Browse Exhibits (18 total)
Alqam, Hani (Jordan)
The works in Hani Alqam’s Arab Spring series were created in response to poetic texts written by Habibah Sheikh, a nomadic performance artist originally from Lebanon, and the curator of the exhibition, Mitli Mitlak. In the text, a character named Ruba experiences the destruction of war firsthand and becomes a refugee in the process.
Darweish, Wael (Egypt)
Wael Darweish’s work is concerned with the changing perceptions related to the continuous social metamorphosis that Egypt has experienced as an African, Arab, and Middle Eastern country. He explores issues of colonization and liberation and the contemporary constraints of time, diaspora, gender, and identity.
De Angelis, Maria and Jeremy Abrahams (UK)
Maria De Angelis is a Senior Lecturer & Independent Researcher at Leeds Beckett University, UK
Jeremy Abrahams is a professional photographer based in Sheffield, UK
Greenfield, David (Palestine, Israel, USA)
Dr. David Greenfield, Ed.D. is an educator, technologist, artist, and scholar of graphic novels. He earned his M.A.Ed. in Educational Technology, and his Ed.D. in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University in Los Angeles and wrote his dissertation on using graphic novels to teach youth about social justice.
He has spoken about comics in education at Comic Cons, as well as academic symposiums. Some of the educational initiatives that Dr. Greenfield has led include collaborative art workshops with Jewish, Moslem and Christian children in northern Israel, creating and teaching technology through a constructivist methodology to primary school students in a multicultural school in Los Angeles, as well as consulting with arts education groups on ways to reach out to children through the arts. For the past six years, Dr Greenfield has led and/or participated in educational workshops and salons with teachers and students in Russia, Siberia, Israel, Palestine, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Harishankar, Aashray (USA)
Aashray Harishankar is a composer, audio engineer, creative director, and keyboardist with musical foundations in Carnatic (South Indian classical) keyboard, media scoring, and electronic music production. With a BA in Music & Technology from Stevens Institute of Technology, and an MFA in Music Performance & Composition at California Institute of the Arts, Aashray has focused his pursuits in the art of sonic exploration and innovation in immersive audiovisual experiences. He has established himself as a pioneer of such technology as the ROLI Seaboard (a keyless keyboard), and has collaborated on a wide variety of works in film, television, animation, dance, music, and art installation. Spurred by his diverse background in the arts and technology, Aashray envisions future projects that will bring together artists and scientists alike to tackle solutions to real-world problems through a combination of creative and technical thinking.
His newest project, “Ashrama”, is an immersive installation piece that explores the idea of refuge and the basic need of all humans to be sheltered and cared for. It explores refuge as it exists in our environment, in people, nature, things, ideas, music, dance, technology, etc. The project explores both the physical and mental need for comfort and shelter from the chaos of the world around us, and aims to open our eyes, ears, hearts, minds, and bodies to the lives of others, to their struggles and refuges. “Ashrama” eventually intends to deliver tangible change to those who are without refuge, whether physical or mental. It aims to not only bring awareness but to support those who are literally or emotionally unhoused, to give them a refuge to re-balance and revitalize their life energy.
Kinsizer, Asli (USA)
I was a designer and teacher in Istanbul, Turkey, for over 24 years. I earned my second Master's degree in Graphic Design in 2019 from SUNY Oswego, have shown work at the T. A. G.' 55 Annual Juried Exhibition, and have also won the Aulus W. Saunders Service Award twice. As an artist, I view my role as being one of the exposers of the situation, providing a voice for the oppressed, and offering an alternative that inspires change through my Strong Women exhibition (an ongoing project). I am currently a doctoral student in Art Education at the University of North Texas.
Muller, Lilli (Italy, USA)
A German-born multi-media artist and community activist, Lilli Muller currently lives and works primarily in Los Angeles, California. As a multi-award winning and internationally collected artist, she has been honored by the City of LA and Art Share LA with the “Arts Incubator Humanitarian Award” for contributions in the arts community and many years of arts advocacy and recently recognized by the City of Los Angeles for The Mandala Project Los Angeles: The Wall installation.