RESUME
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| Education |
· Master of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD); 2002.
· Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Medical College, Cairo University; 1981.
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Exhibitions
Solo & 2 persons show: |
| · 2007 |
Fatimah in America II : Hillstrom Museum of Art; Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peters, MN
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| · 2005 |
Fatimah In America I :University of St. Thomas; St. Paul; MN |
| · 2004 |
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, MT |
Group shows: |
| · 2006 |
Immigrant Status: Intermedia Arts; Minneapolis, MN. |
| 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: |
| · 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. |
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Affiliation 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. |
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Media coverage: |
| · Doctor turns artist: Woman, issue 17, 2004 |
| · Artists of the year: Star Tribune, Minneapolis; December 14, 03 |
| · Modern Muslims: Star Tribune, Minneapolis; February 28, 03. |
| · Women, Power, freedom and Islam: The Minnesota Daily; February 13, 03. |
| · Lifting the veils: Saint Paul Pioneer Press; February 9, 03 |
| · Twin Cities Arabs, Jews join in plea for peace: Star Tribune, Minneapolis; December 10, 01 |
| · Fresh air radio KFAI interview at Art matters November 16th, 01. |
| · TV interview, Channel 17, Minneapolis, September 3rd, 01. |
| · Women.s artist collective exhibits at ArTujillio: La Presna; July 23, 01. |
| · Pictures at an Exhibition: Minnesota Orchestra Showcase, P.33, March 01. |
| · Saudi Artist would change her nation.s view of women: The Tribune; P.b7; January 17, 01. |
| · Woman Puts Heart in Her Art: The Scranton Times; P7, January 17, 01. |
| · Student Profiles: MCAD 1999-2000 Annual Report + Newsletter; P34: V. 1, No. 1, 2000. |
| · Calendar of Events: Minneapolis College of Art & Design; December 2000. |
| · Calendar of Events: Minneapolis College of Art & Design; November 2000. |
| · Former cardiologist heals with her art: Billings Gazette; P. c1, October 29, 2000. |
| · Cardiologist turned artist discovers her heart.s true desire: The Minnesota Women's Press; P. 16, V.16, No.13; September 13-26, 2000 |
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