Education
- Master of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD); 2002.
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Medical College, Cairo University; 1981.
Affiliations and Activities
- Board Member of the Arab American Cultural Institute (AACI)
- Founding member of Arab Artists in the Twin Cities group.
- Organizing and curating group shows for Muslim and Arab artists.
- Lectures and public speeches about artists in Muslim societies and women and Islam.
Exhibitions
Solo & 2 persons show:
2007
Fatimah in America II: Hillstrom Museum of Art; Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peters, MN.
2005
Fatimah In America I: University of St. Thomas; St. Paul; MN
House of Obedience: Alliance Française; San Francisco, CA.
2004
Walladah: Center of Independent Artists; Minneapolis, MN
2003
Orneyat: Patrick Cabaret, MPLS; Feb. 2004 and Cahoots cafe gallery, St. Paul.
Facing East: cultural awareness workshop, Minnesota historic society, St. Paul.
2001
Heightened Awareness: C. G. Murphy Gallery, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul.
Women of Arabia: Babylon Cultural Center, Minneapolis.
Women of Arabia: Penn State University, Scranton, PA
2000
Women of Arabia: Deaconess Medical Center, Billings, MTGroup shows:
Group shows:
2006
Tekween: Making Art in Arabic, Center for Independent Artists, Minneapolis.
2005
Haneen: Between Home and Homeland, Mira Gallery; Minneapolis, MN.
Prizm of Longing, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2004
All the wiser: MCAD gallery, Minneapolis.
Tessellation: Mira gallery, Minneapolis.
2003
Sheherazade: Risking the Passage: El Colegio gallery, Minneapolis.
Across cultures: Bemdji Gallery, Bemdji, Minnesota.
There is a Field: Rarig Center, U of M, Minneapolis.
Open Book Show: Artists explore the book; The LOFT, Minneapolis.
2002
12 degree: MFA graduation exhibition, MCAD gallery, Minneapolis.
Commissions and Private Collections
2007
Sawwah, by Jawaahir Dance Company, the Southern theater, Minneapolis.
2004
Peace in the house, by the Voices of Sepharad, the Southern theater, Minneapolis.
Umm Kulthoum, by the Jawaahir Dance Company, the Southern theater, Minneapolis.
2003
Hidden Pearl, by the Jawaahir Dance Company, the Southern theater, Minneapolis.
The Three Faces of Mary, by Wisdom ways, Jeanne d’Arc auditorium, St. Paul.
2002
Eclipse of the Moon, by the Jawaahir Dance Company, the Southern theater, Minneapolis.
Orientalia, by the Jawaahir Dance Company, the Southern theater, Minneapolis.
Grants
2006
Intermedia Artis: Immigrant Status show.
2005
Minnesota State Art Board: Artist Initiative Grant.
2004
Finalist of the Bush Artists Fellows program.
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts community grant for Tessellation.
2003
Medtronic foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jay and Rose Phillips family foundation, Women’s Art Institute and Compas for Sheherazade: Risking the Passage.