MUSEUM
EXPERIENCE

2018
RISD Museum
Andrew W. Mellon Summer Intern: Contemporary Art Curatorial Department Providence, RI USA

Built curatorial files on new and proposed acquisitions.
Collected information for curator’s talks, upcoming exhibitions & film programs.
Supported weekly seminars.

2014–2017
Sharjah Art Foundation [Sharjah Biennial]
Architect & Production Coordinator, Sharjah, UAE

Advised and coordinated with artists and curators to produce commissioned artwork.
Designed the Foundation’s new workshop and education spaces
in close conversation with the Education Department.
Designed exhibitions through two Sharjah Biennials and five major shows, including Robert Breer's retrospective (Artforum’s Best of 2016.)
Conducted workshops with artists in residence on art production and site-specific works.
Gave public tours.

2016
La Biennale di Venezia UAE National
Pavilion Intern, Venice, Italy

Led guided tours.
Composed exhibition reviews and analytical essays for media posts.
Maintained the Pavilion.

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

2019
Rhode Island School of Design
Instructor of Record “Language and the Studio”

Designed and taught an intensive 3-credit undergraduate and graduate studio seminar.

2017–Ongoing
Rhode Island School of Design
RISD Glass Visiting Artist Program Coordinator/Degree Program Graduate Assistant

Planned and coordinated artists’ visits to RISD for lectures, studio visits and workshops.
Strategized and redesigned the department’s online presence, including .
Incorporated online posts in curricular assignments.
Documented department’s artistic research studios for program review.

2018
Rhode Island School of Design
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Beginning Hot Glass

Freshman level introductory course to glassmaking.

2017
Khazzan X Cadillac, Instructor
Adults Interdisciplinary Writing Workshop, Dubai, UAE

2017
Sharjah Art Foundation, Instructor
Mold-Making & Casting Workshop,
Sharjah, UAE.

2017
AlGhurair University, Visiting Critic. Dubai, UAE

2016-2017
1971 Design Space, Instructor
Children Storytelling Workshop, Sharjah, UAE

2016
Tashkeel, Instructor
Introduction to 3D modelling, Dubai, UAE

EDUCATION

2017–2019
Rhode Island School of Design
Master of Fine Arts, Glass. Providence, RI USA

GPA: 4.0
Cross-registered courses at Brown University in the departments of History, Comparative Literature, and the Literary Arts.

2018- 2019
Rhode Island School of Design
Collegiate Teaching Certificate, Providence, RI USA

One-year immersive certification program in studio teaching at the college level.

2009–2014
American University of Sharjah
Bachelor of Architecture, Sharjah, UAE

Awarded the King Student Medal for Excellence in Research.
Senior thesis project on permanent display.

PUBLISHING
EXPERIENCE

2019
v.1 Student Publication, Editor. Rhode Island School of Design

Edited, designed, and distributed publication.
Hosted launch events and public readings.

Negative Space, Poetry. A Dance Mag, Beirut, Lebanon.

How to Make a Human: A Recipe, Poetic Essay, RISD XYZ, Summer–Fall edition.

Little Ambassadors, Art Research, Design House 16 “Change Coordinates + Someone Else” Exhibition Catalog, 1971 Design Space, Sharjah. UAE

C For Celestial, Poetry, “E11”, Center For Architectural Discourse

An Ode to the Construction Worker, “The National, Arts & Culture”, Dubai, UAE