Sara Shamma was born in Damascus, Syria, to a family of intellectuals who encouraged her love of painting as a small child, Sara Shamma graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Damascus in 1998. Following graduation, Shamma was invited to join the teaching staff of the Adham Ismail Fine Arts Institute in Damascus, where she taught for three years. Apart from her own practice and involvement in the education of young artists, Shamma has been consistently active in the Syrian art scene. She was a member of the jury for The Annual Exhibition for Syrian Artists held by the Ministry of Culture, Damascus, in 2006. In 2010, Shamma was invited to become the United Nations World Food Programme's Celebrity Partner. Shamm...