EXPERIENCE
Artist and Graphic Designer, Freelance
Sep/2009 - Pres
Teaching Artist, Bronx Children’s Museum, Bronx, NY
Apr/2025 - Jun/26
Teaching Artist, Recess Arts, Brooklyn, NY
Feb/2026
Teaching Artist, The Fortune Society, Queens, NY
Oct/2025 - Jun/26
Illustrator, Gifted Creative Group, Remote
Aug/2016 - Pres
Art Director, Shift Marketing, Riyadh, KSA
Feb/2018 - Feb/19
Studio Manager, Artist Andrew Woolbright, NYC, NY
Dec/2024 - Sep/25
Gallery Assistant, Below Grand, NYC, NY
Sep/2024 - Sep/25
Art Production Specialist, Artist Jenny Polak
Oct- Nov/2024
The Fortune Society: Future Freedoms, 2024, MOMA PS1, NYC
Graduate Assistant, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Sep/2023 - May/24
Art Production Specialist, Artist Muhannad Shono
Jan/2021 - Feb/24
The Ground Day Breaks, 2024, Athr Gallery, Riyadh
Letters in Light (Lines we Write), 2023, Islamic Arts Biennale
The Song of Silence, 2022, Parcours, Art Basel
The Teaching Tree, 2022, Saudi Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The Mind Ship Exodus, 2021, Noor Riyadh
Caricature Artist and Face Painter, Omnimedia Arts Inc. Chicago, IL
Oct/2016 - Jul/17
Art Intern, Digital Hydra, LLC., Chicago, IL
Aug - Nov/2016
Concept Artist, SCAD Collaborative Learning Center (CLC) and FOX Sports, Savannah, GA
Sep - Nov/2015
Lead Stylist, Eish Bibasata TV Show, Jeddah, KSA
May-Aug/2010
SKILLS
TRADITIONAL MEDIA
Drawing & Painting
Gouache
Watercolor
Colored Pencil
Charcoal
Pastel
Acrylic
Marker
Textile
Sewing
Construction
Dying
Felting
Sculpture
Ceramics
Polymer Clay
Armature
Woodworking
Casting & Moldmaking
Silicone
Plaster
Bronze (Lostwax)
DIGITAL MEDIA
Adobe CS
(Ps, Ai, Id, Ae)
Corel Painter
Clip Studio
SketchUp
Microsoft Office
(W, X, PP)
Autodesk
(Maya, Fusion 360)
Figma
Midjourney
SOFT SKILLS
Leadership
Concept ideation
Strong editorial sense
Project management
Empathy
Problem Solving
EXHIBITIONS
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Group exhibition curated by Harvey Redding & David Biko “A Culture of Queer”. This is the second time FALE has been exhibited in a gallery space.
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Group exhibition curated by Vu Thien An (Thea) Nguyen. VERS/LOOKING was displayed for the first time in this exhibition.
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Group exhibition curated by Melika Abikenari & Golnar Adili. “IV. Turdpido’s Poop Baggies (Sea Turtle: Hawksbill, Leatherback and Green Turtles) Arabized” from the (NON-)PERISHABLE series was displayed in the online exhibtion for show.
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Group exhibition curated by Courtney Z Brown. DRESSING WHAT REFUSED TO DIE / LIVING THREAD DYEING SPORAwas displayed for the first time in this exhibition.
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Group exhibition curated by Priya Aravindhan & Alfee Rubayet . WILLY NILLY& OCCIDENTAL EXPORTS (SERIES)were shown in this exhibition.
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Solo exhibition curated by Andrew Woolbright & Obadah Aljefri. OCCIDENTAL EXPORTS (SERIES), TABULA RASA were displayed & SIGHTLESS ECHO was performed live during the run of the exhibition.
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Collaborative performance in collaboration with Andrew Woolbright and Phong Bui, curated by Chris Martin and Brooke Nicholas.
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Solo exhibition curated by Obadah Aljefri. WHÖR, BADDIE I, & DECASTRATING THE EUNUCH (series)were on display.
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Group exhibition curated by Natalie De Jesus. WILLY NILLY was shown in this exhibition.
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Group exhibition curated by Alex Santana. WHÖR, OCCIDENTAL EXPORTS (SERIES), BADDIE I, TABULA RASA, & UNBOXED were displayed, WRMLNS: DAYMARE was projected onto a kefiyyah on the ground, & GAZE INTO ME INTO YOU was performed live.
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Group exhibition curated by Shai Baitel. Two artworks from the (NON-)PERISHABLE series were projected onto a wall in this exhibition: III. Sloppy Pops Icecream (Asian Elephant), 2020, & IX. ARC Technologies: PHA Liver (Homo Stultus II), 2020.
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Group exhibition curated by Jumana Ghouth. Four artworks from the (NON-)PERISHABLE series were on view: I. L’OSTMA Lipstick (Orangutan), 2020, III. Sloppy Pops Icecream (Asian Elephant), 2020, VI. Snap-its Spooooons (Homo stultus I), 2020, & IX. ARC Technologies: PHA Liver (Homo Stultus II), 2020.
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Group exhibition curated by Venetia Porter. IMPOSSIBLE SELVES was displayed.
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Group exhibition curated by Jumana Ghouth. Four artworks from the (NON-)PERISHABLE series were on view: I. L’OSTMA Lipstick (Orangutan), 2020, III. Sloppy Pops Icecream (Asian Elephant), 2020, VI. Snap-its Spooooons (Homo stultus I), 2020, & IX. ARC Technologies: PHA Liver (Homo Stultus II), 2020.
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Group exhibition curated by Venetia Porter. IMPOSSIBLE SELVES was displayed.
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Group exhibition curated by Maya El Khalil. Five artworks from the (NON-)PERISHABLE series were on view for the first time: III. Sloppy Pops Icecream (Asian Elephant), 2020, IV. Turdpido’s Poop Baggies (Sea Turtle: Hawksbill, Leatherback and Green Turtles), 2020, VI. Snap-its Spooooons (Homo stultus I), 2020, VIII. Peppy Porpoises Tuna (Dolphin, Porpoise, and Tuna), 2020, & IX. ARC Technologies: PHA Liver (Homo Stultus II), 2020.
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Group exhibition, curated by Basma Harasani & Hamzah Serafi. The TRASH BAGS (series) were displayed for the first time in this exhibition.
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Group exhibition, co-curated by artists.
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Group exhibition, co-curated by artists.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2026 - Season I & Season II Artist-in-Residence, Nars Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2025 - Fellowship for Utopian Practice Thought Partner, Culture Push, Inc.
2024 - NYC, NY Artist-in-Residence, CopeNYC, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2021 - Masaha Artist-in-Residence, Misk Art Institute, Riyadh, KSA
2020 - Maan Artist Grant Recipient, Athr Foundation, Jeddah, KSA
2020 - Amplifying Creative Voices: Saudi Arabia, Prince Claus Fund, Amsterdam, NL
2020 - AI39 Chosen Online Winner, American Illustration
2016 - Applied Arts Student Award, Applied Arts Magazine 2016
2015 - Applied Arts Student Award, Applied Arts Magazine 2015
2012–16 - Academic Honors Scholarship, (SCAD)
2012–16 - Artistic Honors Scholarship, (SCAD)
2012–16 - Student Incentive Scholarship, (SCAD)
2012–16 - Dean’s List Honors, (SCAD) 12/17 Quarters