Alia Farid

 - - - - - 2013

ALIA FARID

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ALIA’S BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1985, Alia Farid is a Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist who works at the intersection of art and education through the activation of spaces for critical thinking and action.

She is an alumna of El Programa de Estudios Independientes (PEI-MACBA, Barcelona) where she completed a Masters in Museum Studies and Critical Theory in 2011, the Visual Arts Program at MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts) where she obtained a Master in Science in Visual Studies in 2008, and La Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico (Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico) where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. In 2009 she was appointed Director of Al Sabah Art & Design in Kuwait, and currently works with the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters under the Heritage and Museums Department particularly on the development of public programs and enhancing cross-institutional relationships. The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters is a public and governmental cultural organization founded by the State of Kuwait in collaboration with Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah.

(Source Delfina Foudation)

 - - - - - 2012

CV (former page)

Education :

Present | Master in Museum Studies + Critical Theory : Programa de Estudios Independientes, MACBA/UAB. Barcelona, Spain.

2008 | Master in Science in Visual Studies : Visual Arts Program/Department of Architecture, MIT. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

2006 | Bachelor of Fine Art : Escuela de Artes Plasticas. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Professional :

Present | Curator | COUNTER | www.countercorporation.com

February 2010 | Curator MENAlab2010 www.menaseries.org

2009-2010 | Cultural Director of Al Sabah Art & Design (Al Sabah Collection). Shaab, Kuwait.

March 2009 | Design layout for the Palestinian Pavilion at ArtDubai, Madinat Jumeirah. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

December 2008 | Design as Reform (outline for design competition to be launched in September 2009) traffic, Al Barsha. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

December 2008 - February 2009 | Researcher. traffic, Al Barsha. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2006 | CIRCA International Art Fair (coordinator).

2004 | None of the Above : Contemporary work by Puerto Rican Artists (curated by Steve Holmes and Silvia Karman Cubina, coordinated by Alia Farid). Real Art Ways. Hartford, Connecticut.

November to January 2003 | ArtBasel Curatorial Assistant to Silvia Karman Cubina and Rosa de la Cruz (show by Hans Ulrich Obrist). The Moore Space (Craig Robins Design Destrict). Miami, Florida.

Summer and fall of 2003 | Artist Assistant to Ada Bobonis Roig, Public Art project for Rio Piedras train station. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Exhibitions :

Pending Summer 2009 | Project Room, Arsenal de la Puntilla. Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico.

December 2009 | REUSE 3.0, en.v Foundation. Kuwait, Kuwait.

October 2009 | 1.0 Ciclo de Video Arte, Galeria 356. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

December 2008 | The Storehouse Group, SCOPE. Miami, Florida.

July 2008 | Carnival of the Arts, Axiom Gallery. Boston, Massachusetts.

May 2008 | Articulare, MIT Visual Arts Program. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

July 2007 | La Perla Habla. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

June 2007 | Bienal Arte Nuevo InteractivA Merida. Yucatan, Mexico.

May 2007 | LAUNCH : New Work in a New Space, MIT Visual Arts Program. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

January 2007 | work that floats, LaMobil. San Juan (Laguna de Condado), Puerto Rico.

January 2007 | Cortos, AREA. Caguas, Puerto Rico.

June 2006 | Wild Girls, Exit Art. New York, New York.

June 2006 | VideoArteElectronico06. Lima, Peru.

September 2005 | Colectivo, (untitled), TagROM. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

November 2005 | Almost Nothing, TagROM. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

November 2005 | New Voices in Video Art, Museum of Contemporary Art. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

December 2005 | Ninjas Killed my Family : Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons, Galeria Comercial. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Artist Talks :

December 2009 | Cultural Session 15, Dar Al Athar al-Islamiyyah. Shaab, Kuwait.

December 2009 | The Application of Textiles in Contemporary Art, Bayt Al Sadu. Kuwait City, Kuwait.

March 2008 | Jewett Art Center/Media Arts and Sciences, Wellesley College. Wellesley, Massachusetts.

October 2007 | Give Me a Break, Joan Jonas performance Hall MIT/VAP. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

January 2007 | Diasporic Tactics, Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Workshops :

Summer 2009 | ASAD Summer Session 2009, Al Sabah Art & Design. Shaab, Kuwait.

February 2009 | On Sadu Weaving Techniques (collaboration between pr0gress + traffic + UCLA). Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

June 2007 | Explorations through Drawing, Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico (Summer School). San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Summer 2005 | Installation Art for Teens, Taller de Fotoperiodismo. Summer School Program + Anti-Drug Campaign. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Spring 2003 | Art for Kids, EAP Extension Program. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Teaching :

September - December 2009 | Adjunct Faculty : Humanities Division (ART 121 Drawing I) American University of Kuwait. Salmiya, Kuwait.

September - December 2008 | Assistant Professor : School of Architecture (Design Studio) Kuwait University. Khaldiya Campus, Kuwait.

June - August 2008 | Teaching Assistant to Professor Paul Stopforth. Harvard University (Drawing into Painting) Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Visual and Environmental Studies. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

June - August 2008 | Teaching Assistant to Professor Paul Stopforth. Harvard University (Exploring the Nature of Drawing) Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Visual and Environmental Studies. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

February - June 2008 | Teaching Assistant to Professor Antoni Muntadas. MIT 4.367/8 (Fear and the End of Public Space) MIT/Visual Arts Program. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

September - December 2007 | Teaching Assistant to Professor Joe Zane. MIT 4.301.02 (Introduction to Visual Arts) MIT/Visual Arts Program. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

February - May 2007 | Teaching Assistant to Professor Wendy Jacob. MIT 4.301 (Introduction to Visual Arts) MIT/Visual Arts Program. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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