Abed Elmajid Shalabi (b.1991) is a Palestinian artist, currently living and working in Richmond VA.
Education
2019-2021 MFA Sculpture + Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, USA.
2015-2019 BFA Fine Arts, The multidisciplinary Art School at Shenkar College, Tel Aviv, Israel
2018 Exchange Program, Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany
2009-2012 Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Awards & Residencies
2023 NARS Founndation International Residency. Brooklyn, NY
2023 Artis International Residency Grant 2023.
2023 VCCA 50th annniversery fellowship.
2023 Lighthouse Works Fishers Island, NY.
2023 The Foudation of Contemprary Arts Emergency Grant.
2023-2024. Hamiltonian Artist Fellowship Washington DC
2022 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
2022 Artis International Residency Grant 2022.
2020-2021 The studio Acsses Art Residency - Richmond Visual Arts Center.
2021 United States Artists - Artist Relief Cycle XIII
2021 The Robert Weil Family Foundation Scholarship.
2020-2021 The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts graduate Fellowship
2020 The Paul F. Miller Graduate Scholarship in Sculpture.
2019-2021 The sculpture + Extended Media department full tuition award.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 solo presentation at Hamiltonian Artist Washington DC. (upcoming)
2021 ZONE X Eden Airlines Gallery. Richmond VA.
2021 A Man at Point Zero, The Anderson Gallery. Richmond VA.
2019 XXXL Shenkar college. Tel Aviv.
Group Exhibitions
2023 Open Studios Session 53. Lighthouse Work, Fishers Island. NY..
2023 You Can’t Find The Sun. “New. Now.” Hamiltonian Artist Washington DC.
2022 Kinetic Terzo Piano gallery Washington DC.
2022 Common Thread, visual arts center, RIchmond VA.
2022 A line is a Dot that went for a walk, Gallery 5, Richmond VA.
2021 The Language Of The Birds, Tuesday Tuesday Project space, Richmond VA.
2020 Fresh Paint 12, Fresh Paint Art Fair - The Artist Greenhouse. Tel Aviv.
2020 High Time for a Love Fool foXgardin, Richmond VA.
2018 Pilgrims and Flâneurs Shenkar College Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2018 Urban Entertainment Center, Kudamm Karree, Berlin.
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