Bio
Maryam El-Awadi’s paintings and sculptures are inspired by the tension of being born and raised in the American South by parents who had to leave their Middle Eastern home countries for a safer life. The social issues that women of color grapple with such as misogyny, unconscious biases and xenophobia inspired El-Awadi to comment on them through her art. While addressing these issues, El-Awadi is illustrating the way our mental health and view of ourselves is affected by these factors.
El-Awadi exhibits her work nationally while also painting murals in collaboration with other artists where she currently lives in North Louisiana.
Inquiry
maryamelawadi@gmail.com
Education
BFA Studio Art Louisiana Tech University May 2022
Exhibitions
2023 Peach Festival Exhibition, Chautauqua Gallery, Ruston, Louisiana
Shakerag Staff Exhibition, Sewanee, Tennessee
2022 Shakerag Staff Exhibition, Sewanee, Tennesse
Plein Air Ruston, Group Exhibition, Ruston, LA
Transference, Group Exhibition, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston
Off the Wall, Masur Museum, Monroe, Louisiana
Roco 6x6, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York
A Tribute to Small Works, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Vision ‘22: Online Exhibition, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Juror: Lorraine Bromley
Annual Student Exhibition, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Juror: David Wolske
2021 Louisiana Contemporary 2021, Ogden Museum of Art, New Orleans, Juror: Hallie Ringle
Flavors, North Central Louisiana Arts Council, online exhibition, curator Felicia Burse
50@50, North Central Louisiana Arts Council, online exhibition
Annual Student Exhibition, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Juror: Nick Pena