Joanna Barakat

is an artist and writer. Her mixed media artwork brings together the disciplines of painting and Palestinian embroidery. Through her self-reflective work, she advocates for Palestine, challenges collective perceptions and explores transcendental ideas. Now living in Abu Dhabi, Barakat was born in Jerusalem, raised in Los Angeles and then moved to London for university. Complementing her art practice, she shares her passion for Palestinian embroidery through her workshops and The Tatreez Circle Instagram page. She is the author of Narrative Threads: Palestinian Embroidery in Contemporary Art (London: Saqi Books, 2025). Barakat’s embroidered artwork, “Entanglement,” appears on the cover of Umbilical Discord by Rawand Mustafa (Arkansas University Press, 2024) winner of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize.