Experience
Summary
- Has perfomed as a dancer and puppeteer throughout her theater experience, including showcases in the Chicago Theater, and Walt Disney World.
- Has built and constructed stage pieces and create costumes for school productions.
- Currently an Early Child Education teacher as well as a Teaching Artist. Has implimented developmentally appropriate lesson plans to students in various learning settings.
- Has worked as a self taught freelance photographer for various events, has showcases in exhibitions throughout the city, and has been featured in a number of blogs and websites.
Education
2012 Bachelor
of Arts,
Kendall College, Chicago, IL
Major:
Early Childhood Education
Concentration:
Special Education
Print Publications
February 2014, Salaam, Love:American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, and Intimacy, Beacon Press
May 2012, The News, SPLASH!
May 2012, The News, SPLASH!
March
2012, Wonder
Filled,
Chicago Reader
January
2011,
Ndidi,
Beautifully Wrapped Wall Calender 2011, Niyah Publications
September
2009, Speaker
Wall and Equipment,
Patone Paint Catalog
July/August
2009, Tell
It,
Cafe Magazine
Exhibitions
Solo exhibition
2014 ChiLOVE>ChIraq, IMAN, Chicago, IL
Select group exhibitions
2014 MOONS, MAVENS,AND MERMAIDS, The Silver Room, Chicago, IL
We Are The People, The Silver Room, Chicago, IL
Dreamcatchers, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
2013 Opening Showcase, Kusanya Cafe, Chicago, IL
Arts Explosion, Clarendon Park, Chicago, IL
CameraChi Instagram Exhibition, Pilsen, Chicago, IL
Theater on the Lake, Fullerton Beach, Chicago IL
Street Walkers, IMAN, Chicago, IL
2012 ¡Ojalá! Connecting Voices and Visions, Little Village HS, Chicago, IL
2014 ChiLOVE>ChIraq, IMAN, Chicago, IL
Select group exhibitions
2014 MOONS, MAVENS,AND MERMAIDS, The Silver Room, Chicago, IL
We Are The People, The Silver Room, Chicago, IL
Dreamcatchers, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
2013 Opening Showcase, Kusanya Cafe, Chicago, IL
Arts Explosion, Clarendon Park, Chicago, IL
CameraChi Instagram Exhibition, Pilsen, Chicago, IL
Theater on the Lake, Fullerton Beach, Chicago IL
Street Walkers, IMAN, Chicago, IL
2012 ¡Ojalá! Connecting Voices and Visions, Little Village HS, Chicago, IL
everivera photography, Dollop Coffee, Chicago, IL
Half Pint Poetics, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
2011 Taste of Ramadan, CAIR Chicago, Chicago, IL
Half
Pint Poetics,
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
2010 Freeform,
River East Art Center, Chicago IL
2009 Veils
Transparencies & Tapestries,
DePaul University,Chicago, IL
Thaw,
Prak-Sis Studios, Chicago, IL
2008 Art
on Track,
Chicago Public Transportation, Chicago, IL
Freelance/Volunteer/Affiliations
2012-present Ta'leef Collective Chicago, Photographer
2009-present Inner-City Muslim Action Network(IMAN), Photographer
2008-present Kuumba Lynx, Photographer
2012 Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Videographer/Photographer
2008-present Kuumba Lynx, Photographer
2012 Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Videographer/Photographer
2010 Urban
Geographic, Curator
2008-2012 Walt
Disney Magnet School, Wardrobe and Set Design