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Djinane AlSuwayeh is a Kuwaiti-French experiential Creative Director, award-winning Photographer, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner weaving the worlds of visual arts, somatic healing, and embodied education. A journey of unfolding—from capturing external narratives through a fine arts lens to guiding individuals into deeper self-connection through movement, visual imagery, and body-centered approaches.
With an extensive background and experience in creative direction the former founder of iiiangle creative—an image-making full-service production studio—with over a decade and a half in the creative industry saw her shaping brand identities, leading high-profile campaigns, being published in VOGUE MAGAZINE, working with clients such as Chanel, Gucci, and Dior, as well as photographing celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Alber Elbaz, and Huda Kattan. Her artwork has been exhibited in the Los Angeles County Museum and in the INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE as well as auctioned by Pierre Bergé & Associés in Paris.
Parallel to this, her deep fascination with the expressive body, life, art and therapy led her into the world of somatic healing. Now a SOMATIC EXPERIENCING® PRACTITIONER (SEP), she is trained in modalities such as Innate Somatic Intelligence™ Trauma Therapy Approach, Rhythm of Regulation® Polyvagal Theory for Healing Trauma through Nervous System Regulation, Hanna Somatics Yoga Therapy, Integrative Somatic Parts Work, Breathwork & Movement Therapy for Healing Trauma, as well as Sensorimotor Art Therapy® Guided Drawing for Healing Trauma with leading industry pioneers like Dr. Peter Levine, Abi Blakeslee, Bonnie Bridge Cohen, Deb Dana, Eleanor Criswell, Manuela Mischke-Reeds, and Dr. Arielle Schwartz. Her work is influenced by Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, Body-Mind Centering®, and Continuum Movement to support individuals in shifting from habit to choice, from dysregulation to embodied resilience, from injury to play.
Her latest venture, Sunshine Cercle, is a sanctuary for artistic exploration, and therapeutic embodiment. It began as an informal space of refuge—a healing circle for colleagues seeking solace from the high-pressure world of luxury fashion. What started as a gathering evolved into a method, a philosophy, and a home for those wanting to return to the intelligence of their own bodies.
AFFILIATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
““Before founding Sunshine Cercle, I spent two decades transforming ideas into images. Today, I transform inner experiences into expression. What connects these paths is being a participant in the creative process of making the unseen visible. My background as a visual artist and my experience in art, photography, dance, and movement practices gave me a unique fluency in nonverbal communication and embodied intelligence, which now informs how I relate to people. It allows me to use sensory and body-based practices to create relational moments, whether on canvas, in the body, or in the heart.””
ARTIST ACCREDITATIONS
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2025 | VOGUE ARABIA Feature: Arab Visionaries Behind the Lens- Celebrating the image-makers shaping the future of visual culture.
2022 | WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR Feature: Top 10 Woman Leaders from Kuwait
2021 | VOGUE ARABIA Feature: 6 of the Most Talented Arab Female Photographers
2018 | LUCY MAGAZINE:Feature: 7 Talented Photographer Portfolios
2018 | E! CHANNEL Show: Generation ME - 9 Inspiring Middle Eastern Female Entrepreneurs exclusively on OSN
2018 | KHALEEJESQUE MAGZINE: Cover Story and Feature
2016 | GRAZIA MAGAZINE Exclusive Article: 10 Hot Stories, Following the Fragrance Trail
2016 | THE TALK MAGAZINE Interview: When creativity and Originality Meet
2016 | INSTITUTE MAGAZINE: Interview: Photographer Portfolio
2015 | BAZAAR MAGAZINE Article: Not on Photography by its exclusion
2013 | LIOUMNESS Interview: Entre Pudeur et Resistance -
Conde Nast International, Harrods London, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Bvlgari, Chloe, Coach, Dior, Tiffany, Gucci, Bottega, Louis Vuitton, Damas, JACC; Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre, Alyasra Fashion, Thouqi.com, Hamsa, Charah Studio, Bazza AlZouman, Indsoph, Amna Al Salem, AlJawhara, Gannash, Fareed Abdal, Folklore, May Jewellery, Opal Jewellery, Ascher Jewellery, Sacra Mvlier Jewellery.
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2015 | (IPA) International Photography Awards: Honorable Mention, in Portraits Category.
2015 | (IPA) International Photography Awards: Honorable Mention, in Fine Art Nude Category
2015 | (PX3) Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Honorable Mention, in the White Competition.
2015 | (PX3) Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Honorable Mention, in Professional Portraiture Category.
2015 | (DIMA) Duggal Image-Maker Award: honored with "Most Thought Provoking Photo" Award.
2015 | Photo District News (PDN) Photo Annual: Winner in Student Work Category.
2015 | Promenades Photographiques PRIX Mark Grosset: Nominated
2015 | A’ DESIGN AWARD: Silver Prize, winner in Photography & Photo Manipulation Design Category.
2015 | A’ DESIGN AWARD: Bronze Prize, winner in Photography & Photo Manipulation Design Category.
2014 | Le Festival de Photographies MAP Toulouse: Preselected top 25.
2014 | (PX3) Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris:Gold Prize, winner in Portraiture Category.
2014 | (PX3) Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Gold & Silver Prize, winner in Press Category.
2014 | (PX3) Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris:Silver Prize, winner in Fine Art Category.
2014 | (PX3) Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Honorable Mention, in Non-Professional Portrait Category. -
2023 | BAYT ABDULLAH KACCH/BACCH - “HeARTful” Collective Charity Art Exhibition & Auction. Kuwait.
2015 | PROMENADES PHOTOGRAPHIQUE Collective Exhibition. Vendôme, France.
2015 | BAYT LOTHAN - “Kreate” Collective Exhibition. Kuwait.
2015 | MOOD MUSEUM OF DESIGN Winner’s Exhibition at Ex-Chiesa di San Francesco. Como, Italy.
2015 | LACMA - “Islamic Art Now” Collective Exhibition. Los Angeles, USA.
2014 | GALLERY LANOE - Collective Exhibition. Paris, France.
2014 | SPEOS - Collective Exhibition. Paris, France.
2013 | DAR AL FUNOON - “Boundaries” Art & Fashion Exhibition. Kuwait.
2013 | INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE - “SyriART” Collective Exhibition. Paris, France.
2013 | PIERRE BERGÉ & ASSOCIÉS - “SyriArt” Auction. Paris, France.
2012 | BRITISH EMBASSY - K’S Path Collective Charity Ball & Art Auction. Kuwait.
2012 | LSE ATRIUM - “Conversation 21” Collective Exhibition. London, UK.
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