Salma Dib is a Palestinian contemporary artist who lives and works in Chicago. Her work focuses on being raised outside of her home country and the view from the outside. Through representational symbols and abstract concepts, Salma’s work discusses critical topics like the glorification of war weapons and life under occupational forces. As the granddaughter of a refugee, she relates her work to the generational trauma that follows wars.

Salma is currently in her senior year at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago working towards a BFA with a concentration in painting, neon signage, and art therapy.