EDUCATION
1994 Pratt Institute - New York, BFA Sculpture
1998 Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, AAS, Production Management
SOLO/SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 (upcoming) THE RIVER FLOWS, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA
2025 SHIFTING SEASONS, Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette, CA
2025 BEAUTIFUL WORLD, Art Gallery at the Orinda Library, Orinda, CA
2024 CONNECTIONS, Community Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2024 UNSEEN ORDER, Wall Box Gallery, South San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 REFUGE, Kitsune Community Studio, Half Moon Bay, CA
2025 ROOTED, Ruth’s Table, San Francisco, CA
2025 MENDING TOGETHER, Luna Gallery, San Juan Bautista, CA
2024 GLIMMERS, Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
2024 WOMEN CREATE SPACE, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA
2024 PROCESS, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2023 APAture23 by Kearny Street Workshop, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 ABOUT FACE, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2022 CONFRONTING DEMONS, Blind Insect Gallery, Portland, OR
2021 IF A TREE FALLS, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2020 BIRD, NEST, NATURE, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2020 LEFT COAST ANNUAL, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA , Juror Award
2020 REFLECTIONS ON HOME, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland, CA
2019 NEW CURRENCIES, JPG @ The Bank, Lafayette, CA
CURATING
HANDLE WITH CARE, Bioneers Conference, March 2025
Invited to curate an exhibition for the Bioneers Conference at UC Berkeley of art about the environment and social justice.
NOTHING NEW, 465 Collective Space Gallery, February-March 2025
Invited to co-curate an exhibition and catalog of immigrant and/or queer artists responding to current administration policies targeting these groups by highlighting the groups’ unity
BEAUTIFUL WORLD, Art Gallery at the Orinda Library, February 2025
Invited to curate an exhibition for Lamorinda Arts Council of Muslim female artists.
LONGING FOR ATTACHMENT, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, June/July 2024
Invited to curate an exhibition for ARTogether at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center of Bay Area 1st/2nd generation immigrant and refugee artists, reflecting on the notion of attachments.
RESIDENCIES/AWARDS
2024 NCWCA MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AWARD – NCWCA, Bay Area, CA
The NCWCA Mentorship Program pairs five experienced NCWCA members with five emerging Bay Area woman-identifying artists, curators, art teachers, art historians, and/or aspiring gallerists for six months.
2023-24 ARTIST FELLOWSHIP-Parent Artist Award – Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Printmaking studio artist in residence
2023 INNOVATION IN IMAGE RESIDENCY – Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
A ten-day residency for inventive image makers to come and explore the potential of Pilchuck’s Digital Imaging Lab and Print Studio and to experiment with groundbreaking ways to combine imagery and glass, awarded to two image-based artists
PUBLICATIONS
LAMORINDA WEEKLY, “Local Muslim artist creates connection and celebrates diversity,” Mar 12, 2025
KQED.ORG, “In SF Art Show, Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Queer Policies Are ‘Nothing New’,” Feb 3, 2025
ORINDA NEWS, “Eclectic Exhibits Highlight Our Beautiful World,” Jan 27, 2025
CANVAS REBEL, Artist Interview, Oct 2024, Jan 2025
BOLD JOURNEY, Artist Interview, Aug 2024
ARCADIA MAGAZINE, ‘The Gallery,’ Issue 22, Dec 2023
UPPERCASE MAGAZINE, ‘Fresh Talent,’ Issue 54, July/Aug/Sept 2022
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
OAKLAND ART MURMUR — Board Member
DEC 2023 – DEC 2024, Oakland, CA
Served on the board to promote the arts and artists in Oakland
DE YOUNG MUSEUM OF ART — Education Consultant
AUG 2017 - JAN 2019, San Francisco, CA
Served on a Community Advisory Board and developed art ed curriculum for interaction with museum visitors
ZORA, INC — Owner and Designer
JUN 1997 - AUG 2009, New York, NY
Designed, produced and sold women’s clothing in an eponymous retail boutique and designed and produced a wholesale line of bridesmaids’ dresses
THE DRAWING CENTER — Director of School Programs
SEP 1995 - JUN 1997, New York, NY
Created and directed educational programming for school groups, including art workshops, tours and teaching artist partnerships with local schools
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART — Family Programs Lecturer
AUG 1994 - FEB 2010, New York, NY
Created and led gallery tours and art workshops for families
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART — 12 Month Internship in the Department of Education
AUG 1994 – SEP 1995, New York, NY
Worked with Family and Public Programs Coordinators and assisted with the Friends of Education Committee to increase representation of African American artists in the collections