Resume
Education
-MFA in Painting, Spring 2013, Indiana State University,
USA
-BFA in Painting, Spring 2008, Indiana State University, USA
Teaching Experience
Indiana State University (ISU): Adjunct faculty:
- Arts 151 (Art Appreciation) Spring 2017
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT): Adjunct Faculty:
- 2-D Design Winter Quarter 2016-17
Indiana State University (ISU): Adjunct faculty:Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT): Adjunct Faculty:
- 2-D Design Winter Quarter 2016-17
- Arts 102 (2-D Design) Spring 2016
- Arts 101 (Drawing Fundamentals) Spring 2016
Indiana State University (ISU): Adjunct faculty:
- Arts 151 (Art Appreciation) Fall 2015
- Arts 101 (Drawing Fundamentals) Fall 2015
Indiana State University (ISU): Adjunct faculty:
- Arts 102 (2-D Design) Spring 2015
- Arts 101 (Drawing Fundamentals) Spring 2015
Indiana
State University (ISU): Adjunct faculty:
- Arts 101 (Drawing Fundamentals) Fall
2014
Indiana
State University (ISU): Adjunct faculty:
- Arts 102
(2-D Design) Spring 2014
- Arts 101
(Drawing Fundamentals) Spring 2014
Indiana
State University (ISU): Interim painting instructor:
- Arts 101 (Drawing Fundamentals)
Fall 2013
- Arts 230 (Introduction to
Painting) Fall 2013
- Arts 331 (Intermediate Painting)
Fall 2013
- Arts 430 (Advanced Painting) Fall
2013
- Arts 600( Painting Workshop) Fall
2013
Indiana
State University (ISU): Instructor of record for the following classes:
- Art 101 (Drawing Fundamentals)
Spring 2013
- Art 215 (Intermediate Drawing )
Fall 2012
- Art 101 (Drawing Fundamentals) Spring
2012
- Art 101 (Drawing Fundamentals)
Fall 2011
- Art 101 (Drawing Fundamentals)
Fall 2010
Art
Instructor, Community School of the Arts (CSA), Terre Haute, IN
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Dry
Media Drawing, Fall 2013
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Plein
Air Watercolor, Summer 2013
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Oil
Painting, Summer 2013
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Mixed
Media Drawing, Fall 2013
-
Oil
Painting, Fall 2013
Arab
International University (AIU):Instructor of record for the following classes:
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Perspective Drawing I Spring 2010
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Color Theory & Application
I&II Spring 2010
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Color Theory & Application
I&II Fall 2009
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Color Theory & Application
I&II Spring 2009
Art
instructor at the Art Space Community Program (painting- drawing), Washington
DC, 2007
Private
Tutoring for painting and drawing, Terre
Haute, IN, 2012 to present
Private
Tutoring for English and Arabic languages, Damascus, Syria, 2005
Assistant
at the Art Day at Indiana State University, 2006.
Related Work Experience
Gallery operations manager, Arts Illiana, Terre Haute,IN, 2015-16
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at Candles Holocaust Museum, Terre Haute, IN, Dec 2015
Keynote Speaker, “Remembering the Holocaust”, Indiana State University, Nov 2015
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at Marion University, Indianapolis, IN, Nov 2016
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, April 2015
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at Shepherd Center, Indianapolis, IN, April 2015
Keynote Speaker at Community Semester, Indiana State University, April 2015
Keynote Speaker, Human Rights Day, Indiana State University, March 2015
Gallery operations manager, Arts Illiana, Terre Haute,IN, 2015-16
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at Candles Holocaust Museum, Terre Haute, IN, Dec 2015
Keynote Speaker, “Remembering the Holocaust”, Indiana State University, Nov 2015
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at Marion University, Indianapolis, IN, Nov 2016
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, April 2015
“Seen for Syria” Speaker at Shepherd Center, Indianapolis, IN, April 2015
Keynote Speaker at Community Semester, Indiana State University, April 2015
Keynote Speaker, Human Rights Day, Indiana State University, March 2015
Founder,
Seen for Syria, Art Education/ Therapy program for Syrian Refugee Children,
2014- present
Art Education director, Syria: What Was, What Is, What Will Be: International NGO, 2013-14
Art Education director, Syria: What Was, What Is, What Will Be: International NGO, 2013-14
Organization
Advisor, Young People Revolution (YPR) Indiana State University, Terre Haute,
IN, 2013- present
Arts
Illiana committee member, Arts Illiana Gallery, Terre Haute, IN, 2012
Juror
for the Allusions Journal, Indiana State University,2012, 2013
Assistant
at the Permanent Art Collection, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN,
2011
Gallery Assistant, University Gallery, Indiana State University, Spring 2011
Gallery Assistant, University Gallery, Indiana State University, Spring 2011
Lab
monitor at the sculpture studio, Indiana State University, Fall 2007
Lab
monitor at the printmaking studio, Indiana State University, Spring 2008
Gallery
Assistant, Bare Montgomery Student Gallery, Indiana State University, 2007-
2008
Upcoming Events
- “Remains II”, Art Turman Gallery, ISU, Terre Haute, IN, April, 2017
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Keynote Speaker, Holocaust Remembrance
Conference committee, Lafayette, IN April, 2017
-"Seen for Syria" Art
Show, River Valley Art Center, Russelville, AR, June 2017
-"Seen for Syria" Speaker, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2017
Exhibitions (Solo)
“Seen for Syria”, Jadal Art Gallery,
Amman, Jordan, 2014
Out Reach Exhibition: Corporate Square, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2012
Out Reach Exhibition: Corporate Square, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2012
Out Reach
Exhibition: TH Savings Bank, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2012
“Coffee Grounds" Art Show, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2011
"Java
Haute" Art Show, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2011
"Water and
Other Elements", Bare Montgomery Gallery, Terre
Haute, Indiana,
"Phantoms
of a Space II", Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt, 2010
"Anatomy
of Speed", Bare Montgomery Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana State
University, 2007
University, 2007
"Phantoms
of a Space I", the Art Space Community Gallery, Washington DC,2007
“Clothes
Line”, Bare Montgomery Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana State University, 2007
Exhibitions (Group)
“Seen for
Syria”, Orange County Center of Contemporary Arts, California. January 2016
“Seen for Syria”, Turman Art Gallery, ISU, Terre Haute, IN, 2014
“Seen for Syria”, Turman Art Gallery, ISU, Terre Haute, IN, 2014
Indiana State University Faculty Show, Terre Haute, IN, 2014
“With and Without Challenges”
Carnegie Art Gallery, Covington, KY, 2014
“Seen for Syria”, Turman Art Gallery,
Terre Haute, IN, 2014
“Syria: What Was, What Is, What Will
Be”, Embassy of the Netherlands, Washington DC, February, 2014
“Syria: What Was, What Is, What Will
Be”, Fridge Gallery, Washington DC, January, 2014
Indiana State University Faculty Show, Terre Haute, IN, 2013
MFA Thesis Show, Indiana State
University, Terre Haute, IN, 2013
Weadon Gallery Group Show, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
2013
HMSU
8th Annual Student Show, HMSU Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2012
“The filthy Process” Turman Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana State
University, 2012
"Double
the Pleasure", Printmaking show, Hulman Student Center, ISU, 2012
"Visions”,
Montgomery
Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana State University, 2012
Halcyon Juried Show,
Terre Haute, Indiana, 2010
Low Road Gallery Juried
Show, Green Castle, Indiana, 2010
Luxor International
Painting Symposium, Luxor, Egypt 2009
Indiana
State University Juried Student Exhibition, 2008.
Plain
Brown Wrapper National Printmaking Competition, University of North Dakota,
2008
Bright
Ideas, Hulman Center, Indiana State University, 2007
Wall
Mountables Group Art Show, DCAC, Washington DC, 2007
In
The Groove, Hulman Center, Indiana State University, 2006
Annual
Students Art Show, Russian Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria, 2002-06
Awards
Level Above
Award- Human Relations, City of Terre Haute, IN, 2016
Center of Community Engagement Recognition Award, Indiana State University, April, 2015
Center of Community Engagement Recognition Award, Indiana State University, April, 2015
President
merit award, 8th Annual HMSU Show, Indiana State University, 2012
Arts & Sciences Merit Award, 8th Annual HMSU Show, Indiana
State University, 2012
HMSU Merit Award, 8th Annual HMSU Show, Indiana State University, 2012
HMSU Merit Award, 8th Annual HMSU Show, Indiana State University, 2012
Residential
Life Teaching Award, Indiana State University, 2011
President
merit award, Vital Signs,
Indiana State University, 2010
College of Arts & Sciences merit award, Vital Signs, Indiana State University, 2010
College of Arts & Sciences merit award, Vital Signs, Indiana State University, 2010
President
Purchase award winner at Bright Ideas,
Indiana State University, 2007
Purchase
award, In the Groove, Indiana State University, 2006.
Juror’s
Award, In the Groove, Indiana State University, 2006.
Al-Basel
Award for Academic Excellency, Fine Art
School, Damascus, Syria, 2005
Scholarships and Academic
Achievements, Workshops
Receipient of Indiana Arts Commission Annual Grant 2014-15
US Department of State, PLUS Scholarship, 2006-2008
“Set in
Stone" Lithography Workshop, Indiana State University,
Terre Haute, Indiana, 2011
Mojmirovce International
Painting Workshop, Mojmirovce, Slovakia, 2010
Luxor International
Painting Symposium, Luxor, Egypt 2009
Dean’s
List, Indiana State University Fall- Spring 2007
Dean’s
List, Fine Art School Syria. Spring2005.
Technical Abilities
Painting:
watercolor, oil, ink
Drawing:
charcoal, pencil, pastel
Printmaking:
etching, dry point, collograph, relief
Sculpture:
welding, clay modeling.
Language Proficiency
Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English
Publications:
Taylor, Dave.
“What’s The Future for Syria’s Children.” State Magazine. March, 2015
Moore, Rondrell
with Soulaf Abas. ISU Professor Still
Bringing Attention to Syrian Children. WTHITV. March 5th, 2015.
DeNoon, Leigh with
Soulaf, Syrian Expatriate Uses Art to
Cope with War, Connects Cultures, WFYI, January 2015.
Magni, Michela. “Me
and You: A Book Recounting Childhood Denied in Syrian and The Unites States”, Radio
City Milano, December, 2014. http://lacittanuova.milano.corriere.it/2014/12/20/me-and-you-un-libro-racconta-linfanzia-negata-in-siria-e-negli-stati-uniti/#more-15433
Edwards, Brett with
Soulaf Abas. ISU Professor Giving Back to
Children in Syria. My Wabash Valley TV, November 24th, 2014.
Moore, Rondrell
with Soulaf Abas. ISU Prof. Teaches
Children How to Have Compassion, WTHITV,
November 5th, 2014.
Moore, Rondrell with
Soulaf Abas. Indiana State University
Connects Pain to Art. WTHITV.
November 5th, 2014.
Lee, Mariah,
“Professor Raises Money, Awareness for Homeland”, Indiana Statesman, December,
2014
Ingalsbe, Adler,
“Artist Holds Fundraising Event for Syrian Refugees”, Indiana Statesman,
December, 2014
Powell, Dianne
Frances D., “Letter Exchange Brings Hope to Students Near and Far” Washington
Post, December, 2014 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/8/letter-exchange-brings-hope-to-students-near-far/?page=3
Powell, Dianne
Frances D., “I Want to Go Home: Letter to and from Syrian Refugees”, Tribune
Star, December, 2014
Smith, Melissa,
“Cycles of Art and Healing Among Syrian Refugees”, Warscapes Magazine,
September, 2014 http://www.warscapes.com/art/cycles-art-and-healing-among-syrian-refugees
Miller, Brian,
“Seen for Syria.” Spectrum Magazine, Oct, 2014
Cash, Steve, “Seen
for Syria.” Tribune Star Newspaper, September, 2014
Deruy, Emily.
“Photos: Art Exhibit Syria’s Past and Present”, Fusion, January 2014.
http://fusion.net/culture/story/photos-art-exhibit-shows-syrias-past-present-415386
Ibrahim, Taleb,
“Syria Blooming”, Huna Sawtak, Radio of the Netherlands February, 2014
http://hunasotak.com/article/3451
Cash, Steve. “Art
Caused By Revolution.” Spectrum Magazine, Oct, 2013: 25.
Fatheree, Ductin,
“Not Just Grafitti.” Tribune Star, June 2013
Book Cover, They Shouldn’t Die, poetry for Syria
by Omar Souliman, Ghawoon Publications, Paris, Franc, 2013
Book Cover, Esemmat, Short Stories by Ali
Shawish, Kalimat Publications, Damascus, Syria. 2009
Book Cover, Bala Maana, Short Stories by Ali
Shawish, kalimat Publications, Damascus, Syria. 2008
Book Cover, Arraesh Al-Nojoom, Poetry by Bashar
Housen, Taleaa Publications, Damascus,
Syria, 2008
Collections
Marian University
Permanent Art Collection, Indiana, USA, 2016
Indiana State
University Permanent Art Collection, Indiana, USA, 2016
Table Scapes, Arts
Illiana, Indiana, USA 2011
Mojmirovce City Hall,
Slovakia 2010
Southern Graphics
Council, USA 2009
Ministry of Culture,
Egypt 2009
University of North
Dakota, USA 2008
Art Space Community Center, Washington DC, USA 2007
Art Space Community Center, Washington DC, USA 2007
Indiana State University,
USA 2007