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In this post-human world, a colorful group of raycats travel in search of a safer home. The environments the cats pass through on their journey tells a story of a population long forgotten.

The lofty and mysterious Woodland Antiques has a large presence in the downtown area. It stands so tall that it steals most of the morning sunrise right out of the sky.

This work addresses my Arab identity reconstructed in my fathers image. His work shoes that he labors in, are tied down on a block of cement with rebar, a material I use to represent my (or our) Arab identity. Inspired by repeating moments in my…

Based on a photograph from my childhood, this painting depicts my grandmother, myself, and my older brother. I am interested in figures with their backs turned to the viewer, which is one of the reasons I chose to paint this photograph. The ambiguity…

This painting depicts a representation of my younger self, reinvented in the image of father. The inspiration for this painting came from a photograph of my father standing barefoot on top of the roof of his first house here in the U.S. Hence I…

In this print, a reversal of roles is seen between the hanging feet and the the clothes piled up on the ground. Here I am thinking of feet as vessels in in of themselves, not just part of a vessel, our body. The purpose of feet for those who…

I consider this my first exploration of rebar as a material and as a symbol of my Arab identity. As a material, I find it compelling that rebar is can only be seen when a building is destroyed, otherwise it is invisible. As the child of a Syrian…

Created with perspective points and lines in order to demonstrate my colorful buildings. It is another abstract work of mine

I put my dreams in a room where I can meet my "love" ones

This artwork was one done during a meltdown. I had worked for weeks on this art piece, only for me to mess it up so badly that I spiraled and ruined it. There are dark splatters and a tear somewhere. It is a reflection of the state I was in. Despite…