
Itani is an artist and writer based in Philadelphia.
Webshop launching in summer 2025.
Her interdisciplinary practice is inspired by the cultural fabric of life -- drawing from the domestic sphere, travel, chance encounters, and her ancestry in Lebanon.
Find her ceramics:
Binding Agents
VIRIDA
Find her writing on Substack here.
For inquiries, commission opportunities, and studio visits, please email: colleenitani[at]gmail[dot]com
Colleen received her MFA in Studio Art at Florida State University in 2019. She has shown work throughout the U.S. and completed residencies at Vermont Studio Center and Project 1612. Currently, she is a member of Black Hound Clay Studio and she has volunteered as a Master Gardener since 2021. Back in Florida, she co-founded Tally Zine Fest in 2017. She has led a variety of workshops and classes in drawing, mixed media studies, ceramics, zine making, and print to makers of all ages.
On her bookshelf:
Break of Day by Colette
Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora by Reem Assil