Bahia Shehab
Who Is She
Personal information
Artist, Art Historian, Associate Professor
Bahia Shehab
Contact information / Private
Languages
Arabic
English
Contact information / Work
Education
PhD, 2017, Leiden University, Netherlands.
MA, 2009, American University in Cairo, Cairo - Egypt.
Competences
Art
History of art
Design
Work history
Jobs:
Associate Professor of Design, American University in Cairo.
Founder of the graphic design program, American University in Cairo.
Her artwork has been on display in exhibitions, galleries and streets internationally.
Productions and works:
A Thousand Times NO: The Visual History of Lam-Alif, 2010.
She has a number of book chapters.
Awards
Distinctions:
The first Arab woman to receive the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture in 2016.
Prince Claus Laureate, 2016, Prince Claus Awards.
Jameel Prize 4 - Shortlist, 2016, Victoria & Albert Museum - UK.
