Curriculum Vitae (download here)
Qualifications
2003 -- 04 Postgraduate Degree, Teaching in Higher Education, UWE, Bristol, UK.
1998 -- 2000 Masters of Fine Art, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1993 -- 98 BA(Hons), Visual Communication Design, Hochschule München, Germany.
1998 -- 2000 Masters of Fine Art, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1993 -- 98 BA(Hons), Visual Communication Design, Hochschule München, Germany.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 ACC Galerie Weimar, ‘KOPFÜBERLEBEN | Life Turned Upside Down’, Weimar, Germany.
2016 Contemporary Image Collection, Cairo Bats, ‘Act 1: Roof’, Cairo, Egypt.
2015 Goethe Institut and German Embassy, ‘Mushrooming’, Cairo, Egypt.
2013 Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts, ‘Stage Fright’, UK.
2012 University of Bath, ‘Welcome to the Automat’, Bath, UK.
2010 Art on 5 Gallery, University of Essex, ‘Song Archive Project’, Colchester, UK.
2009 Cardigan swimming pool, underwater sound installation, ‘Earworms’, Wales, UK.
2008 Cheekwood Museum of the Art, ‘Music City’, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
2007 Butler Gallery, The Castle, ‘Borrowed Air’, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Oriel Davis Gallery, ‘Song for Newtown’, Newtown, Wales, UK.
2006 Syndicat Potentiel Galerie, ‘Song Archive’, Strasbourg, France.
2002 Vakalo Art Gallery, ‘Quantum in me est’, Athens, Greece.
Triskel Arts Centre, ‘Quadruped’, Cork, Ireland.
2001 Q‐Arts Gallery, ‘Split Second’, Derby, U.K.
2016 Contemporary Image Collection, Cairo Bats, ‘Act 1: Roof’, Cairo, Egypt.
2015 Goethe Institut and German Embassy, ‘Mushrooming’, Cairo, Egypt.
2013 Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts, ‘Stage Fright’, UK.
2012 University of Bath, ‘Welcome to the Automat’, Bath, UK.
2010 Art on 5 Gallery, University of Essex, ‘Song Archive Project’, Colchester, UK.
2009 Cardigan swimming pool, underwater sound installation, ‘Earworms’, Wales, UK.
2008 Cheekwood Museum of the Art, ‘Music City’, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
2007 Butler Gallery, The Castle, ‘Borrowed Air’, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Oriel Davis Gallery, ‘Song for Newtown’, Newtown, Wales, UK.
2006 Syndicat Potentiel Galerie, ‘Song Archive’, Strasbourg, France.
2002 Vakalo Art Gallery, ‘Quantum in me est’, Athens, Greece.
Triskel Arts Centre, ‘Quadruped’, Cork, Ireland.
2001 Q‐Arts Gallery, ‘Split Second’, Derby, U.K.
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2023 Halle 14 Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, 'Book.Body.Play.' , Leipzig, Germany.
2021 HilbertRaum, ‘Kunst im Traum’, Berlin, Germany.
2020 Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, ‘Gegenwarten | Presences’, Chemnitz, Germany.
2018 Afrotopia, Africa Museum, Cairo Bats, ‘Act 1: The Roof’, Berg en Dal, Netherlands.
Food Culture Days, ‘Salt On My Tongue’, Vevey, Switzerland.
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, ‘In the Margin’, Amman, Jordan.
2017 Biennale Africaine de la photographie, Cairo Bats, ‘Act 1: The Roof’,
National Museum of Mali, Mali.
2015 The Studio, ‘Spring Harvest’, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
Oriel Davies Gallery, TestBed space, ‘Showtime’, Newtown, Wales, UK.
2014 University of Essex, The Hexagon, ‘Something Fierce’, UK.
2010 EFA Project Space, ‘A Video Serenade’, New York, USA.
2008 Green on Red Gallery, ‘Sonic Youth’, Dublin, Ireland.
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, ‘Sonic Youth’, New York, USA.
2007 Bergen Kunsthall, ‘Art Video Exchange’, Bergen, Norway.
2006 Limerick City Gallery of Art, ‘EV+A’, Limerick, Ireland.
2005 St Vincents Church, ‘Soundworks’, Cork, Ireland.
Plan 9 Gallery, ‘Generation Games’, Bristol, UK.
2004 ACC Galerie, ‘herkunft niemandsland’, Weimar, Germany.
2003 Queens Gallery, The British Council, ‘Markers’, New Delhi, India.
2021 HilbertRaum, ‘Kunst im Traum’, Berlin, Germany.
2020 Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, ‘Gegenwarten | Presences’, Chemnitz, Germany.
2018 Afrotopia, Africa Museum, Cairo Bats, ‘Act 1: The Roof’, Berg en Dal, Netherlands.
Food Culture Days, ‘Salt On My Tongue’, Vevey, Switzerland.
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, ‘In the Margin’, Amman, Jordan.
2017 Biennale Africaine de la photographie, Cairo Bats, ‘Act 1: The Roof’,
National Museum of Mali, Mali.
2015 The Studio, ‘Spring Harvest’, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
Oriel Davies Gallery, TestBed space, ‘Showtime’, Newtown, Wales, UK.
2014 University of Essex, The Hexagon, ‘Something Fierce’, UK.
2010 EFA Project Space, ‘A Video Serenade’, New York, USA.
2008 Green on Red Gallery, ‘Sonic Youth’, Dublin, Ireland.
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, ‘Sonic Youth’, New York, USA.
2007 Bergen Kunsthall, ‘Art Video Exchange’, Bergen, Norway.
2006 Limerick City Gallery of Art, ‘EV+A’, Limerick, Ireland.
2005 St Vincents Church, ‘Soundworks’, Cork, Ireland.
Plan 9 Gallery, ‘Generation Games’, Bristol, UK.
2004 ACC Galerie, ‘herkunft niemandsland’, Weimar, Germany.
2003 Queens Gallery, The British Council, ‘Markers’, New Delhi, India.
Residency Awards
2020 Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, ‘Zona D’ public art program, Chemnitz, Germany.
2018 - 2019 Collaborative Residency and Exhibition, ‘Zona Sessions’, co-development programme
between Amman and Berlin, Jordan and Germany.
2018 Residency Award, MMAG art foundation, Amman, Jordan.
Residency and Exhibition, Cairo Bats, PALA LAB, SomoS, Berlin, Germany.
Collective Walk through Jordan, Spring Sessions, Jordan.
2015 Residency Award, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
2011 - 2012 Residency Award, (1 year), Department of Psychology, University of Bath
in collaboration with Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts, UK.
2010 Residency and Exhibition Award, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
2008 Residency Award, Public Art Wales, Cardigan swimming pool, Wales, UK.
2007 Exhibition and Publication, Southampton City Art Gallery, ‘North+South’, UK.
Exhibition and Residency Award, Oriel Davis Gallery, Newtown, Wales, UK.
2006 Exhibition and Residency, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, USA.
Research project, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.
2005 Residency, Paradise Arts Centre, Poloor, Iran.
Residency Award, Sculpture Society Ireland, ‘Folkatronica’, Dublin, Ireland.
2004 Residency, Miercurea-Ciuc, Transsylvania, Romania.
2003 Exhibition and Residency Award, ACC Galerie, Weimar, Germany.
2001 - 2002 Residency Award, (1 year), Arthouse, Multimedia Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
2000 - 2001 Exhibition and Residency Award, (1 year), Evelyn Williams Drawing Fellowship,
University of Derby, U.K.
2018 - 2019 Collaborative Residency and Exhibition, ‘Zona Sessions’, co-development programme
between Amman and Berlin, Jordan and Germany.
2018 Residency Award, MMAG art foundation, Amman, Jordan.
Residency and Exhibition, Cairo Bats, PALA LAB, SomoS, Berlin, Germany.
Collective Walk through Jordan, Spring Sessions, Jordan.
2015 Residency Award, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
2011 - 2012 Residency Award, (1 year), Department of Psychology, University of Bath
in collaboration with Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts, UK.
2010 Residency and Exhibition Award, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
2008 Residency Award, Public Art Wales, Cardigan swimming pool, Wales, UK.
2007 Exhibition and Publication, Southampton City Art Gallery, ‘North+South’, UK.
Exhibition and Residency Award, Oriel Davis Gallery, Newtown, Wales, UK.
2006 Exhibition and Residency, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, USA.
Research project, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.
2005 Residency, Paradise Arts Centre, Poloor, Iran.
Residency Award, Sculpture Society Ireland, ‘Folkatronica’, Dublin, Ireland.
2004 Residency, Miercurea-Ciuc, Transsylvania, Romania.
2003 Exhibition and Residency Award, ACC Galerie, Weimar, Germany.
2001 - 2002 Residency Award, (1 year), Arthouse, Multimedia Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
2000 - 2001 Exhibition and Residency Award, (1 year), Evelyn Williams Drawing Fellowship,
University of Derby, U.K.
Performances and Collaborative Events
2020 Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, ‘Second Body’, public art performance, Germany.
2019 MMAG Foundation, ‘Emancipatory Spaces Of Us’, Amman, Jordan.
2018 Food Culture Days, ‘Salt On My Tongue’, public performance, Vevey, Switzerland.
SomoS Berlin Art House, performance and talk with Cairo Bats,
‘PALA LAB - Collective Affairs‘ public program, Berlin, Germany.
MMAG Foundation, ‘Where Do You Belong?’, sound by brikks, Amman, Jordan.
2017 Darb 1718, ‘Cairo Bats’ Collective talk and performance, Cairo, Egypt.
Photopia, ‘Cairo Bats’ Collective talk and performance, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 AND festival, ‘Abandon Normal Devices’, with Girl Gang, Manchester, UK.
2016 Windsor Hotel, ‘By Written I Mean Made’, Cairo Bats and Clare Noonan, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 Chapter Arts Centre, ‘Übersong’, experimental song performances, Cardiff, UK.
Chapter Arts Centre, ‘Stagefright’,participatory performance lecture, Cardiff, UK.
2010 Lakeside Theatre, ‘Stagefright’, participatory performance lecture, Colchester, UK.
2009 Plan 9, ‘Übersong’, experimental song performances, Bristol, UK.
2008 Cardigan swimming pool, ‘Sound Water Beat’, public performance, Wales, UK.
Ard Bia Berlin & Gmür Gallery, ‘Apartment Viewings’, participatory performance
lecture, Berlin, Germany.
2019 MMAG Foundation, ‘Emancipatory Spaces Of Us’, Amman, Jordan.
2018 Food Culture Days, ‘Salt On My Tongue’, public performance, Vevey, Switzerland.
SomoS Berlin Art House, performance and talk with Cairo Bats,
‘PALA LAB - Collective Affairs‘ public program, Berlin, Germany.
MMAG Foundation, ‘Where Do You Belong?’, sound by brikks, Amman, Jordan.
2017 Darb 1718, ‘Cairo Bats’ Collective talk and performance, Cairo, Egypt.
Photopia, ‘Cairo Bats’ Collective talk and performance, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 AND festival, ‘Abandon Normal Devices’, with Girl Gang, Manchester, UK.
2016 Windsor Hotel, ‘By Written I Mean Made’, Cairo Bats and Clare Noonan, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 Chapter Arts Centre, ‘Übersong’, experimental song performances, Cardiff, UK.
Chapter Arts Centre, ‘Stagefright’,participatory performance lecture, Cardiff, UK.
2010 Lakeside Theatre, ‘Stagefright’, participatory performance lecture, Colchester, UK.
2009 Plan 9, ‘Übersong’, experimental song performances, Bristol, UK.
2008 Cardigan swimming pool, ‘Sound Water Beat’, public performance, Wales, UK.
Ard Bia Berlin & Gmür Gallery, ‘Apartment Viewings’, participatory performance
lecture, Berlin, Germany.
Publications
2023 Artist Book, ‘KOPFÜBERLEBEN | Life Turned Upside Down’, 96 pages,
English/German, Published by Kerber Verlag, International distribution, Germany.
2020 Review, Kunstforum, Band 270, ‘Chemnitz Gegenwarten | Presences’
by Sabine Maria Schmidt, Germany.
2020 Exhibition catalogue, ‘Die Vertraute Welt’, Zona D, 60 pages, Chemnitz, Germany.
2018 Review, art and cake (online), ‘PALA LAB’ by Lara Salmon, Los Angelos, USA.
2017 Review, Aperture, Issue 224, ‘Dispatches: Cairo’, by Ismail Fayed, NY, USA.
2016 Interview, Girls Like Us, Vol 2, No 8, ‘Cairo Bats’, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2015 Review, Al Ahram, ‘The Elusive Mushroom’, by Nesmahar Sayed, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 Artist book, ‘Song Archive Project’, ed. Yvonne Buchheim and Iain Biggs, 128 pages, UK.
2009 Exhibition review, The Guardian Newspaper, ‘Earworms’, by Elizabeth Mahony, UK.
2008 Exhibition review, The Tennessean, ‘Music City’, by J. Marx, USA.
2007 Exhibition book publication, ‘Song for Newtown’, 71 pages, Newtown, UK.
Exhibition book publication, ‘North and South’, Sunderland, UK.
2006 Exhibition catalogue, ‘ev+a’, Limerick, Ireland.
2004 Exhibition catalogue, ‘herkunft niemandsland’, Weimar, Germany.
2001 Exhibition catalogue, ‘Split second’, 39 pages, Derby, UK.
English/German, Published by Kerber Verlag, International distribution, Germany.
2020 Review, Kunstforum, Band 270, ‘Chemnitz Gegenwarten | Presences’
by Sabine Maria Schmidt, Germany.
2020 Exhibition catalogue, ‘Die Vertraute Welt’, Zona D, 60 pages, Chemnitz, Germany.
2018 Review, art and cake (online), ‘PALA LAB’ by Lara Salmon, Los Angelos, USA.
2017 Review, Aperture, Issue 224, ‘Dispatches: Cairo’, by Ismail Fayed, NY, USA.
2016 Interview, Girls Like Us, Vol 2, No 8, ‘Cairo Bats’, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2015 Review, Al Ahram, ‘The Elusive Mushroom’, by Nesmahar Sayed, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 Artist book, ‘Song Archive Project’, ed. Yvonne Buchheim and Iain Biggs, 128 pages, UK.
2009 Exhibition review, The Guardian Newspaper, ‘Earworms’, by Elizabeth Mahony, UK.
2008 Exhibition review, The Tennessean, ‘Music City’, by J. Marx, USA.
2007 Exhibition book publication, ‘Song for Newtown’, 71 pages, Newtown, UK.
Exhibition book publication, ‘North and South’, Sunderland, UK.
2006 Exhibition catalogue, ‘ev+a’, Limerick, Ireland.
2004 Exhibition catalogue, ‘herkunft niemandsland’, Weimar, Germany.
2001 Exhibition catalogue, ‘Split second’, 39 pages, Derby, UK.
Educational Projects
2023 Independent Art Educator, MdbK, Leipzig, Germany.
2022 Workshop Facilitator, Creative Leadership, Initiatives of Change, Switzerland.
2018 - 2019 Workshop Facilitator, MMAG Foundation, Amman, Jordan.
2018 Visiting Fellow, Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Egypt.
2017 Co-curator and Facilitator, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
2016 Invited artist and Workshop Facilitator,, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
2015 – 2016 Arts & Culture Program Leader, Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Egypt.
2013 – 2015 Adjunct Professor, Department of the Arts, American University of Cairo, Egypt.
2003 - 2013 Senior Lecturer (permanent position), Drawing and Applied Arts,
University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK.
2022 Workshop Facilitator, Creative Leadership, Initiatives of Change, Switzerland.
2018 - 2019 Workshop Facilitator, MMAG Foundation, Amman, Jordan.
2018 Visiting Fellow, Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Egypt.
2017 Co-curator and Facilitator, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
2016 Invited artist and Workshop Facilitator,, Spring Sessions, Amman, Jordan.
2015 – 2016 Arts & Culture Program Leader, Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Egypt.
2013 – 2015 Adjunct Professor, Department of the Arts, American University of Cairo, Egypt.
2003 - 2013 Senior Lecturer (permanent position), Drawing and Applied Arts,
University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK.
Funding Awards
2022 Kulturstiftung Thüringen, Projektförderung, Weimar, Germany.
2021 VG Bildkunst, Publikationsförderung, Bonn, Germany.
2021 NEUSTART (Modul D), Deutscher Künstlerbund, Germany.
2011/2012 Digital Cultures Research Centre, project funding, UWE, Bristol, UK. PLaCE,
project funding, UWE, Bristol, UK.
2010 Arts Council of Wales, Stiwdio Safle Book Award, Cardiff, UK.
2009 Good Ideas Award, Public Art Wales, Cardiff, UK.
2007/2008 Individual Research Funding, UWE, Bristol, UK.
2005 The Arts Council, Travel and Mobility Award, Ireland.
2004 Individual Research Funding, UWE, Bristol, UK.
2002 The Arts Council, Visual Arts Bursary Award, Dublin, Ireland.
1998 - 2000 Bayerisches Kultusministerium, Hochschulstipendium, München, Germany.
2021 VG Bildkunst, Publikationsförderung, Bonn, Germany.
2021 NEUSTART (Modul D), Deutscher Künstlerbund, Germany.
2011/2012 Digital Cultures Research Centre, project funding, UWE, Bristol, UK. PLaCE,
project funding, UWE, Bristol, UK.
2010 Arts Council of Wales, Stiwdio Safle Book Award, Cardiff, UK.
2009 Good Ideas Award, Public Art Wales, Cardiff, UK.
2007/2008 Individual Research Funding, UWE, Bristol, UK.
2005 The Arts Council, Travel and Mobility Award, Ireland.
2004 Individual Research Funding, UWE, Bristol, UK.
2002 The Arts Council, Visual Arts Bursary Award, Dublin, Ireland.
1998 - 2000 Bayerisches Kultusministerium, Hochschulstipendium, München, Germany.