MARCELLE MANSOUR TIMELINE

1961

Top Student Prize in Gaza, Palestine presented by the Governor-General, Youssef Abdullah al-Agroudi.

1988

Marcelle Mansour Won the Bicentenary Literary Prize Competition in the An-Nahar Australian Arabic Newspaper.

1996

Awarded the "Role Model" 1996 acknowledgment by Universal Women for the ethnic communities on the cultural aspects.

1999

Awarded “Arab Women Creative Award” by the Australian Arabic Communities Council, now the Australian Arab Council.

2012

Accomplished a Master of Studio Arts (MSA), The University of Sydney.

2015

April - Awarded the “Ambassador for

Peace Award” by the UBF for Marcelle Mansour’s “Threshold’’ Light Art Exhibition as part of the 2015 UNESCO International Year of Light, Australia.

June - Award of The Festival of Al Bayayti’s Medal & Certificate of Appreciation for Marcelle Mansour’s poetry.

July - “Exposure Photography Award” inclusion at The Louvre Museum, Paris.

August - Nomination for a 2015 Pride of Australia Medal, and nomination for a 2016 Australian of the Year Award.

2017

Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honors, by H.E. the Honorable David Hurley AD DSC Governor of NSW, Australia.

2021

January - “Honorable Mention” Award in the J. Mane Gallery All Woman online Art Exhibition.

April - “Honorable Mention” Award in the J. Mane Gallery Snapshot online Art Exhibition.

October - Artwork “The Gaze” was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Circle Foundation for the Arts (CFA).

1965

Awarded the Top Art Student in the Official Examination in Gaza District by the Department of Education.

1993

Awarded 2nd Prize, Sydney International Women's Day Collective Poster Design Competition.

1997

Awarded Charbel Baini’s Award & Medal for excelling in Visual Arts.

2003

Honored by the General Union Palestinian Workers as one of the three Australian Palestinian Innovators, ElTelegraph Australian Arabic newspaper.

2014

April - Awarded the Australian Palestinian Community’s Shield, for her solo Light Art Exhibition “Threshold”, Bankstown Arts Centre.

Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for the MFA University Graduation, by H.E. Ambassador of the State of Palestine Izzat Abdulhadi.

May - Accomplished a Master of Fine Arts (MFA), The University of Sydney.

December - Awarded by Sts Michael and Gabriel Church a Shield, at Mary Mackillop Museum.

2016

March - ‘‘Arts and Creativity Award”, by the Australian Arabic Cultural Centre/Peter Indari Forum, on the International Woman’s Day.

Awarded the ‘‘Thank You” Token by Arab Council Australia.

December - Awarded the Presidential Award from H.E. President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, delivered by H.E. Ambassador of the State of Palestine Izzat Abdulhadi.

2022

May - Awarded “Voices of Tomorrow” International Art Award by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine.

June - Awarded the “ATIM’s Top 60 Masters Award” by ArtTour International Magazine.