Bio
Dima Kroma, a Computer Software Engineer, Web Designer and Developer, a
TEDx speaker, a wife, and mother of two who lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
She is a passionate fine art painter, her art celebrates the spirit of cultural diversity, it builds cultural bridges by telling stories about the Middle East.
Dima is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Art in Visual Arts from Jacksonville University.
She is also a social activist who supports women especially women artists, to do so she serves as the chair of exhibition committee in FemArt nonprofit organization
Statement
Ever since I was a child, I used art to express my emotions. I discovered my passion for painting when I was 15.
My art celebrates the spirit of the cultural diversity, it tells stories about who we are and where we came from.
I build bridges using the power of visual language, bridges that surpass cultural boundaries to take the viewers overseas to the Middle East so they hear the music of Oud, smell the roasted coffee with cardamom, see the wonderful architecture and meet the hospitable people there.
Experience
- Public Speaker: TEDx FSCJ public speaker 2021
- FemArt Gallery Organization • Chair of Exhibition Committee - Jacksonville, FL • Since 2020
- Fine Art Painter and Instructor • Freelancer
- Front End Web Designer and Developer • Freelancer
- Photography • Freelancer
Solo Art Exhibitions
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Arts Infusion Program - ImagInclusion
Jacksonville Museum of Science and history, Jacksonville FL
July – September 2019
Selected Art Exhibitions
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Women Of Flowers
Women Writing For A Change, Jacksonville FL
March 2020
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Players By The Sea Theatre, Jacksonville FL
Jan 2020
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Journey To A New Home
Ramallah American Club, Jacksonville FL
Jan 2020
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Women Who Face It
FemArt gallery inc. Jacksonville FL
Jan 2020 - March 2020
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WAVE: Jacksonville International Airport Haskell Art Gallery
Jan 2020 - April 2020
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Home: The Stories of Arab Immigrant and Refugee Women
Yellow House, Jacksonville FL
September – November 2019
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On The Fringe: Blurred Lines of Florida Folks
JaxMaker Space, Jacksonville FL
February – May 2019
Workshops
- Family Day - Plein Air with Dima Kroma - April 2019 - Jacksonville Main Public Library
- MOSH After Dark - August 2019 - Jacksonville Museum of Science & History
- MOSH Artist Dima Kroma Reception - September 2019 - Jacksonville Museum of Science & History
- Porch Festival Plein Air painting - 2019 Jacksonville, FL