Experience

معهد مسك للفنون Misk Art Institute
• Saudi Arabia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Curator

  • Mar 2022 - Present


Artist

• Canada
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Artist & Curator

  • Nov 2011 - Mar 2022

  As an artists I have participated in many exhibitions in Bahrain, such as The Bahrain international fair (ArtBAB), Bahrain Female Art Annual Exhibition, Alwan 338 and AlRiwaq Art Space. In 2011, I was invited as a Teaching Art Resident in Jordan for StART, a volunteer program for teaching children art in refugee camps. In 2012 I co-founded, and curated for the art collective “Ulafaa” a community and social oriented art group with a focus on public and interactive art. As an artists I have participated in many exhibitions in Bahrain, such as The Bahrain international fair (ArtBAB), Bahrain Female Art Annual Exhibition, Alwan 338 and AlRiwaq Art Space. In 2011, I was invited as a Teaching Art Resident in Jordan for StART, a volunteer program for teaching children art in refugee camps. In 2012 I co-founded, and curated for the art collective “Ulafaa” a community and social oriented art group with a focus on public and interactive art.


Umbrella
• United States
• Hospitality
• Social Media Marketing Specialist

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2021


University of Bahrain

• Bahrain
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

  Lecturer for the College Architecture & Interior Design, and College of Art Lecturer for the College Architecture & Interior Design, and College of Art



Bait Alsalmaniya Art Space

• Creative Director

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2020

  Coordinator of various exhibition and cultural events Coordinator of various exhibition and cultural events



Ulafa'a

• Denmark
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2018

  Ulafa’a curated and co-founded by Nada. It is an art collective that aims to create opportunities for individuals to express themselves and to strengthen relationships of respect and understanding among the different communities of Bahrain. Ulafa’a host series of events and art exhibitions during which the artists participating in the project can interact with the audience. Ulafa’a rather creates opportunities for artists to communicate with people directly and develop relationships, so that these artists can create works that speak to the community. Curated exhibitions include, "Dwell" Sep 2013, "the voices within\ the voices without" Oct 2013, and "The world turns still" Jan 2014 Show less



Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

• United States
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest Curator

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2016

  Conducted research and curated a solo exhibition of the late folk artist Derek Webster from the museums collection. Conducted research and curated a solo exhibition of the late folk artist Derek Webster from the museums collection.



Creative Alliance at the Patterson

• Guest Curator

  • 2016 - 2016

  Co-curated an art exhibition titled Simurgh Co-curated an art exhibition titled Simurgh



Maryland Institute College of Art

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  A teaching assistant during the Fall semester of 2015 for two undergraduate classes, Digital Fabrication: Unravel the Code, and Problems in Contemporary Art: Exhibiting in the Middle East. For each class I assisted the faculty in class preparation, organizing a class trip to New York, and the Netherlands, and presenting to the students.Unravel the Code is an interdisciplinary class at the Maryland Institute College of Art, drawing upon traditional crafts to explore new fabrication technologies. It also includes a travel component with a collaboration with the Willem de Kooning Academy.in Rotterdam, Holland. Show less

• Co-curator

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

  Intersection, is an exhibition showcasing the layered stories of people, places and moments in history that shaped the identity of one of Baltimore City's popular intersections, North Avenue and Charles Street in the Station North neighborhood. The exhibition, highlights four corners and four eras in history within the past 100 years (1915 - 2015).'Intersection' is a curated selection of newly commissioned work and pieces from personal collections, including painting, photography, projection artistry, site-specific installation and performance art. The exhibition is a visual experience creating an opportunity for artists to discover the city's history, offering viewers the chance to look at the many layers of the historic crossroad of North Avenue and Charles Street. Viewers can explore the geography, social relationships and cultural landscape of Baltimore's rapidly changing urban center. Show less



Ministry of Culture Bahrain

• Event Coordinator

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

  Coordinated and assisted with the curation of, as well as the production of the catalog for, "Recreational Purpose". A group photography exhibition featuring the newly commissioned works of Taysir Batniji, Nicène Kossentini, Hrair Sarkissian, Ghada Khonji, Jamal Penjweny, Waheeda Malullah, Eman Ali, Steve Sabella, Haya Al Khalifa, Camille Zakharia and Wed Abduljawad as part of the Bahrain's Capital of Arab Tourism. Coordinated and assisted with the curation of, as well as the production of the catalog for, "Recreational Purpose". A group photography exhibition featuring the newly commissioned works of Taysir Batniji, Nicène Kossentini, Hrair Sarkissian, Ghada Khonji, Jamal Penjweny, Waheeda Malullah, Eman Ali, Steve Sabella, Haya Al Khalifa, Camille Zakharia and Wed Abduljawad as part of the Bahrain's Capital of Arab Tourism.



Ministry of Culture - Bahrain Summer Festival

• Art teacher

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Teaching short intense art workshops, subjects such as human body proportions, and shadow and shade. Teaching short intense art workshops, subjects such as human body proportions, and shadow and shade.



GOYS 2030, Madinat Elshabab

• Art teacher

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Teaching four workshops per week: Sculpture and glass painting, ages 10- 14. Teaching four workshops per week: Sculpture and glass painting, ages 10- 14.



Naseem International School

• Bahrain
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Teacher

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  Responsibilities: Preparing and teaching 18 classes per week, grades 7-10. Managing and directing the Art Club once a week. Organizing and preparing the Art Fair. Responsibilities: Preparing and teaching 18 classes per week, grades 7-10. Managing and directing the Art Club once a week. Organizing and preparing the Art Fair.


Beyond2
• South Africa
• Interior Designer

  • 2009 - 2010


Max Media

• Telecommunications

• Assistant Editor and writer

  • 2009 - 2009

  Writer for Interior Design magazine Writer for Interior Design magazine