……“As an Arab American, Helen feels that her background in the Middle East allows her to approach the experiences she has in America, in a unique way, remaining an observer of both the Arab and American cultures. She believes that the arts are one of the most important tools we have to help shape and foster dialogue and positive ideas between the Middle East and the United States.”…..
Personal Data
Helen Zughaib was born in Beirut, Lebanon, living mostly in the Middle East and Europe before coming to the United States to study art.
Education
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
College of Visual and performing Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1981
Northeast London Polytechnic School of Art, London, England
Publications
2012 | Al-Raida, The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University, cover painting |
2012 | A Kid's Guide to Arab American History, Yvonne Wakim Dennis and MahaAddasi |
2012 | Hill Rag, cover, January, Washington, DC |
2011 | Al-Raida, The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University, cover painting |
2010 | The Time Between Places, Pauline Kaldas, University of Arkansas Press, cover painting |
2010 | Al-Raida, The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University, cover painting |
2009 | Richness and Diversity Calendar, When Art Intertwines East and West, US State Department |
2009 | Al- Raida, The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University, cover painting |
2009 | Muslims in America: A Short History, Edward Curtis, Oxford University Press, cover painting |
2009 | Dinarzad’s Children: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Fiction, University of Arkansas Press, cover painting |
2007 | Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists; Artists of the American Mosaic, Fayeq S. Oweis, Greenwood Publishers |
2007 | Etching Our Own Image, Voices from within the Arab American Art Movement, Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
2004 | World Bank Annual Report |
2003 | World Bank Christmas card |
2003 | Washington Woman, cover, June, Washington, DC |
2003 | Washington Woman, July, Washington, DC |
2003 | World Bank Art Calendar, World Bank Art Program |
2002 | Arab Artist Resource Guide, cover |
2000 | Hill Rag, cover, September, Washington, DC |
1999 | 5th Annual Arab Cultural Festival, cover |
1998 | Honoring Our Ancestors, Pictures by Fourteen Artists, by Harriet Rohmer |
1998 | The Space Between Our Footsteps, by Naomi Shihab Nye |
1996 | Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education, New Museum of Contemporary Art |
1996, 1995 | Arab American Directory, cover |
1994 | Laila’s Wedding, by KaleelSakakeeny |
1989 | Art Calendar, cover |
1982 | Surface Pattern Design, by Ann Waterman |
Awards
2013 | President's Award, first place, University of Maryland 2nd Biennial Juried Exhibition |
2013 | Jurors' Award of Recognition, University of Maryland 2nd Biennial Juried Exhibition |
2013 | Juror's Award of Merit, Maryland Federation of the Arts |
2012 | ADC Honoree, Washington, DC |
2009 | U.S. Speaker and Specialist Grant, to Bern, Switzerland |
2008 | U.S. Cultural Envoy to West Bank, Palestine |
2005 | First place, Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD |
2001 | Neiman Marcus Top Ten, Fairfax, VA |
2000 | Artist in Residence, Glasgow Middle School, Falls Church, VA |
1993 | Bookbuilders of Boston Award for Laila’s Wedding |
Public Collections and Exhibitions
Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq, given to him by President Obama 2009
King Mohammad of Morocco, given to him by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2009
Anthony Shadid Family
U.S. Embassy, Mauritius, Art in Embassies program
University of Berne, Switzerland
U.S. NATO Mission in Brussels, Belgium, Art in Embassies Program
U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua, Art in Embassies Program
H.E. Ambassador Jean- Marc de la Sabliere, French Mission to the United Nations
H.E. Ambassador Terje Larson, United Nation’s Special Envoy to the Middle East
Collection of the White House, Washington, DC
U.S. Embassy in Brunei, Darussalam, Art in Embassies Program
Embassy of United States of America, Baghdad, Iraq
Arab American National Museum, Detroit, MI
United States Consulate General, Vancouver, Canada
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
World Bank, Washington, DC
Offices of Dina Powell and Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Diplomacy and Public Affairs, United States Department of State, Washington, DC, Art in Embassies Program
Office of US-Arab Leadership Program, Washington, DC
Fahmy Hudome International, LLC, Washington, DC
Law Offices of O’Connell &Glock, Washington, DC
Law Offices of KattenMuchin&Zavis, Washington, DC
Law Offices of Covington & Burling, Washington, DC
Law Offices of Verner, Lipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand, Washington, DC
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Washington, DC
St. Paul’s Parish, Washington, DC
Jerusalem Fund, Washington, DC
National Immigration Forum, Washington, DC
Friends School, Ramallah, West Bank
Greenberg House, Syracuse University, Washington, DC
Filtertech, Syracuse, New York
Arab Family Support Center, New York, NY
McCain Institute, Washington, DC
Juror
2006 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery |
2005 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery |
2004 | World Bank Art Society |
2003 | World Bank Art Society |
Set Design
2006 | Magic Flute Opera, Gala Theater-Tivoli, Washington, DC |
2005 | Magic Flute Opera, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC |
Exhibitions and Participations
Selected Solo Exhibtions
2013 | Syra Arts Gallery, Washington, DC |
2013 | Protea Gallery, San Diego, CA |
2012 | Covington and Burling, Washington, DC |
2012 | Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC |
2012 | Stimson Center, Washington, DC |
2012 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
2010 | Agial Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon |
2008 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2007 | Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC |
2007 | ART Station Gallery, Stone Mountain, GA |
2006 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2006 | Georgetown University, Washington, DC |
2005 | Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC |
2005 | Hugo House Gallery, Seattle, WA |
2005 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2004 | Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD |
2004 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
2004 | Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC |
2003 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2002 | EuropArt Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA |
2002 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2001 | Covington and Burling, Washington, DC |
2001 | Atrium Gallery, Washington, DC |
2001 | Greenberg House, Washington, DC |
2001 | Embassy of Lebanon, Washington, DC |
2000 | National Republican Convention, Philadelphia, PA |
2000 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
1999 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
1998 | Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC |
1997 | Russell Rotunda, United States Capitol, Washington, DC |
1997 | Artifice Gallery, Syracuse, NY |
1995 | Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC |
1993 | Artifice Gallery, Syracuse, NY |
1990 | Alif Gallery, Washington, DC |
1988 | National Institute of Health, Washington, DC |
1987 | Omni Shoreham, Washington, DC |
1987 | Levine school of Music, Washington, DC |
1987 | Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC |
National and International Juried Exhibitions
2013 | University of Maryland College, College Park, MD |
2013 | Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO |
2013 | Shiva Gallery, CUNY, New York, NY |
2013 | Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC |
2013 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2013 | Protea Gallery, San Diego, CA |
2013 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
2013 | Parallax Art Fair, Prince George Ballroom, New York, NY |
2013 | Maryland Federation of the Arts, Annapolis, MD |
2013 | International Museum of Women, San Francisco, CA |
2013 | University Art Galleries, Texas A&M University, TX |
2013 | Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI |
2013 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2013 | Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY |
2012 | Gardner Gallery, Oklahoma State University, OK |
2012 | Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
2012 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2012 | Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE |
2012 | World Bank, Washington, DC |
2012 | Liminal Artspace Gallery, Roanoke, VA |
2012 | St. Mary’s Art Museum, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA |
2011 | George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO |
2011 | Penelac-Bowman Megahan Art Galleries, Allegheny College, PA |
2011 | 2 Ten Haus Studio Gallery, Ivanhoe, NC |
2011 | Art Museum of Kentucky University, Kentucky |
2011 | University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD |
2011 | Cyrus Running Gallery, Concordia College, MN |
2011 | Takoma Park Civic Center, Takoma, MD |
2011 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2011 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
2011 | University of Arkansas Art Galleries, Little Rock, AR |
2011 | de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, CA |
2010 | Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, Bonita, FL |
2010 | Richard Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN |
2010 | Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, NJ |
2010 | Kean University, Union, NJ |
2010 | University of Maryland University College, MD |
2010 | University Art Gallery, California State University, CA |
2009 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2009 | Drury University Pool Art Center Galleries, Springfield, MO |
2009 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
2009 | Joan Hisaoka Arts Gallery, Washington, DC |
2009 | Indiana East Art Galleries, Indiana |
2009 | Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, University of Connecticut, Avery Point, CT |
2009 | Joan Hisaoka Arts Gallery, Washington, DC |
2008 | Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
2008 | University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas |
2008 | Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, MD |
2008 | Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO |
2008 | Al-Hakawati, Palestinian National Theater, East Jerusalem |
2008 | Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, Ramallah, West Bank |
2007 | Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
2006 | Capitol One Gallery, McLean, VA |
2006 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
2005 | Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD |
2005 | World Bank, Washington, DC |
2005 | Arab American National museum, Detroit, MI |
2005 | Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi |
2005 | Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas, TX |
2004 | Danubiana Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia |
2004 | National Gallery of Albania, Tirana, Albania |
2004 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Ireland |
2003 | Allied Museum, Berlin, Germany |
2003 | Armory Arts Center, Palm beach, FL |
2003 | Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL |
2003 | Embassy of United States, Sultanate of Brunei, Art in Embassies Program |
2003 | Gallery West, Alexandria, VA |
2002 | National Arts Club, New York, NY |
2002 | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
2002 | Topkapi Museum, Istanbul, Turkey |
2002 | Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC |
2002 | SunTrust Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
2002 | Meridian International Center, Washington, DC |
2002 | Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD |
2002 | United Nations, New York, NY |
2002 | Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC |
2001 | Gallery West,, Alexandria, VA |
2000 | Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
1998 | Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC |
1997 | Washington Design Center, Washington, DC |
1996 | World Bank, Washington, DC |
1994 | Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC |
1994 | Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY |
1991 | Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC |
1991 | Helio Gallery, New York, NY |
1989 | 32nd National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY |
Juried Group Exhibitions
2012 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2012 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2010 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2009 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2009 | Jerusalem Fund Gallery, Washington, DC |
2008 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2007 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2007 | Gallery 42, University of District of Columbia, Washington, DC |
2007 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2007 | Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD |
2006 | National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC |
2005 | Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2004 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2004 | Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC |
2004 | Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC |
2004 | Edison Gallery, Washington, DC |
2004 | Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD |
2003 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2003 | MOCA Gallery, Washington, DC |
2003 | Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC |
2003 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2002 | Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Rockville, MD |
2002 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2001 | Verizon Gallery, Fairfax, VA |
2001 | Neiman Marcus Top Ten, Fairfax, VA |
2001 | MOCA Gallery, Washington, DC |
2001 | A Salon Gallery, Washington, DC |
2001 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
2001 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
2000 | Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC |
2000 | A Salon Gallery, Washington, DC |
1999 | A Salon Gallery, Washington, DC |
1999 | Gallery 505, Washington, DC |
1999 | Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC |
1999 | Gallery West, Alexandria, VA |
1998 | International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC |
1998 | Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC |
1997 | Omni Shoreham Washington, DC |
1997 | Seventh Street International, Washington, DC |
1997 | Projectspace Gallery, Washington, DC |
1997 | Citibank, Washington, DC |
1997 | Washington Design Center, Washington, DC |
1996 | World Bank, Washington, DC |
1996 | MOCA Gallery, Washington, DC |
1995 | Urban Arts Center, Washington, DC |
1994 | S.U.N.Y. Gallery, Syracuse, NY |
1994 | Perry House Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
1993 | United Nations Plaza Hotel, New York, NY |
1993 | Montserrat Gallery, New York, NY |
1993 | Skaneateles Gallery, Skaneateles, NY |
1993 | Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY |
1993 | Arts 901, Washington, DC |
1992 | Alif Gallery, Washington, DC |
1992 | Art Barn Gallery, Washington, DC |
1992 | Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
1991 | Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC |
1991 | Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC |
1991 | Mayor’s Office, Washington, DC |
1991 | Dupont Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC |
1991 | Alif Gallery, Washington, DC |
1991 | Art Barn Gallery, Washington, DC |
1990 | Wetherholt Gallery, Washington, DC |
1990 | Arts 901, Washington, DC |
1990 | Alif Gallery, Washington, DC |
1990 | Stables Art Center, Washington, DC |
1990 | Embassy Row Hotel, Washington, DC |
1989 | Sumner School and Museum, Washington, DC |
1989 | Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Rockville, MD |
1989 | Broadway Gallery, Fairfax, VA |
1989 | Chautauqua Art Center, Chautauqua, NY |
1989 | Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC |
1989 | Innervisions Gallery, Washington, DC |
1989 | Mayor’s Mini Art Gallery, Washington, DC |
1989 | Funding Center, Alexandria, VA |
1987 | New Arts Center, Washington, DC |
1987 | Gallery 10, Washington, DC |
1986 | St. David’s Church, Syracuse, NY |
1981 | Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY |
1980 | Northeast London Polytechnic School of Art, London, England |
Galleries
Review of THE MAP IS NOT THE TERRITORY-Parallel Paths: Palestinians, Native Americans, Irish
Washington Post
Galleries: ‘Silver Clouds,’ ‘The Map is Not the Territory,’ ‘Reminiscences & Current Musings’