CV
Career & Education
2022
Major institutional acquisition of Highly Strung by the Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi.
2011- 2017
Director of Al Madad Foundation. UK registered charity working on the promotion of education and literacy for refugee children across the Middle East.
2008 - 2009
MSc NGOs and Development (Merit)
London School of Economics and Political Science, London
2004-2008
BA Fine Art, 2:1
Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London
2006-2007
Student Exchange, Fibre and Materials Studies Department
School of the Art Institute, Chicago
2003-2004
Foundation Course
Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Abu Dhabi Art Beyond commission: Dwelling on the Past
Cromwell Place, London: Highly Strung
2019
Cubitt Arts, London: Out of Service
2017
Athr Gallery, Jeddah: Wish You Were Here
2016
Art Berlin Contemporary, Berlin: Wish You Were Here
2014
New Art Exchange, Nottingham: Year of Issue
2011
Bischoff Weiss Gallery, London: Behind Closed Doors
2009
Bischoff Weiss Gallery, London: 1982
198 Gallery, London: Crewel Stories
Group Exhibitions
2023
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, 8 July – 29 October 2023: Material Power
The Whitworth, Manchester, Autumn 2023 – Spring 2024: Material Power
2022
Somerset House, London: Eternally Yours
2020
Collier Brystow Gallery, London: Me, Myself and I
2019
Museum of Contemporary Art, Slovenia: Southern Constellations
Athr Gallery, Jeddah: Out of Place
2018
Jeddah 21,39: Refusing to be Still
Athr Gallery, Jeddah: The Clocks Were Striken 13
2017
Athr Gallery, Jeddah: Letters
2016
Sharjah Art Foundation: Do It (co-curated by Hoor Al Qasemi and Hans Ulrich Obrist)
2015
Mosaic Rooms, London: I Spy with my Little Eye
Casa Arabe, Spain: I Spy With My Little Eye (curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Felrath)
2014
Bischoff Weiss Gallery, London: A'Rebours
Contemporary Arts Platform, Kuwait: Stitching Cyborgs
2013
Bischoff Weiss Gallery, London: Aya Haidar, Huda Lutfi, Sara Rahbar
2012
Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, Dubai: Text Me
Jiq Jaq Gallery, London: Man and Dog
Sultan Gallery, Kuwait: The Bravery
2010
JAMM, curated by Lulu al Sabah and Lydia Limerick, London: Neither Here Nor There
2007
Women for Peace, Stockholm, Sweden
Woburn Studios, London: Turtle (curated by Michael Shamberg)
2006
Galerie Artcore, Paris
Galeria do Palacio, Porto
Art Fairs
2022
Abu Dhabi Art, UAE (Athr Gallery)
2019
Art Dubai, UAE (Athr Gallery)
Abu Dhabi Art, UAE (Athr Gallery)
2018
Art Dubai, UAE (Athr Gallery)
Abu Dhabi Art, UAE (Athr Gallery)
2017
Abu Dhabi Art, UAE (Athr Gallery)
2016
Art Dubai, UAE (Athr Gallery)
ABC, Berlin (Athr Gallery)
Abu Dhabi Art, UAE (Athr Gallery)
2015
Abu Dhabi Art, UAE (Athr Gallery)
2014
FIAC, Paris (Athr Gallery)
2013
MENASA, Beirut (Bischoff Weiss Gallery)
Art Dubai, UAE (Bischoff Weiss Gallery)
2012
Art Dubai, UAE (Bischoff Weiss Gallery)
2011
Art Dubai, UAE (Bischoff Weiss Gallery)
2009
Art Dubai, UAE (Bischoff Weiss Gallery)
FIAC, Paris (Bischoff Weiss Gallery)
Books/Catalogues/ Podcasts
2022
Highly Strung, Athr Gallery
Hole & Corner, February Issue
2021
a-n Magazine, Issue 2
Katy Treggiden, In Conversation
2018
De Fil En Aiguille, Pyramid Editions 2018
Canvas Magazine, (February)
2017
Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, (Summer)
Tribe Magazine, (Spring)
2016
Tribe Magazine, (Summer)
2015
Art of the Middle East, Modern and Contemporary Art from the Middle East and Iran by Saeb Eigner
2014
Art Reoriented
Financial Times
2013
Harper's Bazaar Art Arabia (December)
Beirut Art Fair Magazine
Femme Magazine
The National
2011
Contemporary Practices (February)
2010
Emotional Learning Cards, Institute of International Visual Arts (INIVA)
Saudi Gazette
2009
ELLE Magazine
Clare Market Review, recipient of Best Visual Arts Feature
Art Dubai Journal
Projects
2023
Hackney Circle workshop series, PEER, London
Material Power workshops, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
2022
Stitching Borders, V&A, London
School Studio: Mend & Repair, Mosaic Rooms, London
Sewing Dreams, Ambler Primary School, London
2021
Making Ties, Three Rivers Trust, Bexley
2020
Together Apart: Lockdown Diaries, Mosaic Rooms, London
Summer School Program, Creative Practitioner, BA Spatial Design, UAL London
2018/2019
Cubitt Arts, London
2018
I Have Met The Enemy, Artist’s residency with Common Wealth, Wales
2017/8
Artist in Residency at Deveron Arts, Huntly, Scotland
2015
Collaborative project between INIVA, A-SPACE and Newport School
Exhibited at INIVA, London
2014
RCD>PLY>RWD>FFD>STP>EJ, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, London
A Place for Conversation, INIVA, London
2013
Dwelling, public installation commissioned by Solidere in Saifi Village, Beirut
Hackney Live Project, INIVA, London
2012
Record, Resist, Reframe, V&A, London
2010
Illuminating Cultures, TATE Britain, London
2009
My Story, British Arts Council, London