Youmna Chlala is a Lebanese-American artist and writer. She was born in Beirut and grew up there and in Los Angeles. Chlala received a MFA in creative writing from the California College of the Arts. She is a visiting member of the faculty at LaGuardia Community College and the Pratt Institute. With Gayle Romasanta, Chlala founded the literary journal Eleven Eleven. Her work explores the interaction of fate and architecture through various media including sculpture, drawing, video, installation and performance.