Nashawi studied Sociology at the Damascus University. Then, she went to study Master's in Art at King's College London. Since 2001, she has began making graphic and comic designs. In 2010 and 2011 she made her first exhibition of support for refugees. The Syrian NGO Basma ran the exhibition. It was supported by the UNHCR to support children with cancer. Her art is about Syrian group or social memory, personal experiences, speaking for better lives for prisoners of conscience, and the forced disappeared. She wants to share the memory of Syria's conflict and help create the future identity of the country.