about djinane
Djinane AlSuwayeh is a Kuwaiti-French internationally published Creative Director, Visual Artist, award-winning Photographer, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner that weaves the worlds of visual arts, somatic healing, and embodied education. A story continuously unfolding from capturing external narratives through a fine arts lens, to guiding individuals into deeper self-connection through movement, 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 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 Elie Saab. Her fineart work 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, France.
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), approved SE training assistant and personal session provider, she has been taught by leading industry pioneers like Dr. Peter Levine, Abi Blakeslee, Bonnie Bridge Cohen, Myra Avedon, Deb Dana, Eleanor Criswell, Manuela Mischke-Reeds, and Dr. Arielle Schwartz.
Her latest venture is a sanctuary for artistic exploration and embodiment. It began as an informal space of refuge, a circle for colleagues seeking solace from the high pressure world of luxury fashion. And what started as a gathering evolved into the CercleMethod™, a philosophy, and a home for those wanting to return to the intelligence of their own bodies.
““I spent two decades transforming ideas into images, and inner experiences into expression. What connects both my artist-practitioner paths is being a participant myself in the creative process to giving form to the unseen. My background as a visual artist and my experience in photography, art, dance, and movement practices give me a unique fluency in non-verbal communication and embodied intelligence. This skill, it informs how I relate to people and it allows me to create relational moments whether on the canvas, in the body, or in the heart.””
ACCREDITATIONS
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EUROPEAN MASTERS DEGREE / PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
SPEOS International Photography School, Paris, France
BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS / COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Parsons School of Art and Design, Paris, France
EUROPEAN BACHELOR'S DEGREE / ART DIRECTION
ESAG Penninghen Ecole Supérieure D’Art Graphique, Paris, France -
DIPOMA IN SOMATIC EXPERIENCING® (SEP)
(ONGOING) DIPLOMA IN SENSORIMOTOR ART THERAPY® (SAThGD)
INNATE SOMATIC INTELLIGENCE™ TRAUMA THERAPY APPROACH
DYNAMIC ATTACHMENT RE-PATTERNING EXPERIENCE™ - LEVEL 1
INTEGRATIVE SOMATIC TRAUMA THERAPY
INTEGRATIVE SOMATIC PARTS WORK - LEVEL 3
SOMATIC STRESS RELEASE™ - LEVEL 3
APPLIED POLYVAGAL THEORY IN THERAPEUTIC YOGA FOR TRAUMA RECOVERY - LEVEL 3
FOUNDATIONS OF POLYVAGAL INFORMED CLINICAL PRACTICE
HANNA SOMATICS EDUCATION® YOGA
ADVANCED TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA & SOMATICS
ADVANCED YOGA PSYCHOLOGY
BREATHWORK & MOVEMENT THERAPY FOR TRAUMA HEALING
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THE SENSORY SYSTEM AS PATHWAY FOR CHANGE
WISDOM OF THE MOVING BODY: MOVEMENT SKILLS FOR SOMATIC PRACTITIONERS
COHERENCE IN MOTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TOOLS OF DEVELOPMENTAL MOVEMENT
THE ART OF THE BODY: INTEGRATING ART THERAPY WITH SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY
INTRODUCTION TO SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR TRAUMA TREATMENT
FROM NARRATIVE TO NERVOUS SYSTEM: SENSORIMOTOR SEQUENCING TO PROCESS SHOCK TRAUMA
GRIEF, JOY, AND THE RETURN TO YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF
THE PELVIS: STRUCTURE, POWER, POSTURE, TRAUMA AND RELATIONAL HEALING
BODY EXERCISES AND AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DISCHARGE
POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH AND YOGA
EMBODIED YOGA EXPLORATIONS
BODY-MIND CENTERING® (BMC) : SENSE AND PERCEPTION
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE® & RESTORATIVE YOGA
CREATIVE SEQUENCING WITH SOMATICS
SOMATIC APPROACHES TO HEALING TRAUMA
PRACTITIONER AFFILIATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
ARTIST RECOGNITIONS
PRESS
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
2020 | Arab News: TheSix Scentsational - Homegrown Fragrences in the Middle East
2018 | Lucy Magazine Artist Feature: 7 Talented Photographer Portfolios
2018 | E! Channel Show - Generation ME: 9 Inspiring Middle Eastern Female Entrepreneurs exclusively on OSN
2018 | Khaleejesque Magazine Cover Story and Feature: Tide #34
2017 | Yoga Life Magazine Article: Does it smell like Nostalgia?
2017 | Vogue Arabia Feature: Regional Photographers Unite to Represent Womanhood
2016 | Grazia Magazine Exclusive Feature Article: 10 Hot Stories - Following the Fragrance Trail
2016 | The Talk Magazine Artist Interview: When creativity and Originality Meet
2016 | Institute Magazine Artist Interview: Photographer Portfolio
2015 | Bazaar Magazine Feature Article: Not on Photography by its exclusion
2015 | IGNANT Feature: Top 10 Winners
2013 | Lioumness Artist Interview: Entre Pudeur et Resistance
CLIENTS
Celebrities - Gigi Hadid, Jonathan Newhouse, Suzy Menkes, Huda Kattan, Paul Andrew, Stefan Siegel, Alber Elbaz, Lapo Elkann, Guram Gvasalia, Frédéric Malle, Angelica Cheung, Goga Ashkenazi, Pierre Denis, Elie Saab, Saud Sanousi, Mariam Saleh Binladen, HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, HH Sheikha Majda AlSabah, HH Princess Noura AlFaisal, HH Sheikha Dana AlKhalifa.
International Clients - Conde Nast International, Harrods London, Lazul London, Bloomberg, Ykone Group.
Regional & Local Clients - Odict Perfumes, The Fragrance Kitchen, Hamsa, Charah Studio, Bazza AlZouman, Amna Al Salem, AlJawhara, O The Brand, AlYasra Fashion, The Modist, Thouqi.com, Dagla, Yarn by FN, Melange Boutique, Gannash Boutique, Qirdala Boutique, DAMAS, May AlQassar Jewellery, Opal Jewellery, Ascher Jewellery, Sacra Mvlier Jewellery, Fareed Abdal Jewellery, Indsoph Jewellery, Myne The Label, Folklore The Label, The Pillow Case Accessories, Fatima AlNaqi Academy, JACC; Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre, KDIPA: Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority, EQUATE Petrochemical Company.
Branded Partnerships - Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Bottega, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Chloe, Coach, Bvlgari, Tiffany, Damas.
Published - Vogue Arabia, Vogue Russia, Vogue Spain, Vogue Ukraine, Vogue Japan, Vogue India, British Vogue, Harper's Bazzar Arabia, Harrods, Grazia ME, Bazaar, L'Officiel Middle East, Lui Magazine, Marie Claire, Hia, Sayidaty, Emirates Woman Magazine, Brownbook, Khaleejesque, Edgar Magazine, WWD, Jdeed Magazine, iGNANT, LensCulture, Vitra Design Museum, Compétence Photo.
AWARDS
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/Compétence Photo: Preselected top 25/400.
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.
EXHIBITIONS
2023 | (KACCH) Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital & (BACCH) Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice: “HeARTful” Collective Charity Art Exhibition & Auction, Kuwait.
2015 | Le Festival des Promenades Photographiques: Collective Exhibition. Vendôme, France.
2015 | Bayt Lothan: “Kreate” Collective Exhibition. Kuwait.
2015 | (MOOD) Museum of Outstanding Design: Winner’s Exhibition, Ex-Chiesa di San Francesco. Como, Italy.
2015 | (LACMA) Los Angeles County Museum of Art: “Islamic Art Now” Collective Exhibition. Los Angeles, USA.
2014 | Gallerie Sophie Lanoë: Collective Exhibition. Paris, France.
2014 | SPEOS Gallery: Collective Exhibition. Paris, France.
2013 | Dar AlFunoon Gallery: “Boundaries” Art & Fashion Collaboration Exhibition. Kuwait.
2013 | Institut du Monde ArabeCultural Center: “SyriArt” 101 oeuvres pour la Syrie, Collective Exhibition. Paris, France.
2013 | Pierre Bergé & Associés: “SyriArt” Auction partnered with (FIDH) The International Federation for Human Rights, Paris, France
2012 | British Embassy: K’S Path Collective Charity Ball & Art Auction. Kuwait.
2012 | LSE Atrium Gallery: “Conversation 21” Collective Exhibition. London, UK.
Artwork sold as an Edition of 20.
Printed on premium matte museum-quality paper sourced from Paris.
Paper thickness: 305g
SHIPPING WORLDWIDE (shipped unframed, rolled in a tube, with a certificate of authenticity, signed and dated by artist)
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