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Hend Al-Mansour is a Minnesota-based interdisciplinary artist whose work explores Islamic architecture, feminism, and cultural identity.
Selected Solo & Two‑Person Exhibitions2025 • Mihrab: Portraits of Arab American Women, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
2024 • Contain Me, SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN 2023 • The Great Mothers, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN • Coming Home (mural), St. Paul, MN — commissioned by Chroma Zone 2022 • Portraits from the Margins, 410 Project, Mankato, MN • Outside of Time: Slow Journeys on Paper, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN • Faces of Minneapolis (mural), Target Store, Minneapolis, MN 2019 • Our Eagle (floor mural for Zafira and the Resistance), The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN 2018 • Mihrab: Portraits of Arab American Women, Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI 2017 • Daughters of God, The WAC PAC Space, St. Paul, MN 2016 • Mihrab, Cyrus M. Running Gallery, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 2014 • The Great Mother of Islam, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN • N for Niswa, Islamic Art Festival, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE 2013 • Shadow Sisters, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI 2012 • Two Birds from the East: The Art of Leili and Hend, Homewood Studios, Minneapolis, MN 2011 • Fatimah in America–3, Northcutt Steele Gallery, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT 2007 • Fatimah in America–2, Hillstrom Museum of Art, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 2005 • Fatimah in America–1, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN |
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 • Transformation, Vine Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2024 • Rise, Habibi, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
• What Fierce Looks Like: Artists of the Women’s Art Institute, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• Visage, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• Hope and Healing in Pandemic Times, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
2023 • Sunshowers, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
2022 • Between the Stripes, Under the Stars, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
• Breath of Words, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI • Structures of Feeling, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
2021 • Fractal Nature, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
• Visual Prayers, Interfaith Artist Circle (virtual)
• Connections, Rosalux Gallery (virtual)
2020 • Let There Be Spaces in Your Togetherness, Mizna, Minneapolis, MN (catalogue)
• Suffrage 100, Mercy Gallery, Windsor, CT
• Intersectional History Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
• MSP Airport Exhibition, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, MN
2019 • Let There Be Spaces in Your Togetherness, SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN
• What’s Forbidden? WAI 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
• Continuum: McKnight Visual Artists Fellows 2014–18, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
• I Contain Multitudes, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
• Active Directions of the Mind, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 • Facing Disjunction, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
• Across the Divide, The Art Museum at SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
2017 • Radical Love: Female Lust, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
• Women’s Invitational Exhibition, Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX • Gathering Differences, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 • Stand Out Prints, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
• Look Again: Expanding Feminist Possibilities, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
• Stepping Back, Looking Forward: Honoring Feminist Vision, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
2014 • How to Be a Feminist Artist, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
• 3rd Annual International Exhibition for Contemporary Islamic Art, LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, TX
• 2nd Gulf Biennial, Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar
2013 • Instructions for Peace, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• The Dance of Words, Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
2012 • Contemporary Islamic Art, Prince Faisal bin Fahad Center for Visual Arts, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2007 • Continuity and Change, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2006 • Immigrant Status, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2005 • Prism of Longing, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2004 • All the Wiser, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
2024 • Rise, Habibi, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
• What Fierce Looks Like: Artists of the Women’s Art Institute, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• Visage, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• Hope and Healing in Pandemic Times, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
2023 • Sunshowers, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
2022 • Between the Stripes, Under the Stars, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
• Breath of Words, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI • Structures of Feeling, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
2021 • Fractal Nature, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
• Visual Prayers, Interfaith Artist Circle (virtual)
• Connections, Rosalux Gallery (virtual)
2020 • Let There Be Spaces in Your Togetherness, Mizna, Minneapolis, MN (catalogue)
• Suffrage 100, Mercy Gallery, Windsor, CT
• Intersectional History Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
• MSP Airport Exhibition, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, MN
2019 • Let There Be Spaces in Your Togetherness, SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN
• What’s Forbidden? WAI 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
• Continuum: McKnight Visual Artists Fellows 2014–18, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
• I Contain Multitudes, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
• Active Directions of the Mind, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 • Facing Disjunction, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
• Across the Divide, The Art Museum at SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
2017 • Radical Love: Female Lust, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
• Women’s Invitational Exhibition, Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX • Gathering Differences, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 • Stand Out Prints, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
• Look Again: Expanding Feminist Possibilities, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
• Stepping Back, Looking Forward: Honoring Feminist Vision, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
2014 • How to Be a Feminist Artist, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
• 3rd Annual International Exhibition for Contemporary Islamic Art, LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, TX
• 2nd Gulf Biennial, Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar
2013 • Instructions for Peace, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• The Dance of Words, Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
2012 • Contemporary Islamic Art, Prince Faisal bin Fahad Center for Visual Arts, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2007 • Continuity and Change, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2006 • Immigrant Status, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2005 • Prism of Longing, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2004 • All the Wiser, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Awards / Grants / Fellowships
2024, 2022 • Minnesota State Arts Board, Creative Support for Individuals
2022 • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Next Step Fund (Finalist)
2019 • Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant
2018 • McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship
2016 • Stand Out Prints Prize, Stand Out Prints International Biennial
2013 • Jerome Emerging Printmakers’ Residency, Highpoint Center for Printmaking
2012 • Juror’s Award, Contemporary Islamic Art Exhibition, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011–2009 • Ranked among the world’s most powerful/influential Arab women by ArabianBusiness.com (#50, #74, #68)
2008 • Best in Show, PRIDE Art Show, Minneapolis, MN
2006 • Immigrant Status Exhibition Grant, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2005 • Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant
2004 • Finalist, Bush Artist Fellowship
2022 • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Next Step Fund (Finalist)
2019 • Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant
2018 • McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship
2016 • Stand Out Prints Prize, Stand Out Prints International Biennial
2013 • Jerome Emerging Printmakers’ Residency, Highpoint Center for Printmaking
2012 • Juror’s Award, Contemporary Islamic Art Exhibition, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011–2009 • Ranked among the world’s most powerful/influential Arab women by ArabianBusiness.com (#50, #74, #68)
2008 • Best in Show, PRIDE Art Show, Minneapolis, MN
2006 • Immigrant Status Exhibition Grant, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2005 • Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant
2004 • Finalist, Bush Artist Fellowship
Collections
• Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam, NL
• Katara Art Studios, Doha, Qatar
• Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC, USA
• Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN, USA
• University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA
• Jawaahir Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• New Arab American Theater Works, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• Voices of Sepharad, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• Wisdom Ways, St. Paul, MN, USA
• Katara Art Studios, Doha, Qatar
• Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC, USA
• Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN, USA
• University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA
• Jawaahir Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• New Arab American Theater Works, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• Voices of Sepharad, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• Wisdom Ways, St. Paul, MN, USA
Commissions
2025 • Merhaba (mural), Wadaag, Minneapolis, MN
2023 • Coming Home (mural), Creative Enterprise Zone, St. Paul, MN
2022 • Faces of Minneapolis (mural), Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
2021 • Zaynab’s Night of Destiny (children’s book illustration), Commonwealth Theater Center, Louisville, KY
2019 • Stage floor painting for Zafira and the Resistance, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
2002–2016 • Stage installations for Jawaahir Dance Company (multiple productions), Minneapolis, MN
2005–2004 • Stage installation for Peace in the House, Voices of Sepharad, Minneapolis, MN
2003 • Three Faces of Mary (four 11×16 ft panels), Wisdom Ways, St. Paul, MN
2001 • Illustration for Mizna Journal
2023 • Coming Home (mural), Creative Enterprise Zone, St. Paul, MN
2022 • Faces of Minneapolis (mural), Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
2021 • Zaynab’s Night of Destiny (children’s book illustration), Commonwealth Theater Center, Louisville, KY
2019 • Stage floor painting for Zafira and the Resistance, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
2002–2016 • Stage installations for Jawaahir Dance Company (multiple productions), Minneapolis, MN
2005–2004 • Stage installation for Peace in the House, Voices of Sepharad, Minneapolis, MN
2003 • Three Faces of Mary (four 11×16 ft panels), Wisdom Ways, St. Paul, MN
2001 • Illustration for Mizna Journal
Education
2013 • Master of Arts in Art History, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
2002 • Master of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), Minneapolis, MN
1999 • Fellowship in Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
1995 • Cardiology Fellowship, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1992 • Arab Board for Medical Specialties, King Fahad Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1991 • Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP), London, UK
1981 • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, BCh), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
2002 • Master of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), Minneapolis, MN
1999 • Fellowship in Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
1995 • Cardiology Fellowship, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1992 • Arab Board for Medical Specialties, King Fahad Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1991 • Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP), London, UK
1981 • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, BCh), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt