About
Zahra grew up in two deserts which vary drastically and have many similarities in culture. One close to the sea, the other close to the mountains. She studied the visual arts in France, and continues various pursuits to further educate herself. She currently lives in the Barelas neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and works in her studio at the Harwood Art Center, where she incorporates Kuwaiti tendencies into her daily life.
Represented by Anne Moore Armstrong at The Bright Agency
Upcoming Books:
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky | Bloomsbury Publishing NYC
29 March 2022
The Sunflowers | Feiwel and Friends
Fall 2023
New Mexico Writers Grant Recipient
Guest of Honor at Fourth Annual New Mexico Writers Dinner
April 28, at La Fonda on the Plaza Santa Fe, New Mexico
Boston Public Library | Finalist for Writer/Illustrator-in-residence program
Boston, Massachusetts
August 2021
Longlisted Artist — dPictus Unpublished picture book showcase
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Longlisted Artist — dPictus Unpublished picture book showcase
Frankfurt Book Fair | Unpublished Picturebook Showcase Feature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.
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
6 June 2022
Barnes and Noble Coronado
Signing Event
18 June 2022
Santa Fe Public Library | Main Library
Reading for Summer Program
9 July 2022
Washington D.C. Public Library | Politics and Prose
Author | Illustrator talk
July 2022
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 Exhibit
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
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
City of Santa Fe Art’s Commission Gallery
Silk Purse | Sow’s Ear March 15, 2019
Santa Fe, New Mexico
What’s Your Street Race | Identity as Perceived by Authority
Projection in Vacant Lot Barelas, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 4, 2019
DAI Museum, Yarmouk Cultural Centre | Abolish 153 annual Exhibit
Yarmouk, Kuwait April 27, 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
October 5, 2019
ArtsThrive: Albuquerque Art Museum
October 20, 2019
Dia de los Muertos Exhibit
South Broadway Cultural Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico November 2, 2019
Fish in Persian Gardens | Poetry and Literature as Revolt
Solo Exhibit Sanitary Tortilla Factory
Albuquerque, New Mexico December 2019
Harwood Art Center, January 2018
Solo Exhibit, When Life Becomes Floral
THE Magazine Contemporary Art + Culture
3 image series, February thru April. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Zendo, February 2018
Solo Exhibit, Oddities of Day to Day Life
A RIVER FLOWING: Contemporary Women Artists
East of West Gallery, February 23, 2018
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Abolish 153 April 14, 2018
HUB Gallery. Al-Sharq, Kuwait
Because it’s Time: Unraveling Race and Place in NM
National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum, May 4, 2018
Group Exhibit
Vamos Al Museo, Museum talk + Workshop
National Hispanic Cultural Center, May 5, 2018
Reflections on Studying Dance, September 22, 2018
Maple Street Dance Studio, Albuquerque, New Mexico
ArtsThrive: Albuquerque Art Museum
October 20, 2018
South Broadway Cultural Center
Dia de los Muertos Group Show
October 28, 2018
Prelude
Featuring the work of ten renowned artists from
New Mexico by Invitation
Harwood Art Center
November 19, 2018
12 x 12 Exhibit
Fundraiser Exhibit
Harwood Art Center
December 1, 2018
New Mexico Cancer Center
December 7, 2018
Sales supporting income of patients
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
New Mexico Cancer Center: Artists on the Rise. Juried show, 8 pieces selected
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Form and Concept Gallery Show. Guns to Art Benefit Show.
Santa Fe, New Mexico