Curriculum Vitae: Ahmed Faheem Soliman

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1 Curriculum Vitae: Ahmed Faheem Soliman I. Qualifications Profile A leader in instruction, research, and administration in Art Education with a proven ability to encourage students to make significant contributions to the art process. Proficient at designing successful curricula and educating students of diverse backgrounds and learning styles. Ten years of experience teaching Art History, Fine Arts, and Digital Arts courses. Professional graphic designer with ten-year professional exhibition record. Extensive graphic design curriculum development; consultation for and purchase/installation of hardware/software for graphic design computer labs. My mission is educate, liberate, broaden the mind, and to instill a lifelong love of learning in the field of art. II. Areas of Professional Expertise Instructor: Courses Taught: Digital and Graphic Design: Award-winning instructor in teaching Art History, Fine Arts, and Digital Arts. Proven ability to maintain well-disciplined and highly motivated classroom/ workshop. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that cultivate and sustain strong relationships within the site partners and community. Committed instructor with a talent for instilling art appreciation, and promoting creativity and open-mindedness. Graphic Design Print& Web - Digital Imaging and Design Essentials Design and Composition Design and Digital Photography Color Theory, 2-D Design Theory and Practice Typography Fundamentals Theory and Practice Typography Intermediate Theory and Practice Website Usability Theory and Practice Web Design Theory and Practice Information Architecture Foundations Animation Fundamentals Photoshop Fundamentals, Photoshop Intermediate InDesign Fundamentals Illustrator Fundamentals Dreamweaver Fundamentals Color Theory Logo Design Essentials Color Harmony Brand Identity Conceptualization. Print: Brochures, Newsletter, Business Cards, Stationary, Posters, Palm Cards, Large Scale Prints, Creative Resumes, Photo Collage/Composite. History and Theories: Fine Arts: Digital Photography: Technical Proficiency: Art History and Art Appreciation - History of Design Introduction to Modern Sculpture Theory and Practice Ancient Egypt Art History, Coptic (Christian- Egyptian) Art History, World Art History, Islamic Art History, Greek and Roman Art History. Large Scale Murals Mixed Media& Innovative Collage Techniques Public Sculpture& Installation Art Modern Sculpture: Wire Sculpture, Geometric Sculpture, Special Sculpture, Garden Sculpture, Public Sculpture, Modern Sculpture/Assemblage Using Found & Ready Made Objects, etc. Introduction to Digital Photography Theory and Practice Photo Retouching, Photo Composite Photo Editing Photo Restoration Photography and Photoshop Platforms: Mac OS and Windows OS. Adobe: Advanced Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Fireworks, After Effects, Office Suite.

2 III. Professional Experience A. Teaching History Lead Museum Instructor/ Graphic Designer Cultural Arts Program, Adolescent Program, Brooklyn Children s Museum, Brooklyn, NY 2005-present Courses Taught: Digital and Graphic Design: History and Theories: Fine Arts: Digital Photography: Graphic Design Print& Web - Digital Imaging and Design Essential Design and Composition Design and Digital Photography Color Theory, 2-D Design Theory and Practice Typography Fundamentals Theory and Practice Typography Intermediate Theory and Practice Usability Theory and Practice Web Design Theory and Practice Animation Fundamentals Photoshop Fundamentals, Photoshop Intermediate, InDesign Fundamentals, Illustrator Fundamentals, Dreamweaver Fundamentals, Color Theory, Logo Design Essentials Print: Brochures, Newsletter, Business Cards, Stationary, Posters, Palm Cards, Large Scale Prints, Creative Resumes, Photo Collage/Composite. Art History and Art Appreciation - History of Design Introduction to Modern Sculpture Theory and Practice Large Scale Murals Mixed Media & Innovative Collage Techniques Public Sculpture& Installation Art Modern Sculpture: Wire Sculpture, Geometric Sculpture, Special Sculpture, Garden Sculpture, Modern Sculpture/Assemblage Using Found & Ready Made Objects, etc. Introduction to Digital Photography Theory and Practice Photo Retouching, Photo Composite Photo Editing Photo Restoration Photography and Photoshop Key Achievements (Selected Accomplishments): Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to Museum Teen Program Point Instructor: Hip Hop 4Life Organization, imentor Organization, Bash the Trash Organization Graphic Designer: Designed and produced museum publications for public, staff, media, and community: posters, brochures, postcards, presentations Security Orientation Established Museum Team computer lab Embedded digital arts, graphic design, and photography into Museum Team curriculum (four year plan) Curator/ Lead Artist Moulid Peace Parade, Brooklyn Children s Museum, six month public project Adjunct Professor Faculty of Specific Education, Art Education Department, Damietta Branch, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt Courses Taught: Design, Metal Works, Wood Works, and Modern Sculpture. Lead Art Instructor Ahmed Zewail Experimental High School, New Damitta, Egypt Courses Taught: 2-D Design Essentials, Mixed Media large Scale Mural, Metal Works, Woods Works, Environmental Arts and Crafts, Ancient Egyptian Art History, Coptic (Christian-Egyptian) Art History, World Art History, Islamic Art History, Greek and Roman Art History

3 B. Artistic History Graphic Designer/ Office Manager Only Connect, Brooklyn, NY Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design and advertisement projects from concept through completion. Web consulting including: design, site architecture, building and content development, usability testing. Managing several professional applications: FedEx - UPS - DHL - BHS Money Transfer. Manage office renovations; research/order new equipment and devices. Restore operating systems and digital applications. Very familiar with USA government websites. The Kitchen High Line Block Party, New York, NY Leading workshop Modern Sculpture for Kids artistic street fair. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Countdown to Downtown, New York, NY Leading an off site public painting/collage workshop involving 500 Asian-American kids producing 5 feet high x 50 feet wide mural. Inspired by my solo art installation exhibit The Dream thescreamonline.com/art/art5-1/faheem/faheem.html The New Museum of Contemporary Art, On the Wall, New York, NY Leading an off- site public mural workshop, teaching new aspects in working with collage art. Cultural Arts Program Coordinator Cairo Atelier, Artists and Writers Cultural Association, Cairo, Egypt Arts and culture seminars, visual artist presentations, book reading and signing, international visiting artist discussions, documentaries, and film salon. El Hanager Art Center, Cairo, Egypt Courses taught: Drawing, Painting Focus on Abstract Expressionism Art Style Program Coordinator Cultural Exchange Traveling Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt Coordinating traveling exhibit that involves one hundred artists from the north and the south that traveled throughout Egyptian cities for six months. Coordinator Legendary Artist Rateb Sedeek Award, Cairo, Egypt Youth Salon Competition leading to exhibition, involving hundreds of young artists age eighteen to thirty six. Coordinator Cairo Atelier Salon, Cairo, Egypt Designer and Producer National Award winning play, Stories of Bahyia Egyptian Universities National Theatre Festival and Competition, Cairo, Egypt Co-Producer International Children s Drawings Museum, Alexandria, Egypt Founder Art and Future Group, involves 24 artists from 10 Arab Countries, Cairo, Egypt 2005-present July Feb

4 IV. Exhibition Record A. Solo Exhibitions Helen - Art Installation Hewitt Gallery of Art, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY. Bohemian Grove - Art Installation Sculpture, Painting, and Ready Made Objects Restoration Plaza, Brooklyn, NY. Artist in Residence Sculpture, Painting, Custom Design, and Performance Curator/ Lead artist Moulid a Peace Parade, Brooklyn Children s Museum, nine month public project. Form Through Light - Art Installation Sculpture/ Photography Opera House, Cairo, Egypt. African Diaspora Art Installation Sculpture Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt. Waiting - Art Installation Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt. Faces Exhibition - Painting Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt. The Dream Art Installation Drawing, Painting, Custom Design, and Performance Gizara Art Center, Cairo, Egypt. El Nitaq Festival Art Installation Sculpture and Ready Made Objects International Residency, 20 artists from all over the world. Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt B. Group Exhibitions The Square Foot Show Art Gotham Gallery of Contemporary Art, New York, NY. 53 rd -55 th Cairo Atelier Salon Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt. Cosmopolitan Exhibition Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt. Cultural Exchange Exhibition Cairo Atelier, Cairo Egypt. Small Pieces Salon Center of Art, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt. 12 th -14 th Salon of Youth Castle of Art, Opera House, Cairo, Egypt. Art Installation Workshop Shona Art Center, Alexandria, Egypt. Art Installation Workshop Shona Art Center, Alexandria, Egypt. Art and Future Group Exhibits 1 st Exhibit at Dr. Taha Hussein Museum, Cairo Egypt. 2 nd Exhibit at Syndicate of Journalists, Cairo, Egypt. 3 rd Exhibit at Writer s Community, Cairo, Egypt C. Exhibitions Online Marymount Manhattan College Helen Cultural Interpretations. The Kitchen High Line Block Party. The New Museum Countdown to Downtown Workshop. The New Museum On the Wall Workshop. Skylight Gallery Bohemian Grove Exhibition Cultural Interpretations. Art Gotham Square Foot Show. The Dream Exhibition. 2005

5 V. Collections Countdown to Downtown mural. Public display. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY. On the Wall mural. Public display. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York..Private Collections. Finland, USA, Netherlands, China, Switzerland, and Lebanon. Egyptian Museum of Modern Art Collection. Public display. Two large scale paintings. Opera House, Cairo, Egypt. Private Collections. Miss Hoda Sabry, Art dealer and private collector. Cairo, Egypt. Shona Art Center Collection. Public display. Alexandria, Egypt. Cairo Atelier Center Collection. Public display. Cairo, Egypt. Helwan University Collection. Public display. Cairo, Egypt. Mansoura University Collection. Public display. Mansoura, Egypt VI. Bibliography The New York Times, by Laurel Graeber, USA. The New York Times, USA. UrbanBaby Daily, USA. Caribbean Life newspaper, USA. The Scream Online magazine, USA Al Hayat newspaper published in London with worldwide morning-of-publication distribution. Al-Quds newspaper, daily newspaper, based in Jerusalem, Israel. 6 th of October Magazine, Arabic language weekly Magazine, printed in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Ahram Weekly an Egyptian/ English weekly newspaper in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Ahram Hebdo Newspaper an Egyptian/ French weekly newspaper in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Ahram Newspaper: Egyptian/ French weekly newspaper, Cairo, Egypt. Nile TV International, artist s life and artwork documentary. Jul. Feb VII. Grants, Awards, and Recognitions Merit Certificate, Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to Museum Teen Program, Brooklyn Children s Museum, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Selection Committee Member Egyptian student fine arts exchange program, Fulbright Commission, Cairo, Egypt. Open Studio Participant An urban residency program for 20 artists from around the world. Cairo, Egypt. Merit Certificate, Syndicate of Plastic Artist, Cairo, Egypt Merit Certificate, Shona Art Center, Alexandra, Egypt Merit Certificate, Conference of Applied Art College, Cairo, Egypt Merit Certificate, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt Legendary Professor Adallet Kamal Award, Art Education College, Helwan University, Egypt. 1 st and 2 nd Experimental Workshop Participant Art Education College, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Scholarship to complete a Master Degree in Art Education Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt VIII. Professional Affiliations UNSCO Egyptian Syndicate of Plastic Artists Organization for Contemporary Artistic Customs Cairo Atelier for Artists and Writers Art and Future Group -present -present -present -present -present

6 IX. Education Professional Certificate in Digital and Graphic Design Center for Design, Digital Arts and Film New York University, New York, NY, USA. Professional Certificate in Digital and Graphic Design Production Center for Design, Digital Arts and Film New York University, New York, NY, USA. M.A. in the Philosophy of Art Education GPA: 3.71 Dimensional Expression Department, Specialty in Modern/Contemporary Sculpture, Art Education College, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Thesis: "Exploring the Development of Lines and it s Formation of Dimensions in Sculpture: An Investigation of Non-Conventional Aesthetics and Spatial Forms," Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Darweesh, Zinedine Postgraduate Diploma in Art Education GPA: 4.00 Art Education College, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. B.A. in Art Education GPA: 3.5 Art Education College, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt