Current Exhibitions
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Coming Home
Public Mural Unveiled July – 2023 Location: 2429 University Ave W St Paul, MN 55114 Chroma Zone Festival. Saint Paul, MN Faces of Minneapolis
Public Mural Unveiled July – 2022 Location: 2500 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Target Store on Lake Street. Minneapolis, MN |
Coming Home Mural – 2023 – St. Paul, MN.
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Visual Prayer
Group Show - curated by David Jordan Harris & Deborah Kim Ultan
Virtual exhibition – University of Minnesota & Jay Philips Center for Interreligious Studies
Group Show - curated by David Jordan Harris & Deborah Kim Ultan
Virtual exhibition – University of Minnesota & Jay Philips Center for Interreligious Studies
Coming Exhibitions
Merhaba
Mural
Unveiling January – 2026
Location: Wadaag Appartement, 1900 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Commissioned by Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
Mural
Unveiling January – 2026
Location: Wadaag Appartement, 1900 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Commissioned by Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
Past Exhibitions 2020 – 2025
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Mihrab: Portraits of Arab Minnesotan Women
Solo Show July - October 2025 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN The Transcendent Power of Art to Impact Change: Creating a New Narrative in Today’s Social Climate
Group Show July 2025 Unity Church-Unitarian, Saint Paul, MN Transformation
Group Show August 2025 Vine Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN Contain Me
Solo Show November 23, 2024 - January 5, 2025 Artist Talk: December 21, 2024 SooVAC. Minneapolis, MN Homage to Fatmah Abu Gahas
Mural February 2015 - February 2024 The Wacpac Space, 161 Snelling Ave. St Paul, MN |
Mihrab, Morning of Damascus – 2025 – MIA
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Between The Stripes Under The Stars
Group Show November 5 - December 11 , 2022 Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Catherine University, St Paul, MN |
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Breath of Words
Group Show September 9 - October 23, 2022 The Phipps Center for Art, Hudson, WI |
Hope and Healing in the Pandemic Times
Group Show August1 - September 27, 2022 Minneapolis Central Public Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN |
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Visual Prayer
Group Show July 20 - October 13, 2022 Adath Jeshurun, Interfaith Artist Circle |
Structures of Feeling
Group Show curated by Rosario Güiraldes July 1 - 31, 2022. A.I.R. Gallery, 155 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY. |
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Outside of Time: Slow Journeys on Paper
Two Persons Show January 02 - 30, 2022 Rosalux Gallery, 315 West 48th Street, Minneapolis, MN |
Fractal Nature
Group Show - curated by Patricia M. Hernández June, 2021 A.I.R. Gallery, 155 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY. |
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Art For Neighbors
Group Show November 2020 The neighborhood of Union Park in Saint Paul, MN. |
Suffrage 100
Group Show September 1 - November 11, 2020 Eugene Mercy Gallery of the Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT. |
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Friends
Group Show - curated by Nicole Soukup September 2020 Virtual Exhibition, Rosalux Gallery |
Airport Show at MSP
Group Show curated by Project Pike October, 2020 Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport, MN |
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Mirror
Group Virtual Show - curated by Danielle Krysa August 2020 Rosalux Gallery, Virtual Exhibition |
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Visual Prayers
Group Show May 14 - June 18, 2020 Opening Reception: May 31, 4-6 PM Sabes JCC, St. Louis Park, MN |
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Intersectional History Exhibition
Group Show February 11 - 22, 2020 Women's Caucus for the Art at Woman Made Gallery, 2150 S Canalport., Chicago, IL |
Forever Is Composed of Nows
Group Show, curated by Natasha Becher, Paola Gallio, and Yulia Topchiy. February, 2020 A. I. R Gallery, 155 Plymouth street, Brooklyn, NY. |
Past Exhibitions 2010 – 2019
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Let There Be Spaces In Your Togetherness
Traveling Group Show by Mizna SooVac, Minneapolis, MN — December 7, 2019 – January 9, 2020 Kiehle Gallery, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN — January 30 – February 27, 2020 New York Mills Cultural Center, New York Mills, MN – March 04, 2020 - April 3, 2020 Zafira and the Resistance
Theater set design October 11 - October 27, 2019 New Arab American Theater Works , The Gutrie, Minneapolis, MN To The Moon and Back
Group Show July 21 - September 8, 2019 New Arab American Theater Works , The Gutrie, Minneapolis, MN Continuum
Group Show June 14 - July 14, 2019 Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN Top 40
Group Show June 13 - July 6, 2019 LACDA, Los Angeles, CA |
Zafira and The Resistance, Our Egle – digital art – 2019
25 Years Out: MCAD MFA Alumni Exhibit
Group Show June 3 - July 19, 2019 Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN Daughters of God
Solo January 19, 2017 - September 2019 The Wacpac Space, 161 Snelling Ave. St Paul, MN |
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Selections
Group Show August 3, 2019 Revere auction, St Paul, MN |
What is Forbidden?
Group Show September 7 - October 19, 2019 Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Catherine University, St Paul, MN |
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A.I.R. National Artists
Group Show May 23 - June 23, 2019 A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
I contain Multitude
Group Show January 18 - March 19, 2019 Frederick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI |
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A.I.R. National Artists
Group Show May 24 - June 24, 2018 A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
Mihrab: Stories of Arab American Women
Solo May 12 - August 19 2018 Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI |
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Arabian Lights
Solo April, 2018 St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN, |
In This Place: What Makes a Place Holy
Three Persons Show October 27 - December 3, 2017 The Phipps Center For The Arts, Hudson, WI |
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Radical Love: Female Lust
Group Show November 10 - 26, 2017 Gallery X, Duplin, Ireland. |
A.I.R. National Artists
Group Show May 25 - June 27, 2017 A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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Turbulent Identities
Group Show March 1 - April 2, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 2017, 5 -7 PM Altered Esthetics, The Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN. |
Women Invitational Exhibition
Group Show March 1 - 26, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 2017, 6 - 8 PM Artists' Froum: Saturday, March 4, 2017, 2 - 4 PM Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX. |
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American Arabesque: A Celebration of Culture
Group Show December 3, 2016 - January 12, 2017 Duran Art Center, 1605 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA |
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Women and Money
Group Show September 6 - December 10, 2016 Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota |
Stand Out Prints
Group Show September 16 - October 15, 2016 Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN. |
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Shoma
Theater Installation September 29 - October 2, 2016 Lab Theater, Minneapolis, MN |
Mihrab
Solo Show August 28 - September 25, 2016 Reception September 20, 2016 Cyrus M. Running Gallery, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN |
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Lunation: 29 Days of Darkness and Light
Group Show June 24 - July 31, 2016 Commons Gallery, The Phipps Center for the Arts, 109 Locust St. Hudson, WI |
Self/Concept
Group Show February 12–March 6, 2016 Concourse Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN |
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Look Again: Expanding Feminist Possibilities
Group Show Feb 9 – Mar 6, 2016 Flaten Art Museum, St Olaf College, Northfield, MN |
Stepping Back, Looking Forward: Honoring Feminist Vision
Group Show January 19 - February 7, 2016 Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN |
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Mihrab - Hermitage
Solo Show January 25 – February 17, 2016 Concordia University Gallery, St Paul, MN |
Faces of Mary
Solo Show September 6, - October 2015 Reception and Talk by Dr. David Penchansky October 10, 2015 Gallery, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church |
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Parts of a Whole 3
Group Show August 14, 2015 - October 25, 2015 Minnesota Center for Book Art, Minneapolis, MN Revolution Now Group show February 28 - March 21, 2015 Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN Great Mother of Islam 2 Women Show November 1 – December 19, 2014 St Catherine University, St Paul, MN Jerome Emerging Printmakers Exhibition Group Show May 23– July 3, 2014 Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN MN Creates Group Show February 25, 2014 State Office Building, St Paul, MN N for Niswah Solo Show January 6 – February 6, 2014 Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates Shadow Sisters 2 Women Show May 17 – June 23, 2013 The Phipps Center for the Arts. Hudson, WI Instructions For Peace Group Show June-July, 2013 Catherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN Beauty Made by the Unseen Group Show March 8 & 9, 2013 Vine Art Center, Minneapolis, MN The Dance of Words Group Show February 25, – March 15, 2013 The Quarter Gallery at the Regis Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN Great Mothers of Islam 2Women Show April 9 – 19, 2012 Vine Art Center, Minneapolis, MN Fatimah in America III Solo Show January 14 – February 11, 2011 Northcutt-Steele Gallery, Montana State University, Billings, MT |
Lunation Book
Group Show March 21 - 27, 2015 Vine Art Center, Minneapolis, MN Reinventing Asir
Group Show February 18 – February 21, 2015 Al-Okas Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia Dar Al Hekma University & the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities to reclaim Saudi Heritage Meeting of Gulf Artists ملتقى فناني الخليج Group Show November, 2014 Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar. Labor-Migrant-Gulf Exhibition Group Show March 13, April 10, 2014 Southwestern College Art Gallery, Chula Vista, CA How to Be a Feminist Artist Group Show February 3 – March 23, 2014 St Catherine University, St Paul, MN N for Niswah Solo Show January 6 – February 6, 2014 Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates Beauty Made by the Unseen Group Show May 25, 26 & 27, 2013 Saudi Embassy, Washington, DC. Habiba’s Chamber Solo Show February 2-15, 2013 The Multifaith Center at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Huroub: هروب Group Show of Arab Artists in the Twin Cities March 16 – 30, 2013 Vine Art Center, Minneapolis, MN Two Birds From the East: The Art of Leili and Hend 2 Women Show September 1 – 12, 2012 Home Wood Studio, Minneapolis, MN Contemporary Islamic Art — الفن الإسلامي المعاصر Group Show January 9 – 25, 2012 Prince Faisal bin Fahad Center for Visual Arts, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
Past Exhibitions 2000 – 2009
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mages From Somewhere Else
Three Persons Show September 1 – September 30, 2009 Black Dog Cafe, St. Paul, MN. N45: North of The 45th Parallel 2nd Annual Upper Midwest Juried Art Exhibition May 25 – July 3, 2009. The DeVos Art Museum, Marquette, MI Pride Art Show Group Show June, 2008 Pi Coffee Bar, Minneapolis, MN Fatimah In America II Solo show February 18 – March 4, 2007. Hillstrom Museum of Art, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN Prizm of Longing Group show February, 2006. The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI Fatimah in America I Solo Show Sacred Art Festival, November, 2005. University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN |
Cultural Perspectives
Group Show June 18th – August 23rd, 2009. Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Burnsville, MN. Art in the Middle of Everywhere Group Show February 18 – March 20, 2009 Concordia University, St. Paul, MN. Continuity and Change Group Show November 10 – December 2, 2007 Williamsburg Art and Historical Center; Brooklyn, NY Sawwah: The Wanderer Theater Collaboration February 15 – 25, 2007. The Southern Theater and Jawaahir Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN Tekween: Making Art in Arabic Group Show of Arab Artists in the Twin Cities February, 2006. Center for Independent Artists, Minneapolis, MN Haneen: Between Home and Homeland Group Show of Arab Artists in the Twin Cities February 12-March 17, 2005. Mira gallery, Minneapolis, MN |