New York Times Book Review Commission
Illustration for The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
February 2024

Cinema Al-Ula, Mahmoud Sabbagh Film and Cinema Poster Commissions
Spring 2022 and 2023

Middle East Now Film Festival
Florence, Italy 2021

National Institute of Flamenco – Festival Flamenco Poster
June 2020

School Library Journal Starred Review – The Sunflowers
“Rich descriptive language (“It was like speaking poetry just by arranging colors”) accompanies dreamy and delicate illustrations in watercolor, ink, pen, and pencil.”
September 2024

Indie Booksellers Favorite Pick – Strangest Fish
September / October 2024

Booklist Starred Review – The Sunflowers
“This inspiring, age-appropriate biography of Van Gogh focuses on how the artist persisted in painting sunflowers at a time when most people regarded them as garish and rustic.”
August 2024

Kirkus Star – Strangest Fish
“A deeply empathetic look at the magic of love and compassion”
“With thick brushstrokes and a cool palette dominated by blues and browns, Marwan’s stunning pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations capture this unconditional nurturing bond, the concept of metamorphosis, and the transformative nature of autumn.”
July 2024

New Mexico Writers Board of Directors
Santa Fe, New Mexico

New York Times Illustration Portfolio Review Selection

Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor for Illustration
Brooklyn, New York / Hattiesburg, Mississippi

New York Public Library — Vibrant Voices Book List
Center for Educators and Schools

Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year 2023 Edition

United Nations Human Rights Commission | Minority Rights Group | FreeMuse
Art Jury Member — Discrimination and Intersectionality
Geneva, Switzerland

Society of Illustrators | Original Art Show Jury Member
New York City

Bulletin of the Center of Children’s Books
Blue Ribbon 2022

Chicago Public Library
Best of the Best Books 2022

The New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2022
15 November 2022, NYPL
NYC, New York

United Nations Human Rights Commission Art Award
For bringing visibility to minority, indigenous, and stateless rights
3 November 2022, Palais Eynard and UNHCR Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland

School Library Journal Best Books of 2022

Out from the Margins Award
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Society of Illustrators – Original Art 2022
Dilys Evans Founder’s Award
New York City, New York

NPR’s Best Books of 2022: Books we Love

Fellowship-in-Residence
Acequia Madre House – Women’s International Study Center
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Mayer of Munich — International District Library Artist Finalist
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Highlights Foundation – Full Scholarship Recipient
Milanville, Pennsylvania

New Mexico Writers Grant Recipient
April 28, La Fonda on the Plaza
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Art in US Embassies Collection
US Diplomat’s Residence
Baghdad, Iraq

Boston Public Library | Finalist for Writer | Illustrator-in-residence program
Boston, Massachusetts
August 2021

Selected artist for Tamarind Institute Public Art Lithography Commission collaboration with Printer Brian Wagner
in partnership with the City of Albuquerque
May 2021

Creative Bravos Award | Awarded by City of Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 2021

Acquisition into Bernalillo County Public Art Collection

Longlisted Artist —  dPictus Unpublished picture book showcase

Frankfurt Book Fair | Unpublished Picturebook Showcase Feature
Frankfurt, Germany

AOI World Illustration Awards | Shortlisted Artist
London, England

Artist-in-Residence at
Sheikh Abdullah Al–Salem Cultural Centre
Salmiya, Kuwait    |     March — May

Los Angeles Portfolio Mentorship Award [scbwi]
Los Angeles, California

Women and Creativity Shine Award
Albuquerque, New Mexico

City of Albuquerque Art Collection Purchase
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Makers Muse Award, Kindle Project
An international award given to 8 artists.

Centre des Arts – International School of Geneva & OHCHR Group Exhibit
Geneva, Switzerland
8 November – 18 December 2024

Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibit
New York City
November 2024

Writing for Illustrators – Memory as Dreamscape
Summer National Conference
Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators
3 August 2024

Visualizing the Text Panel
with Artists Liniers, Matthew Cordell, Lauren Redniss, and Minnie Phan
School Library Journal 
25 July 2024

Art and Storytelling Lecture
Mazza Picture Book Art Museum
Findlay, Ohio
17 July 2024

Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Solo Exhibit
Hecho a Mano
Santa Fe, New Mexico
5 July – 29 July 2024

University of Exeter, Arab and Islamic Studies Institute
Invitation for a creative collaboration with Dr Claire Beaugrand
Lecturer in Sociology of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula
Exeter, England
22 June – 28 June 2024

Neuvo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum | Spanish Colonial Arts Society
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things Group Exhibit
Santa Fe, New Mexico
10 May 2024 – 27 December 2024

Statelessness, Gender Equality and Human Rights Conference Chronicler, invited on Creative Capacity
Workshop on Stream-of-Consciousness Narrative, Poetry, and Visual Composition building
Hosted by ISI, NGO based in the Netherlands
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
26 – 29 February 2024

Where Butterflies Fill the Sky | Bloomsbury Publishing NYC
29 March 2022

The Strangest Fish written by Katherine Arden | Astra Books for Young Readers
3 September 2024

The Sunflowers | Feiwel and Friends
17  September 2024

[Arabic Translation] Where Butterflies Fill the Sky | Takween Publishing
حيث تملأ الفراشات السماء
21 Septmeber 2024

Sakina and the Uninvited Guests | Bloomsbury Publishing NYC
April 2025

Fishermans New Year | Bloomsbury Publishing NYC
2025

My Sister the Apple Tree written by Jamal Saeed and Jordan Scott | Random House
Fall 2025

Soft Sea Rain and Spirits | Enchanted Lion Books
Winter 2025

Haniya’s Ramadan Garden written by Zeshan Akhter | Walker Books UK
Winter 2025

Like Orcas and Tangerines: Glimpses of Statelessness and Belonging
Hyperallergic: Sensitive to Art and its Discontents
27 March 2022

Between Two Deserts: Visual Vignettes of an Iranian-Kuwaiti Bidoon in New Mexico
Ajam Media Collective
March 2018

2023

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Picturing Home — Exhibit
9 August to 31 December 2023

Books of Wonder — Virtual Panel
Brooklyn, New York
6pm ET
17 April 2023

Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
13 April 2023

Acequia Madre House — Art Residency
WISC Fellowship
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1 April – 30 April

Minority Rights Group
Statelessness, Watercolours, and Ink
Talk with Anna Alboth
10-11 am (New Mexico), 5-6 pm (London), 6-7 pm (Berlin)
28 February 2023

Tucson Festival of Books – Presenting Author
Tucson, Arizona
3 March – 4 March

Om Kalthoum, the Sidra Tree, and the Witch: Shared Memories
of Adailiya — In collaboration with Huda Al-AbdulMughni
Shuwaikh Port, Kuwait
1 February 2023

2022

New Homes, New Stories: An Illustrator Panel about Home and Family
Booklist Panel | American Library Association
Webinar
11 February 2022

Where Butterflies Fill the Sky Book Launch
Encompass, Harwood Art Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
2 April 2022

Solo Exhibit | Pickled Dreams: Torshi and Kurkum
Hecho Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
3 June 2022

Barnes and Noble Coronado
Signing Event
18 June 2022

Washington D.C. Public Library | Politics and Prose
Author | Illustrator talk
30 June 2022

Santa Fe Public Library | Main Library
Reading for Summer Program
9 July 2022

Bookmarks Literary Arts Festival
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
23 – 24 September 2022

UN Human Rights Commission Award Ceremony
Palais Eynard
Geneva, Switzerland
3 November 2022

Original Art Show – Picture Books
Dilys Evans Founders Award Recipient
Society of Illustrators
New York, New York
10 December 2022

New York Times | New York Public Library
Best Illustrated Books of 2022 Award Ceremony
The New York Public Library – Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Trustees Room
New York, New York
15 November 2022

Breaking into the Industry Panel
Society of Illustrators
15 November 2022

Saturday Stories Online Workshop
Society of Illustrators
19 November 2022

Special Collections Library Presentation
Albuquerque, New Mexico
10 December 2022

2021

Compass Roses: Maps by Artists | In collaboration with the City of Albuquerque
South Broadway Cultural Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
22 April 2021

Tamarind Institute Art Residency
Albuquerque, New Mexico
3 May – 14 May 2021

PBS ¡COLORES! Feature
July 3 – July 8 2021

Art in US Embassies | Ambassador Romanowski
Den Gallery
Kuwait City, Kuwait
July 11 – July 18

Tamarind Institute Public Art Lithography Reception and Signing
Albuquerque, New Mexico
22 July 2021

Crocodile Tobacco Flowers
Harwood Art Center Front Gallery
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 2021

Watermelon After Lunch
Cinema La Compagnia | Cartavetra Contemporary Art Gallery
Middle East Now Film Festival
Florence, Italy
September – October 2021

2020

Watermelon after Lunch
Middle East Now Film Festival
Florence, Italy
31 March 2020 (Postponed, Coronavirus)

Standing Mobility
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre
Salmiya, Kuwait
20 April, 2020 (Postponed, Coronavirus)

Bologna Book Fair
dPICTUS Unpublished Picturebook Showcase Feature
Bologna, Italy
4 – 7 May 2020 (Postponed, Coronavirus)

City of Albuquerque Open Space Gallery
Albuquerque, New Mexico
16 May 2020 (Postponed, Coronavirus)

Museum at Home – The Resilience Project
516Arts

Art Installation | Windows in the Future
Organized by 516 Arts, Vital Spaces, Paseo Project
Albuquerque | Santa Fe | Taos
July 2020

International Balloon Museum–Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque
Exhibit and Balloon Fiesta Accompaniment
Albuquerque, New Mexico
September 2020

Albuquerque Art Museum
Large-Format Artist–ArtsThrive Annual Exhibit
Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 2020

2019

City of Santa Fe Art’s Commission Gallery
Silk Purse | Sow’s Ear     15 March 2019
Santa Fe, New Mexico

What’s Your Street Race | Identity as Perceived by Authority
Projection in Vacant Lot      Barelas, Albuquerque, New Mexico
4 April 2019

DAI Museum, Yarmouk Cultural Centre | Abolish 153 annual Exhibit
Yarmouk, Kuwait    27 April 2019

Zeri Crafts  |  Open House, Selected Works
Salmiya, Kuwait   April 29 + 30, 2019

Erna Fergusson Library | Enchantment Show
Albuquerque, New Mexico June 8, 2019

Venice Art Factory + Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre
Group Exhibit : Schola dell’Arte dei Tiraoro e Battioro
Venice, Italy    June 2019

Somerset House | London, England
AOI Exhibit — Shortlisted Illustrations
July 11-28

Albuquerque Zine Fest | National Hispanic Cultural Center
5 October 2019

ArtsThrive: Albuquerque Art Museum
20 October 2019

Fish in Persian Gardens | Poetry and Literature as Revolt
Sanitary Tortilla Factory, solo exhibit
December 2019

2018

When Life Becomes Floral, Solo Exhibit
Harwood Art Center
January 2018

THE Magazine Contemporary Art + Culture
3 image series, February thru April. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Zendo
Solo Exhibit, Oddities of Day to Day Life
February 2018

A RIVER FLOWING: Contemporary Women Artists
East of West Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
23 February 2018

Abolish 153
HUB Gallery. Al-Sharq, Kuwait
14 April 2018

Because it’s Time: Unraveling Race and Place in NM Group Exhibit
National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum
4 May 2018

Vamos Al Museo, Museum talk + Workshop
National Hispanic Cultural Center
5 May 2018

Reflections on Studying Dance
Maple Street Dance Studio, Albuquerque, New Mexico
22 September 2018

ArtsThrive: Albuquerque Art Museum
October 20, 2018

South Broadway Cultural Center
Dia de los Muertos Group Show
28 October 2018

Prelude
Harwood Art Center
19 November 2018

12 x 12 Exhibit
Fundraiser Exhibit
Harwood Art Center
1 December 2018

New Mexico Cancer Center
7 December 2018
Sales supporting income of patients

2017

Solo Exhibit.
On Dreams and Memories. El Chante Casa de Cultura. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dual Show: Zahra Marwan + Kat Kinnick. (June).
Ruminations and Remnants. Rio Grande Community Farm. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dual Show: Zahra Marwan + Kat Kinnick. (August).
Ruminations and Remnants. Stranger’s Collective. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Contemporary 2017: Retellings. Juried Show.
Western Colorado Center for the Arts Grand Junction, Colorado

Albuquerque Art Museum. ArtsThrive Juried Exhibit
3 pieces selected. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Form and Concept Gallery Show. Guns to Art Benefit Show.
Santa Fe, New Mexico