Updates


Current

  • I was accepted to The Royal Drawing School in London for a 1-year post-graduate drawing program starting January 2025
  • One of my monotype works is on view as part of “The Collective II” a group exhibition at Visionary Projects’ new gallery space in the Lower East Side (NYC) on view from October 18th through November 22nd, 2024
  • A selection of my original works are now available for purchase through Half of Venus

Past
  • I took part in a collaboration with Tiny Splendor, a risograph printing studio in Los Angeles, to create two limited edition prints (2024)
  • I was shortlisted for the Villa Lena Foundation residency (2024)
  • I was awarded a 1-year working grant from the Swedish Writers’ Fund to develop my book project “A Home is a Portal” (2024)
  • I shared my work in Chicago, as part of “Mine, Yours, Ours” juried group exhibition at Woman Made Gallery (2024)
  • I was longlisted for the World Illustration Awards (2024)
  • I was awarded a 1-year working grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee (2024)
  • My project “A Home is a Portal” was featured by the One Club For Creativity (2024)
  • A selection of my illustrations are represented by Way Gallery and available for purchase (2024)
  • I shared my work in Nerja, ES as part of “Transcending Time” group exhibition at The Art Society (2024)
  • I exhibited part of my MFA thesis work “A Home is a Portal” at Östberga Kulturhus in Stockholm (2024)
  • I was shortlisted for Ung Svensk Form (Young Swedish Design Award) (2023)
  • I collaborated with Phillips Auction House to draw community portraits at Hudson River Park in New York City (2023)
  • I was awarded a solo exhibition of my  MFA thesis work “A Home is a Portal” at Körsbärsgården Konsthall in Burgsvik, SE, one of two graduating students from Swedish art schools awarded each year (2023)
  • I showed two of my works at PTM Contemporary in New York City at “Lugares” a group exhibition put on by the New York Latin American Art Triennial (2023)
  • One of my works was shown in Mogadishu, SO as part of a historical group exhibition at the National Museum of Somalia. The first exhibition at the museum in 30 years, ‘Hoy’ (English translation: ‘home’) includes works by 19 Somali and international artists exploring the meaning of home (2023)
  • My work was mentioned by C-Print, Stockholm’s contemporary art journal, in their write-up on the Konstfack Graduation Show (2023)
  • Exhibited my MFA thesis project at the Konstfack Graduation Show (Våruställning) (2023)
  • Awarded an MFA in Visual Communication from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts & Design (2023)
  • I was part of the jury for Young Guns, a global portfolio-based creative competition (2022)
  • As part of the collective DULA, we exhibited “Tastes Like Home” at The Institute of Endotic Research in Berlin, DE (2020)
  • I was interviewed by Ayla Angelos for Elephant Magazine’s article exploring the intersection of art and activism (2020)


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