Murals
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Coming Home
2023
St Paul-Minneapolis historical building
60' x 20'
My mural, “Coming Home,” addresses the issue of immigration with its emotional turmoil for all concerned. The painting depicts two people from different cultures and ethnicities who see each other across a barrier. The American takes a break from reading in her living room, and the other, a woman from the Middle East, carries a suitcase. They examine each other through a telescope. Two styles of geometric design provide the background. The one behind the American woman is a variation of the Log Cabin Quilt pattern. The other consists of a ten-star Islamic pattern. The Arabic word for home is placed twice. There are two images of the head of Lady Liberty looking kindly at the women. On the far right, there are flying flock of birds. There is hope in the complementary colors of the women’s dresses which anticipates harmony and synergy. Coming More
2023
St Paul-Minneapolis historical building
60' x 20'
My mural, “Coming Home,” addresses the issue of immigration with its emotional turmoil for all concerned. The painting depicts two people from different cultures and ethnicities who see each other across a barrier. The American takes a break from reading in her living room, and the other, a woman from the Middle East, carries a suitcase. They examine each other through a telescope. Two styles of geometric design provide the background. The one behind the American woman is a variation of the Log Cabin Quilt pattern. The other consists of a ten-star Islamic pattern. The Arabic word for home is placed twice. There are two images of the head of Lady Liberty looking kindly at the women. On the far right, there are flying flock of birds. There is hope in the complementary colors of the women’s dresses which anticipates harmony and synergy. Coming More
Faces of Minneapolis
2022
Target - Lake Street, Minneapolis
53' x 11'
I grew up where women were stripped of their power and forced to submit to patriarchy. I felt the injustice of that and rebelled against it, peacefully, by making art. When Target asked me to respond to the theme of “Healing” after the unrest that followed George Floyd murder, I thought of justice. The first step of healing our community is to restore justice. Faces of Minneapolis
2022
Target - Lake Street, Minneapolis
53' x 11'
I grew up where women were stripped of their power and forced to submit to patriarchy. I felt the injustice of that and rebelled against it, peacefully, by making art. When Target asked me to respond to the theme of “Healing” after the unrest that followed George Floyd murder, I thought of justice. The first step of healing our community is to restore justice. Faces of Minneapolis
Our Eagle
2019
The Guthrie - Level 9
30' x 16'
This is part of a set design for "Zafira and the Resistance" by New Arab American Theater that was on display at the Guthrie on October 2019.
It represents an eagle, a reference to the US, with feathers repetitively painted with Islamic art vignettes and parts of previous work.
Video with details.
2019
The Guthrie - Level 9
30' x 16'
This is part of a set design for "Zafira and the Resistance" by New Arab American Theater that was on display at the Guthrie on October 2019.
It represents an eagle, a reference to the US, with feathers repetitively painted with Islamic art vignettes and parts of previous work.
Video with details.
Freedom
2018
23' x 23'
Work in progress of a mural represents a portrait of my young mother as a goddess. This was a response to an event in which some of my siblings renovated the house and erased a mural self-portrait that my mother made few years ago. Sad and helpless, I decided to make this portrait during a short visit to Saudi Arabia.
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2018
23' x 23'
Work in progress of a mural represents a portrait of my young mother as a goddess. This was a response to an event in which some of my siblings renovated the house and erased a mural self-portrait that my mother made few years ago. Sad and helpless, I decided to make this portrait during a short visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Eve
2017
The back of our garage was covered with wood siding. I covered that with plywood, painted it and smoothed it with wood filler and a lot of sanding.
At night I projected the drawing of my print "Eve" onto the finished wall and traced it with charcoal. I then painted it with acrylic and house paint. Unfortunately, i don't have a photo of the finished work. Now it is all chipped and peeled. I think I should have sealed it with polyurethane or any kind of acrylic coating.
2017
The back of our garage was covered with wood siding. I covered that with plywood, painted it and smoothed it with wood filler and a lot of sanding.
At night I projected the drawing of my print "Eve" onto the finished wall and traced it with charcoal. I then painted it with acrylic and house paint. Unfortunately, i don't have a photo of the finished work. Now it is all chipped and peeled. I think I should have sealed it with polyurethane or any kind of acrylic coating.
Daughters of God
2017 above, 2012 below.
Three assembled photos around a tree stump
The 10 feet stump was a remnant of an old sick elm tree in Merriam Park neighborhood in St. Paul, MN. The three daughters of God are Al-Uzza, the warrior goddess, Allat, the fertility goddess, and Manat the goddess of fate. Five years after painting them the stump got infested with carpenter ants and had to be removed. Webb White, the owner of the Wacpac space offered to take them to his store front on Snelling avenue. After cutting and assembling the trunk, I repainted them 2017.
2017 above, 2012 below.
Three assembled photos around a tree stump
The 10 feet stump was a remnant of an old sick elm tree in Merriam Park neighborhood in St. Paul, MN. The three daughters of God are Al-Uzza, the warrior goddess, Allat, the fertility goddess, and Manat the goddess of fate. Five years after painting them the stump got infested with carpenter ants and had to be removed. Webb White, the owner of the Wacpac space offered to take them to his store front on Snelling avenue. After cutting and assembling the trunk, I repainted them 2017.
Homage to Fatmah Abu Gahas: The Last Master of Qutt
2015
49 x 12 feet - 15 x 3.6 meters
Inspired by her traditional art style, Qutt, the portrait of the late Fatmah Abu Gahas occupies the center of this indoor mural. Being indoor is also part of the Qutt tradition.
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2015
49 x 12 feet - 15 x 3.6 meters
Inspired by her traditional art style, Qutt, the portrait of the late Fatmah Abu Gahas occupies the center of this indoor mural. Being indoor is also part of the Qutt tradition.
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Festival of Nations Mural
2015
22f x 20f
Drawn on canvas on the floor are female archetypal images embedded in geometric design. The canvas then was hanged on the wall and painted during the festival.
2015
22f x 20f
Drawn on canvas on the floor are female archetypal images embedded in geometric design. The canvas then was hanged on the wall and painted during the festival.
My Mother's Horses
2010
I painted a series of running horses around my mother's house fence in Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia.
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2010
I painted a series of running horses around my mother's house fence in Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia.
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Chess Players
2007
16 x 10 feet - 488 x 305 cm
A mural painted on 4 wooden panels done as part of a college workshop.
2007
16 x 10 feet - 488 x 305 cm
A mural painted on 4 wooden panels done as part of a college workshop.