Résumé
EDUCATION: Master of Art History University of St Thomas, St Paul, 2013 Master of Fine Arts Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), 2002 Fellowship in Cardiology Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, 1999 Cardiology Fellowship King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, 1995 Membership of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom London, 1991 Arab Board for Medical Specialties King Fahad Hospital, Riyadh, 1992 Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Medical College, Cairo University, 1981 Solos, and 2 persons Exhibitions 2023 - The Great Mothers: Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US - Coming Home Mural on display at 2429 University Ave, St. Paul MN. Commissioned by Chroma Zone. 2022 - Faces of Minneapolis Mural on display at Target Store 2500 E Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, US - Portraits from the Margins: Prints and paintings of Arab American Women. 410 Project, Mankato, MN, US -Outside of Time: Slow Journeys on Paper: Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US 2019 -Our Eagle: Floor Mural for Zafira and the Resistance, The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN, US -Consider the Women, (with a book reading), House of Mercy Church, St Paul, MN, US 2018 -Mihrab: Portraits of Arab American Women, Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI, US -Arabian Lights, St. Barnabas Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MN, US 2017 -Daughters of God: The Wacpac Space, St Paul, MN, US 2016 - Mihrab: Cyrus M. Running Gallery, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, US - Mihrab-Hermitage ‘Pilot Experiment’: Concordia Gallery, Concordia University, St Paul, MN, US 2015 - Last Master of ‘Gett’ Art Mural: The Wacpac Space: St Paul, MN, US 2014 - The great mother of Islam: Catherine.G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine's University, St Paul, MN, US - Jerome Residency 2013-2014: Highpoint Center For Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, US - N for Niswa: Islamic Art Festival at Sharjah Art Museum, UAE 2013 - Shadow Sisters: The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, US 2012 - Two Birds From the East - The Art of Leili and Hend: Homewood Studios, Minneapolis, MN, US - Great Mothers of Islam: Vine Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, US 2011 - Fatimah in America-3: Northcutt Steel Gallery, MSU, Billings, MT, US 2007 - Fatimah in America-2: Hillstrom Museum of Art; Gustavus Adolphus College; St. Peter, MN, US 2005 - Fatimah in America-1: St. Thomas Universtiy; St. Paul, MN, US - House of Obedience: Alliance Française; San Francisco, CA, US 2004 - Walladah: Center of Independent Artists; Minneapolis, MN, US 2003 - Orneyat: Patrick's Cabaret; Minneapolis, MN, US - Facing East: Minnesota Historical Society; St Paul, MN, US 2001 - Heightened Awareness: Catherine.G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine's University, St Paul, MN, US - Women of Arabia: Penn State University; Scranton, PA, US |
Group Exhibitions 2022 - Between The Stripes, Under The Stars, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Kate University, St. Paul, MN. - Breath of Words, The Phipps Center for Art, Hudson, WI, US. - Structures of Feeling, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US (catalogue) 2021 - Fractal Nature, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US (catalogue) 2020 - MSP Airport Exhibition, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN, US - Suffrage 100, Mercy Gallery at The Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT, US - Forever Is Composed of Nows, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US (catalogue) 2019 -Let There Be Spaces in your Togetherness, SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN, US What’s Forbidden? WAI 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Catherine.G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine's University, St Paul, MN, US -Selections: Contemporary Art, Revere Auctions, St Paul, MN, US -25 Years Out: MCAD MFA Alumni Exhibit, Minneapolis College of Art & Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US -Continuum: McKnight Visual Artists Fellows 2014-18, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN, US -Active directions of the mind, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US -I Contain Multitudes, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI, US 2018 -Facing Disjunction, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US (catalogue) -Across The Divide, The Art Museum, SUNY Potsdam, NY, US 2017 - Radical Love: Female Lust: The Crypt Gallery, London, UK - Women’s Invitational Exhibition: Eisemann Gallery, Richardson, TX, US - Turbulent Identities: Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN, US - Gathering Differences: A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US - Women of the World Festival: Storyhouse, Chester, UK 2016 - Stand Out Prints: Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, US - Women and Money Project: Catherine Nash Gallery, Univ. of MN, Minneapolis, MN, US - Look Again: Expanding Feminist Possibilities: St Olaf College, Northfield, MN, US - Stepping Back, Looking Forward: Honoring Feminist Vision: Minneapolis College of Art & Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US - Self Concept: Minneapolis College of Art & Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US 2015 - Reinventing Asir: Okas Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia - Revolution Now: Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US 2014 - Singapore Art Fair with Lahd Gallery - 2nd Gulf Biennial: Visual Art Center, Katara, Doha, Qatar - Labor-Migrant-Gulf Exhibition: Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA, US - 3rd Annual International Exhibition For Contemporary Islamic Art, Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX, US - MN Creates: State Capitol Office Building, St Paul, MN, US - How to be A Feminist Artist: Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine's University, St Paul, MN, US - MN Creates: The State Capitol Offices, St Paul, MN, US 2013 - Instructions for Peace, Catherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US - The Dance of Words: Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Arts, Minneapolis, MN, US - Beauty Made By the Unseen: Vine Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, US - Huroub: Travel Across Identities: Vine Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, US 2012 - Contemporary Islamic Art: Prince Faisal bin Fahad Center for Visual Arts, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2009 - Cultural Perspectives: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Burnsville, MN, US - Art in the Middle of Everywhere: Buetow Music Gallery, Concordia University, St Paul, MN, US - Images From Somewhere Else: Black Dog Café Gallery; St Paul MN, US 2008 - Pride Art Show: Pi Coffee Bar, Minneapolis, MN, US 2007 - Continuity and Change: Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, US 2006 - Immigrant Status: Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN, US - Tekween: Making Art in Arabic, Center for Independent Artists, Minneapolis, MN, US 2005 - Haneen: Mira Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US - Prism of Longing, the Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, US 2004 - All the Wiser: Minneapolis College of Art & Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US 2003 - Sheherazade: Risking the Passage: El Colegio Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US - Across Cultures: Bemidji Gallery, Bemidji, MN, US - There is a Field: Rarig Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US |
GRANTS AND AWARDS:
2022 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Next Fund grant program St Paul, MN
Minnesota State Art Board, Creative Support for Individuals, St Paul, MN
2019 Minnesota State Art Board, Artist Initiative grant, St Paul, MN
2018 McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Standout prints prize in Stand Out Prints International Biennial Exhibition at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Jerome Emerging Printmakers’ Residency at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Award of Jurors in Contemporary Islamic Art exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Cultural Community Partnership grant from Minnesota State Arts Board, St Paul, MN
2012 Position # 50 among the world most powerful Arab women in Arabian Business.com, UAE
2011 Position # 74 among the world most powerful Arab women in Arabian Business.com, UAE
2009 Mentioned # 68 among the world most influential Arabs in Arabian Business.com, UAE
2008 Best in show award at the PRIDE 08 art show, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Immigrant Status Exhibition Grant from Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2005 Artist Initiative Grant from Minnesota State Arts Board, St Paul, MN
2004 Finalist for the Bush Artists Fellows program, St Paul, MN
COMPAS - St Paul, MN
Minnesota Humanities Commission, St Paul, MN
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Community Arts Grant, St Paul, MN
2003 Medtronic Foundation - St Paul, MN
Metropolitan regional Arts Council, St Paul, MN
Jay and Rose Phillips family foundation, St Paul, MN
COMPAS - St Paul, MN
Women's Art Institute at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
COMMISSIONS AND PERMANENT COLLECTION:
Chroma Zone Mural Festival: St. Paul, MN, 2023. Coming Home.
New Arab American Theater Works: The Guthrie, Minneapolis, MN, 2019. Zafira and the Resistance.
Jawaahir Dance Company: Minneapolis, MN, 2016. Shoma.
Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art From Saudi Arabia: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2013. Al-Badr and Dark Lovers.
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia: 2011, Washington, D.C. Story of a Woman.
The University of St. Thomas Sacred Art Festival 2005, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center, UST; St Paul, MN. Fatimah in America.
Jawaahir Dance Company Sawwah 2007, Osoul Al-Andalus 2005, Umm Kulthoum, 2004, Hidden Pearl 2003, and Eclipse of the Moon 2002 all performed at the Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN
The Voices of Sepharad Peace in the House: performed at the Phipps Center for the Art, Hudson, WI. 2005; and the Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 2004 and 2005.
Wisdom Ways The Three Faces of Mary 2003: Jeanne d’Arc auditorium; St Paul, MN.
Chroma Zone Mural Festival: St. Paul, MN, 2023. Coming Home.
New Arab American Theater Works: The Guthrie, Minneapolis, MN, 2019. Zafira and the Resistance.
Jawaahir Dance Company: Minneapolis, MN, 2016. Shoma.
Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art From Saudi Arabia: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2013. Al-Badr and Dark Lovers.
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia: 2011, Washington, D.C. Story of a Woman.
The University of St. Thomas Sacred Art Festival 2005, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center, UST; St Paul, MN. Fatimah in America.
Jawaahir Dance Company Sawwah 2007, Osoul Al-Andalus 2005, Umm Kulthoum, 2004, Hidden Pearl 2003, and Eclipse of the Moon 2002 all performed at the Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN
The Voices of Sepharad Peace in the House: performed at the Phipps Center for the Art, Hudson, WI. 2005; and the Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 2004 and 2005.
Wisdom Ways The Three Faces of Mary 2003: Jeanne d’Arc auditorium; St Paul, MN.