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Book presentation '100 Windows' by Stefanie Seidl and artist talk at the SOHO House Berlin feat. Gallery Berlin-Weekly

Balloon Room, Solo Exhibition, 2024

'Library': Gulf News, Ayyam Gallery, 5/2023

Xposure Panel Discussion, Realms of the Experimental, February 2023

Xposure Photographers Awards, February 2023

"In Uncharted Territories", Art-Book, Kerber, 2021

"What's Being Told", I Wanna Leave: 2nd Episode, Short Film, 14 min, 2021

"When Artists Talk", I Wanna Leave: 1st Episode, Short Film, 26 min, 2021

"Breath", Short Film, 14 min, 2020

Exhibitions, Artist Talks, Book Releases, Film-Previews, Future Exhibitions

2023/24

• Artist Talk SOHO House Berlin, 8 Artists in conversation with Berlin Weekly Founder Stefanie Seidl, 6.8.2024, 7pm
• Participation with the work "Der Schmerz der Archivare / The Pain of the Archivists" (2011) in the book "100 Windows". Editor: Stefanie Seidl, DCV Publisher, ISBN 978-3-96912-186-3
• 'Balloon Room', Solo Exhibition at Gallery Berlin Weekly, Berlin Germany, June 26 - September 9 2024
• 'They are watching': Gallery 25, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, April 26 – May 29, Group Show 2024
• 'Proposal, Exhibition, Bookshelf' at the Eitahad Modern Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi, April 18 - May 15, during CFAD Faculty Show 2024
• Presentation of the the works 'Flights' (2020) & 'Fall Silent' (2020) at the COP 28, SEE Institute and CFAD, Dubai, 12.9.2023
• 'No Image No', One Day Show, CFAD, 11.11.2023, opening 11.11 am link
• Academy Magazine Iss.2, ‘Exploring Conceptual Photography in the Visual Arts’, 2023
• Sharjah Art Foundation/Workshop on digital photography/ Vantage Point: 15 Oct.23, Hamriya Studios. link
• Video documentary about the exhibition 'Library' at Ayyam Gallery goes online: YouTube link
• "Library"- at the Exhibition ‘Nostalgia’, Ayyam Gallery, Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai 17 May-17 June 23
• Gulf News, on Exhibition ‘Nostalgia’, Ayyam Gallery 5/2023 link
• Academy Magazine Iss.1, ‘Exploring Conceptual Photography in the Visual Arts’, 2023
• Sharjah Art Foundation, March 18/19, Video-Documentation workshops
• Sikka Art Fair, Digital Art Workshop, Dubai link
• 'Video-Art Now', Feature Video on Video-Art, You-Tube link
• 'Video-Art Now', Press link
• Xposure Award for curatorial practice, 2023
• Chairing Panel Discussion at Xposure Auditorium, ‘Realm of the experimental’, Xposure, on 14 February at 5.45 pm link
• Film screening 'Video-Art Now', Xposure, on 14 February 2.50 pm link
• Film screening 'Video-Art Now', Xposure, on 13 February 8.05 pm link
• Book Signing 'In Uncharted Territories', at Xposure, link
• Xposure International Photo Festival 2023, Expo Sharjah, Curation: ‘Realm of the experimental’: - Photography exhibition featuring about 45 printed and framed works; - a video produced by Tor Seidel, presenting seven positions in artistic video and video installation, this short film will be shown in the film lounge, which has been specially set up for videos and films, film screenings 'Video-Art Now' at the 13 & 14 February - Chairing a panel discussion on 14 February at 5.45 pm: 'Realms of the experimental', conceptual photography at CFAD, invited for the panel are Dr Jay Hetrick, Art-Historian at CFAD and some of the participating student-artists. Link

2022

Award of Recognition: The IndieFEST Film Awards in the Category Experimental, "What's being told" / Season Nov. 2022
The IndieFEST Film Awards - "What's being told" is official selection in the category Experimental / 2022
Art Consultation for Dubai Design Days - CFAD Alumni promotion Fall 2022
HADARA Magazine, Enter the studio, Article, Issue Fall 2022 Link
Berlin Short Film Festival: "What's being told" is official selection in the category Experimental Shorts and the film is being screened at the festival which will run from July 18th-24th, Link website
Berlin Art Film Festival: "What's being told" is official selection of the virtual bi-monthly competition, June 2022
Summer Exhibition CFAD: "Examine in detail", Solo Show, June 19th -July
This must be the Work, Artist Talk, I.E. Projects, March 22, 2022 – Link
Sikka Art Fair, Workshops, Al Fahidi District, Dubai, March 2022 – Digital Art Link / Scent Soap Concepts Link
Wamda: A Glimpse, UAE Unlimited Group Show - Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai, March 2022 – Link
This must be the Work, Solo Show, I.E. Projects, March 2022 – Link
Operational versus Depictional Images, Lecture at the Computational Creativity Forum, February 17th, 2022, CFAD, University of Sharjah – Link

2021

Gabung, Joint-Faculty Virtual Exhibition, School of the Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia/College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah, UAE, 28th October - 21 st November 2021, www.Ieartprojects.com
Preview: What's Being Told, ( I Wanna Leave, Episode II), CFAD, November 28, 11 am 2021
Dubai Design Week, Workshop: Soap, Scent, Colour, Concepts, Dubai Design District D 3, 9 / 10th November 2021. link
Vault Annual Faculty CFAD Exhibition, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah, 17 Oct - 17 November 2021

2020

Art Abu Dhabi, Maraya Art Center, International Connections, November 2020
In Uncharted Territories, Solo Show at the Maraya Art Center, Sharjah, UAE, curated by Sven Christian Schuch EXHIBITION MARAYA ART CENTER, 24th September 2020 - 1st February 2021,
International Connections, Annual Faculty Exhibition made by the CFAD, Maraya Art Center, Sharjah, UAE, curated by Brian Gonzales EXHIBITION MARAYA ART CENTER 24th September 2020 - 1st February 2021

2019

Identity! Photography at the Fine Arts Department, Rawaq Gallery CFAD curated by Tor Seidel, (Curation) December 2019
Art Abu Dhabi, Maraya Art Center, UAE, November 2019
Felix Schoeller Award 2019, Grammar-Book  Shortlist
Be/Longing, Graduates of the CFAD, Maraya Art Center, curated by Tor Seidel and Shaikha al Mazrou, September 2019, Sharjah, UAE
Planet Art-Festival of Nature - 10 years NABU, Kühlhaus Berlin, curated by Marianne Kapfer, September 2019
New signs, Projectroom 25 Berlin Kreuzberg, Solo Show, Berlin, Germany, August 2019
Conversations on Practice with UAE Unlimited,  Jameel Arts Centre, Artist Talk with Laura Metzler a.o., Dubai, UAE, 16 April 2019
Tashweesh" - Material Noise, Group Show, UAE Unlimited + Maraya Art Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, 2 March - 26 August 2019
Emergence, Annual CFAD Faculty Exhibition, CFAD, University of Sharjah, Group Show, Sharjah, UAE, March-April 2019

2018

Mannequins Book, Paris Photo I Kerber Publisher, Fr,  2018 I 11
Mannequins,  Photobook Exhibition at the Athens Photo Festival 2018 I Athen I Gr,2018 I 6-9
Memories can't wait, Tashkeel Art Center I Dubai I Group Show "Made in Tashkeel 2018" I Dubai I UAE, 2018 I 5-8
Contemporay Visions, 2018 | 4 | Faculty Show, Rewaq Gallery, College of Fine Arts & Design, University of Sharjah
Start 18, Sculpture Network | Rewaq Gallery, College of Fine Arts & Design, University of Sharjah, 2018 | 1-2

2016 / 17

From Landscape to Cityscape" | Rewaq Gallery,Solo Show, College of Fine Arts & Design, University of Sharjah | Oct-Nov 2017 |
MADE in Tashkeel| Groupshow of Tashkeel Members | 25.May-30.August 2017 | Tashkeel Gallery+Studio Dubai
SEQUENCE II | The Empty Quarter Gallery, Gate Village, DIFC, Dubai | Mar 13 - Apr 30, 2017
SYNGENTA PHOTO AWARD "Grow+Conserve" | Exhibition | March - 2017 | Somerset House London
Artist Talkwith Dr. Zoltan Somhegyi at the Empty Quarter Gallery Dubai 17.03.17
VERSATILE, Rewaq Gallery, College of Fine Arts & Design, University of Sharjah March 15 - April 1, 2017
Artist Talk with Dr. Zoltan Somhegyi at the XVA Gallery Dubai 12.10.16
Just A Look | Solo Show | Sept.-Oktober 2016 XVA Gallery Dubai
Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2016 for The Dubai, (192 Fotobücher, which are participated have been elected from the Jury with the Award „Nominated 2016“ and are a part of the travel exhibition)