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Education
2016 Bachelor degree in fine arts (BFA), and certificate program,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
Residencies
2023 Tend Walkway Home Residency, Adamns, MA
2022 ChaNorth Artist Residency, Pine Plains, NY
2019 WASSAIC Project Residency, Wassaic, NY
2018 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Awards
2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant, Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy,Philadelphia, PA.
2022 Fleisher Art memorial: Wind Challenge Grant, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA.
2022 The Fellowship Collection Acquisition, The Fellowship of PAFA, Philadelphia, PA.
2020 The New Mary Butler Purchase Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
2018 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Montreal, Canada.
2018 Twelve Gates honorarium, 12 Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 Charles Toppan award, PAFA School, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 August Cook Prize award, PAFA School, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 Faculty Award, PAFA School, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 PAFA and Friends Scholarship, PAFA School, Philadelphia, PA.
2015 PAFA and Friends Scholarship, PAFA School, Philadelphia, PA.
Exhibitions History
2022 Group Exhibition, Fellowship 125th Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA.0
2022 Group Exhibition, Spring/ Break Art Show NYC September 2022, New York City, NY.
2022 Group Exhibition, Selections from The Fellowship of PAFA, Clark Hill Law Firm, Philadelphia, PA.
2022 Solo Exhibition, Wind Challenge 3 Exhibition, Fleisher Memorial , Philadelphia, PA.
https://fleisher.org/exhibitions/wind-challenge/
2021 Group Exhibition, The Annual Show 2021, Gross Mccleaf, , Philadelphia, PA.
www.fellowshippafa.org/exhibitions
2020 Group Exhibition, Annual Fame Show, Hot.Bed Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
https://www.fellowshipgallery.org/the-annual-catalouge-1
2020 Solo Virtual Exhibition, The 72 Virgins Project Experience.
2020 Group Exhibition, “Now, more than Ever “ Wassaic Project | 2020 Summer Exhibition, Wassaic, NY.
https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/now-more-than-ever
2020 Group Exhibit, Codex Project, Works on Paper Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
https://www.the-codex-project.com/
2018 Group Exhibit, Cross Currents, The Tuttleman Gallery at the Annenberg, Philadelphia, PA.
https://www.pafa.org/museum/exhibitions/crosscurrents-0
2018 Group Exhibition, We got used to new us, 12 Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2018 Group Exhibition/ Auction, 12G 5th Annual Galla | La peg Brasserie at Fringe Art, Philadelphia, PA.
http://www.twelvegatesarts.org/exhibitions/2018/5/4/we-got-used-to-new-us
2017 Group Exhibition, Insider Art, At Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
2017 Group Exhibition, Chestnut hill Pop up Art show, Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 Group Exhibition, Red Raven Company Group Show, Red Raven Company, Lancaster, PA.
2016 Two-Person Exhibition, Red Raven Company emerging artist Show, Red Raven Company, Lancaster, PA.
https://redravenartcompany.com/exhibits/september-8/
2016 Group Exhibition, Artkudos Online Exhibition, International art student league, NY.
2016 Three-Person Exhibition, Art for the Cash Poor Show, Art Crane Center, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 Group Exhibition, 4th year Annual Student Exhibition, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 Group Exhibition, Mash em' UP, Illustration department at PAFA and Tyler University, Philadelphia, PA.
2015 Group Exhibition, The illustration show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts school, Philadelphia, PA.
2015 Group Exhibition, Taxonomy, Works on Paper Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. (Juror: Astrid Bowlby and Bob Cozzilino.)
2015 Group Exhibition, 3rd Year Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2015 Group Exhibition, It’s the Thought that Counts , Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA.
2014 Group Exhibition, Essential Variations, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA.
Curatorial Projects
2020 Gallery/ Virtual Gallery Director, The Fellowship of PAFA, www.fellowshipgallery.org, Philadelphia, PA.
2020 Res-O-nance https://www.fellowshipgallery.org/virtuallygallery
2020 The Annual https://www.fellowshipgallery.org/the-annual-exhibition
2021 Rosenberg and Citrino https://www.fellowshipgallery.org/citrino-rosenberg-virtual-exhibit
2022 March- April Show.(Curated By Mostafa Darwish)
2019 The Codex Project Works on Paper Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2020 Year 1 Codex Project https://www.the-codex-project.com/artists
2021 Year 2 Codex Project https://www.the-codex-project.com/year-2-coming-soon
2023 Year 3 Codex Project.
(Codex Project is Curated By Mostafa Darwish, Kaitlyn Basta, and Bryan DeProspero)
2018 We got used to new US Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
(Curated By Mostafa Darwish)
http://www.twelvegatesarts.org/exhibitions/2018/5/4/we-got-used-to-new-us
2015 Taxonomy Works on Paper Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2015 The Illustration Show at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine arts Illustration Department, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 Dot, Dash Dissolve, a Joan Hickey collection Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine arts Museum, Philadelphia, PA. (Curatorial group: Astrid Bowlby, Joan Hickey, Kaitlyn Basta, and Mostafa Darwish)
Publications/ Interviews / Panel Discussions
2022 Fleisher Memorial Art, 2022 Wind Challenge 3 Panel Discussion, Philadelphia, PA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VarDsir4S70&feature=youtu.be
2020 Wassaic Projects, Interview and write up For the summer exhibit “Now, More than Ever”. Page 113.
https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/now-more-than-ever
2018 WHYY Organization/ critiquing the show created by Mostafa Darwish
“We got used to new US”
https://whyy.org/articles/3-must-see-new-art-exhibits-this-month-our-picks-from-mays-first-friday/
2018 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Alumni Stories.
https://www.pafa.org/stories/mostafa-darwish