Shuruq 4.5 Writing Showcase: Mona Gazala

Mona Gazala is a Palestinian-American artist currently living and working in Columbus Ohio. Gazala recently received her Masters of Fine Art with a minor in City and Regional Planning from the Ohio State University, and over the past ten years has pursued a strong interest in community-engaged art, social justice issues, and post-colonial studies. She is currently writing a book called “Buck Creek Journals,” which documents her rural Ohio excursions – and her fluctuating relationship with the land and rural landscapes – as a descendant of Palestinian refugees on stolen Native American soil. More about the artist’s work can be found at her website, https://www.gazalaprojects.com.