 30" x 34 ¹⁄₂" x 1 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (76.2 x 87.63 x 3.18 cm). Its medium is Spanish Cedar, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, Black Walnut, Purple Heart, Avocado, Paradox Walnut, Sapele, Brass, and Mother of Pearl.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1265_1681414534.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "Third Family Pentagon." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 30" x 38" x 1" [HxWxD] (76.2 x 96.52 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Spanish Cedar, White Oak, Hemlock, Hard Maple, Chinese Elm, Purple Heart, Figured Black Walnut, African Mahogany, Black Locust, Brass, and Mother of Pearl.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1274_1681414537.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Jordan Nassar titled "Third Family Heptagon." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 30" x 31" x 1 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (76.2 x 78.74 x 3.18 cm). Its medium is Spanish Cedar, Figured Black Walnut, Paradox Walnut, Padouk, Purple Heart, Chinese Elm, Avocado, Black Acacia, Sapele, Brass, and Mother of Pearl.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jordan-Nassar_JN1263_1681414546.jpg)
