Selected CV
Education
2016 · Ph.D., Teaching and Learning / Art Education, University of Iowa
2013 · MFA, Book Arts, University of Iowa Center for the Book
2003 · MA, Art Education/Design, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
1998 · BAE, Art Education/Design, College of Art Education, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
Academic appointments
Current · Lecturer of Bookbinding, Design Workshops, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts, German University in Cairo
2018–2024 · Lecturer, Department of Design, College of Art Education, Helwan University
2015–2018 · Assistant Professor of Art Education, Department of Art, University of Northern Iowa
2009–2013 · Lead Teaching Assistant, College of Education, University of Iowa
1999–2008 · Instructor, College of Art Education, Helwan University
2007–2008 · Instructor, The American University in Cairo
Selected residencies & lectures
2026 · Boundless Residency, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis
2026 · Goudy Lecture and Workshop, Scripps College, Claremont
2026 · Stiff-Leaf Binding and Variations, San Francisco Center for the Book
2025 · El Anatsui Visiting Artist Fellowship for Africa-Based Artists, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia
Public & private collections
My artists’ books are held in public and private collections across the globe, from Egypt and Europe to Japan, Australia, the Americas, and the Gulf. These include the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt; the British Library in London; the German National Library in Leipzig; the National Library of Chile in Santiago; the University of Sydney in Australia; and Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar in Doha. In the United States, collections include the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Thomas J. Watson Library, the New York Public Library, Yale University’s Haas Arts Library, MIT’s Aga Khan Documentation Center, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Library, the University of Iowa Libraries, Letterform Archive, and the Walker Art Center.