Speaker Nada Abdallah

Artist, Designer, Educator, Founder of Bilarabic Design Festival and Director of Meta.motif masterclasses, Holds a Bachelor Degree in Visual Communication from the American University of Sharjah and an MFA from the Lebanese University. Prior to joining University of Sharjah, taught design at the Higher Colleges of Technology, Lebanese University and Lebanese International University. Won several awards in Design and Photography, and sponsored numerous winning students’ projects. Work exhibited in Lebanon, UAE, Greece, Korea, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, KSA, USA and other. Active since the early 1990s, her work and research focus on Arabic Calligraphy and Typography, and prehistoric motif design.

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