Education
Kalamazoo College: Studio Art major, Psychology and Art History minors– (September 2020 –June 2024)
-Dean’s List (Fall 2o22, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
Artistic Practice
I am interested in museum design and curation as well as accessibility in those spaces. I am also interested in identity-based art that amplifies historically othered voices, specifically Arab voices. My work is mostly mixed-media, painting, sculpture, digital, and conceptual art.
Professional Experience
• Freelance Art and Design – (2017 – present) – Creating decorative artworks, logo designs, murals, and digital art.
• Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, Detroit, MI
- Palestine - Commemorating Al Nakba – (2023)
o Identity (2023)
• Kalamazoo College Art Department
- Spring Showcase (student artworks) – (May 2022)
o Untitled (2021)
- Winter Showcase (student artworks)– (February 2023)
o Divine Masculine (2022)
- Strangify – (October 2023)
o رسم علامات - Made Marks (2023)
- Reframing/Between Realities – Gallery at Art Hop – (November 2023)
o Thank You - شكرا لك (2023)
o dime bag - كيس عشرة سنتات (2023)
o Untitled - بدون اسم (2023)
- Solo Show for Senior Thesis Project: mind the reflection: إسمي فلسطي (May 2024)
• Music album covers and supplementary work– (2019 – present)
- Stickers for musician whiterosemoxie’s – twotone – (2019)
- Album cover for musician Stacy James – Thin Lines Thick Skin – (2023)
• Spot Lite Detroit, Detroit, MI
- Market for Lebanon and Gaza – (October 2024)
• The Bee’s Knees Pottery, Northville, MI – (September 2024 – December 2024) – Working as a basic painting instructor and sales associate.
• Creative Direction and Event Planning
- The People’s Art Show – (December 2024)
Relevant Extracurricular Experience
• Students for Justice in Palestine – Kalamazoo College – (September 2020 – June 2024) President – (2022 – 2024), Board Member – (2020 – 2022), Event and Fundraiser Organizer – (2020 – 2024), Weekly Meeting Organizer – (2020 – 2024), Social Media Manager – (2020 – 2022)
• Arab Student Union – Kalamazoo College – Board Member – (2020 – 2021)
• Small Business Owner – Stickerz – (2018 – 2020)
• Campus Event Entertainment Organizer – Monte Carlo – (February 2024 – May 2024)
• Kalamazoo Bayati Ensemble (Middle Eastern Orchestra) – Percussionist – (January 2024 – June 2024)
• Baccalaureate Speaker – Class of 2024 Graduation – (June 2024)
• Dearborn Fine Arts Club – Arab American National Museum, Dearborn MI – Member – (October 2024 – present)
Awards
• Organization of the Year: Students for Justice in Palestine – Black and Orange Awards at Kalamazoo College – (May 2022)
• Honors Recognition in Senior Individualized Project in Studio Art – Art and Art History Department at Kalamazoo College – (April 2024)
• Student Organization Leader of the Year: Suha Qashou – Black and Orange Awards at Kalamazoo College – (May 2024)
• The Lilia Chen Award in Art – Senior Awards Ceremony at Kalamazoo College – (June 2024)
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