Soraya was born in 1985, in Melbourne, Florida in the United States. Her father was a Palestinian, and her mother was a Lebanese woman born in the Dominican Republic. Although Soraya was born in the US, she spent her childhood living in Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic.
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Soraya moved to Paris at the age of 18,  studied the French language and French Civilization for one year at La Sorbonne University, enrolled for three years at Paris American University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2007. She participated in two summer internships, first for Enrico Navarro Gallery in Paris, and then for Gary Nader Art Gallery in Miami. The following year, she attended a sculpture course at the Accademia di Arti, in Florence, Italy. In 2014, she attended an Intensive Painting Course at Columbia University in New York City. In 2016 she earned her Master’s degree in Painting from Royal College of Arts, London.
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For Soraya Abu Naba'a, the outer and inner worlds are a single reality, as are the mysteries of the universe and references to nature. She displays a multidimensional “Outburst” that both surprises and confirms to the viewer an outstanding expression of ingenuity, patience, and imagination. Soraya’s floral series consists of fantastic landscaping of almost dreamlike figuration meticulously done, which goes as far as a fascinating floral composition.
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She has participated in over 40 group exhibitions, 4 biennials, and 20 solo exhibitions in international art galleries such as Gary Nader Art Centre Miami, La Galleria London, and Royal Houses Museum Dominican Republic. Her artwork is found in private collections around the world in cities ranging from Miami, New York, Santo Domingo, Istanbul, Amman, Geneva, and Toronto among others. Since 2009, she has been working between Santo Domingo and Miami.