EDUCATION
2014-2019 Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture; Bachelor of Architecture
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Study Abroad: NC State European Center in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2020-2021 UX Academy Foundations Certificate; UX Academy Certificate, DesignLab
2024 Coursework: Maqam Unveiled - Cultural History and Theory of Arabic Music
2025 IMIYENZI, Houston, TX
2025 MFS Exhibited: Roots and Realities, Alexandria, VA
2024 Madaniya NYC, Brooklyn, New York
2023 Power in the Collective, Woodbridge, VA
2022 Space Jam: A Mipsterz Spotlight Series, Durham, NC
2018 City of Raleigh Arts Commission Public Art Pedestal, Raleigh, NC; acquired by Union Station, Raleigh, NC, 2019
2017 As We Know It: Prague from the Perspective of American Students, CAMP, Prague, Czech Republic
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
PROFESSIONAL & CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2023 - Present Founder & Creative Director, Zammanik, a platform centered on Sudanese sonic memory, archives, and visual culture, DC/NYC
2022 - Present Co-Founder, Tabadul Collective, an interdisciplinary creative practice rooted in community and cultural exchange, NC/DC/PGH
2021 - Present Senior Associate UX Designer, New York, NY
2025 Guest Speaker, Keep Eyes on Sudan: Teaching and Artistic Production on Sudan, Georgetown University, Washington DC
2025 Creative Director & Production Designer, Al Layl wal Qamar: The Nile Is Calling, a music and poetry event, Washington, DC
2025 Event Co-Organizer, Cinema Sudania, Washington DC; New York, NY.
2025 Workshop Leader, Vintage Album Cover Collage & Arabic Design History Session, Washington, DC
2025 Contributing Visual Artist (Vendor), Between Two Suns, MENA Creative Collective, New York, NY
2025 Selected Vendor, Arab Conference at Harvard, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2024 Steering Committee Member, VAE Contemporary Muslim Art Exhibition, Raleigh, NC
2024 Contributing Visual Artist (Vendor), Nile Nights, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Event Co-Organizer & Visual Design Lead, Films from Sudan, Durham, NC
2024 Co-Curator and Visual Editor, Zine 02: Poems for Dinner, Tabadul Collective
2023 Curator and Visual Designer, Zine 01: Language, Tabadul Collective x MWF
2023 Panelist, Sudan Today: Revolutionary Consciousness & Transnational Solidarity, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
2019 - 2021 Project Designer, Charlotte, NC
2017 Award Winner, Student Photo Competition, NC State European Center in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2017 Selected Photographer, Art2Wear, NC State College of Design, Raleigh, NC