"The Palestinian woman is my role model and forms the foundation of most of my artworks; she is the muse that provides me with the power to create. Every time I start a new art project, I feel her strong presence. I identify with her both as a woman and an artist because I am an integral part of this society. I belong to every part of it." 

https://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/limelight/dina-matar-artist-statement/

Dina Matar was born in 1985 in Gaza, where she lives and works. She graduated in 2007 in art education. In 2012, she was selected for an artist residency in Paris at the Cité internationale des arts. Her work has been exhibited in several exhibitions in Palestine as well as in Britain, Ireland, France, Switzerland, the United States, Argentina, Jordan, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar. Dina works as an art teacher in public schools in the Gaza Strip. She is a founding member of Eltiqa Group for Contemporary Art in the Gaza Strip.