2026
Kawader Research Fellow | al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art (NYUAD)
Conducted research on UAE cultural memory, ecological heritage, and nomadic material traditions.
Solo Booth | Taymour Grahne Projects, Art Dubai
Public Art Commissions:
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Tassa | Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial
Publication | ARTMargins (under review)
"Nomadism as Method: Walking, Trace, and Terrain-Based Historiography in the Gulf" on Abdullah Al Saadi.
Publication | Gulf Education and Public Policy (under review)
"Wall Without Classrooms" on informal Gulf art education.
Group Exhibitions:
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As if the Ground Remembers | Haricot Gallery, London
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Five Painters | Taymour Grahne Projects
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Reassemblage | General Assembly, London
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Goodeye Residency Group Show | Saatchi Gallery, London
Residencies:
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421 Arts Campus, MiZa
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Colstoun Arts, Scotland, UK
2025
Public Art Commission | Sharjah Islamic Festival
Ash and Order.
MFA in Arts & Humanities | Royal College of Art, London
Graduated and served as Vice-President of the Curatorial Society.
Group Exhibitions:
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Like Gold | Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India
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Group Booth | Taymour Grahne Projects, Abu Dhabi Art
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Imaginary Museum | Rizq Art Foundation, Abu Dhabi
Residency | MamarLab
MiZa, Abu Dhabi
2024
BA in Art & Art History | NYU Abu Dhabi
Graduated with a 3.9 GPA; completed BA Capstone Mountain Pearl.
Public Art Commission | Dubai Gold Souq, Deira
Reverie
Researcher / Archivist | al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art
Documented regional art archives in Abu Dhabi.
Group Exhibitions:
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Personal Structures | Palazzo Mora, Venice Biennale
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Resonances | Hockney Gallery, London
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Narratives of Belonging | Al Safa Library, Dubai
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In Context | Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
Consultant & Strategist | Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation
Developed communications for the UAE Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025.
Awards & Honors:
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Rhodes Scholarship Finalist
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Emirati Woman Achiever (startAD / Tamkeen)
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Founders' Day Award (NYU Abu Dhabi)
Exhibition Operations | UAE Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Managed operations for artist Abdullah Al Saadi’s pavilion.
Residencies:
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42 Gorst Studios, London
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Goodeye Projects, London
2023
Program Facilitator | NYU Abu Dhabi Career Center
Facilitated public arts programming and operations.
Public Art Commission | Sikka Festival, AlShindingha Museum
Co-created with Ratha Studio, Sikham.
Academic Award | Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award
Recognized for Distinguished Academic Performance.
Group Exhibitions:
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Transcendence | COP28, Dubai
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Hathee Ana | Women's Pavilion, Expo City Dubai
2022
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award (2022)
Awarded for Public Art commission: Urban Fabric at Rabdan Marina, Abu Dhabi.
Education & Public Programming | 421 Arts Campus, Abu Dhabi
Managed community workshops and educational events.
1st Place Winner | Abu Dhabi Art Pavilion Prize (2021)
Won top award for architectural project Impermanence.
