My newest publication is NICE TRY: A Brief History of Failure for the annual comic book anthology Corniche by Sharjah Art Foundation, where I have work featured alongside other UAE-based comic illustrators. It’s short, and there are lots more tales to explore, so I may be expanding it into a bigger project.
Now viewable in the American University in Dubai rotunda gallery, an exhibition of my students’ paintings from this semester. So far, they’ve made a series of paintings inspired by modern art styles, explored abstraction of a subject, and painted a figure from observation. I’m looking forward to seeing what they make for their final projects.
Collagraph printmaking is a great way to explore texture and spontaneous arrangement. Find any collage materials and make a print out of it! Or you can try it this weekend at my workshop. I’ll bring the materials, you roll it with ink and press it!
12-2pm Sunday November 26th, Alserkal Avenue in The Yard.
The Paper & Ink printmaking exhibition is now on display at American University in Dubai. We have prints traded by artists from all over the US, UK, Europe, and the Middle East. The show features a wide range of historical printmaking techniques, including relief, intaglio, aquatint, collagraph, lithography, and screen print.
Bouquet. Oil on Canvas. 2023. 24x29”
My 2022 linocut portrait of Yosra was recently featured in an online group exhibition.
This painting is inspired by the swirling patterns I carve into my linocut prints. I built it up with lots of layers of color blending, to bright and chunky results. It turned out like psychedelic tropical storms, but I think it will be a nice way to brighten up my entryway.
My 2021 linocut print Exitus Adhuc Incertum is in the online exhibition TIME, which features 135 artists from around the world sharing artwork on the theme of time.
I had a great conversation with Jason Louv about Apocalypse history and culture on his podcast, Ultraculture. It’s also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
