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December 2022 - February 2023

Climate Energy commission - CHI Energy

 

May 2022 - July 2022

Flags of Nature. Commonwealth Games.

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February - April 2022

Cultural Resistance and Creative Protest

Maps and Flags. The Gap Arts Project

 

December 2021 - July 2022

Mapping project, Our Garden - Sacred Spaces of Balsall Heath

 

March 2022

Mughal Miniature inspired mobiles - Sonia Sabri Company

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January 2022 - March 2022

Fabric Under My Skin

Collaboration. British Council

 

January 2021 - March 2022 Commissioned artwork

Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research and Crafts Council UK

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January 2021 - June 2021

Paul Mellon Award for London, Asia, Arts Conference

https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/research/mapping-memory

 

December 2020 - February 2021

Mapping the Commonwealth. Birmingham City Council Commonwealth Feasibility study in collaboration with Craftspace UK 

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August 2020 - January 2021

Mapping Memory Collaboration, Transforming Narratives, British Council. UK, Pakistan and Bangladesh

 

January 2020

Bosnia House UK and Birmingham Celebrating Sanctuary Collaboration

 

August 2018

- Gallery 37 - Bookbinding and gestural mark making Workshop for artists

 

February 2018 - April 2018 -

We are Balsall Heath MELA Collaboration. Tents of Sanctuary installation

 

November 2017 - March 2018 -

Future Possibilities Lab Lapworth Museum University of Birmingham

- Future Possibilities Lab (FPL) is a curatorial space exploring the connections between artistic practice and scientific data to develop new, digital, data art. FPL crosses both physical and digital spaces and brings together artists and academics to work collaboratively to interrogate research and participate in enquiry and discussion to question, subvert and inform practice.

 

December (1st) 2017 -

Using Art in Research. School of Geography, Earth and  Environmental Sciences. University of Birmingham

 

October - November  2017 -

Resident Artist at  The School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of    Birmingham

 

2013 -

Creative Practitioner for Ikon Gallery UK. British Council

         - Mentored three Karachi based Artists in Pakistan. Part of Creative Cultures in Education (CCE) project.

 

2013  - Art Facilitator at Canal and River Trust West Midlands

 

March - 2013 Craft Journeys. Birmingham Canal and River Trust

 

October 2011 - Jan 2013 - The Waterways Trust Workshop Facilitator

 

June 2011

Workshop Facilitator - Songs of Sanctuary - as part of Refugee Week - Afghan pottery workshop

 

May 2010

Workshop Facilitator - 'Rhythms of the Heart' -Bishops Castle Shropshire – with Robert Bunting. Collaboration with artist Rosie Readfleming to create work around similarities within Christian and Muslim faiths.

 

November 2009

Workshop Facilitator for 'Reflections' Delivery of two workshops to a group of 35 Primary school RE teachers from around the West Midlands – 'Teaching Islam through Art'.

 

May 2009

Designer and Workshop Facilitator - 'Mosaic Networking' (West Midlands) – Small Heath School. Design a new logo for 'Mosaic networking' (West Midlands) – whilst inspiring pupils to assist in the process.

 

July 2008 – August 2009 –

Artist in Residence Wightwick Manor House - collaborated with National Trust and Hybrid Consulting – created 'Maypole' site specific art installation.

 

Nov 2008

 Project title - How can we bring light to Castle Vale?  Sampad. Worked with Year one children to create banners

 

March 2008

Mirpuri Community Development Trust – Pakistani Bus Project with 6 schools in Birmingham

 

Nov 2007

Salaam Festival New Walsall Art Gallery. Drop in family workshop - Create a Mini Keepsake

 

2007 July

Surtaal Asian Arts– Workshop at Derby Mela. Create an Arabesque Mobile

 

Jan 2007

Presentation of Elham Project at Arden Primary School Sparkhill Birmingham

 

Sept 2006

Artist in Residence @ Arden Primary School. Elham Project. Print Processes Traditional & Contemporary. Children designed patterns that were taken through to Print, Silkscreen Printing and Computer art.

 

March - April 2006 – Artists Mentor for Women’s group – ‘Impact Plus’. Based in Wolverhampton with Artist Sue Challis

 

March 2006 Workshop - International Women’s Day – Wolverhampton Art Gallery Clay pattern carving

 

Feb 2006

Cultural Arts Workshop – Hawksley Community Centre. Worked with the local Youth Club to create Perspex wall hangings for art exhibition

 

Jan 2006 Workshop Facilitator working with Chinese Elders - Moving Here Project, Glass, print work

 

Jan 2006 ‘Arts Week’ (Year 3) Starbank Primary School Painting, clay & print work

 

Dec 2005

Workshop Leader for Anim8- worked with Visual artist Ellie Reynish at Perry Common Library -  Xmas Gifts Project – for Mother & Toddler Groups

 

Sept 2005 – Dec ‘05

Flying Start Work Placement  Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and ‘Roving Eye’ Collaborated with Photographer Rita Fletcher, designed, delivered, and led on ‘Hockney Joiners’ Project

 

Nov 2005

Creating Script’ Glass painting Workshop at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

 

Sept 2005

‘Illuminating Faith’ BMAG clay workshop (Year 3) Woodcock Hill Primary School Birmingham

 

June 2005

Clay Jali Workshop for families Wolverhampton Art Gallery

 

April 2005 Clay Jali Workshop designed for families Bilston Craft Gallery

 

Jan 2002 – May 2003 Development Officer for Soho House Museum Birmingham. Outreach work with Asian women suffering Mental Health problems. Based at three different Day/Community Centres delivered weekly workshops/ creative therapy sessions. Working with Elderly female clients at Shakti Day Centre, Golden Hillock Day Centre, Fernley Gardens Day Centre and Soho Road Community Day Care

 

July 02 Oct 02

Salaam Wycombe – Artist in Residence at Wycombe Museum - built links with Asian community and Museum. Worked with the youth as well as a number of ladies groups to create work for final Exhibition

 

1997 – 1998

Teaching Technician at Newman College Art Dept.

Taught ceramics to degree level students, clay work and glazes. assisted students with screen printing. Worked in the Art Department teaching ceramics to degree level students, assisted students with screen printing and computer aided design work.

 

November 1997 - Feb 1998

‘Deeply Impressed’ hard bound catalogue  at Birmingham Museum and Gallery (BMAG)

‘Prints and the Computer’ at BMAG. Led drop-in workshops for families

 

March 1997

Artist in Residence at Ward End Primary School Arabic letter shapes, embroidery and collage design (Year 4)

 

1989 - 1990 Design Assistant for Kall Kwik Printing, Stockport. Prepared artwork on the Apple Mac as well as illustrations by hand

 

1987 - 1989

Paste Up Artist for Prontaprint, Burnley. Prepared artwork using reprographics darkroom, dealt with clients

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