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TASNEEM ALSULTAN - exhibitions.

Tasneem Alsultan

Solo Exhibitions 2020 And Then There Were Women, King Abdul Aziz Center ITHRA, Dhahran, from Dec 2019- June 2020

2018 Saudi Tales of Love - East Wing, Dubai UAE

Group Exhibitions 2018 Group exhibition: Through Her Eyes Photo Festival, Berlin,

2017 'Saudi Tales of Love' - Sony Photography Awards Exhibition, Somerset House, UK 'Saudi Tales of Love' - Middle East Now Festival, Florence 'Saudi Tales of Love' - La Quatrieme Image Festival- Paris 'Photographing the Female', Focus Photo Festival, Sun Mill Studios Compound Lower Parel, Mumbai, Rawiya Photo Collective: 'We Do Not Choose Our Dictators', Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, TX, USA (March - May)

2016 'Saudi Tales of Love' Photo Kathmandu Festival 2016, Where Are We Now?, East Wing presentation at Paris Photo 2016

Awards / Press

2019 (selected list) Among four recipients of the Catchlight Fellowship of 2019 Honorable mention for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism. Princess Noura University Award for Excellence’ in the Arts category National Geographic: How women photographers access hidden from men

2018 (selected list) Included in New York Times: The Year In Pictures, 2018 Selected as one of the 12 recipients of the Joop Master Class, part of the World Press Photo, . Joined the Canon Ambassador Program, as the first Arab Female photographer. National Geographic: Featured with 8 women photographers for International Women’s Day, Guest Editor - Emma Watson New York Times: ‘Oh My God’ Turns to ‘Yay Me’ as Saudi Women Practice Driving CNN: Photographers challenge Middle East stereotypes New York Times: New Sound at Saudi Soccer Game: Women Cheering From the Stands Joined the National Geographic Instagram account contributor. Joined the National Geographic Travel Instagram account as a contributor.

2017 2017 STERN Grant (DE) Photo District News (PDN) - '30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch'. Amnesty International / Wordt Vervolgd - February issue Sony World Awards - Shortlisted 2016 British Journal Photography - 'Ones to Watch' / Selected as on of 16 emerging photographers of note. Magnum Foundation / AFAC / Prince Claus Fund - Recipient of the second year and mentorship program for grantees from across the Arab region for their Emerging Arab Photographer Documentary Fund. NewYork Times Lens Blog - 'The Hidden Stories of Arab Women' / Interview with Tasneem. New York Times - “Saudi Tales of Love”, photo essay selected for New York Times Portfolio Review Vogue Italia: 'Vogue Fashion Experience Jeddah, la giornata delle designer' / Feature Shoot (in Italian).

2015 Magnum Foundation/ Prince Clause/ AFAC grant Photoville Photo Festival - Honorary Mention & Print exhibited by Getty / Instagram, New York, USA National Geographic - 'In Historic Saudi Elections, These Women Stepped Up As Voters and Candidates' / feature. Burn Magazine - 'Protectors of the Mosque' - issue feature.

2014 Burn Diary - Burn Magazine Instagram / Contributor Arab News - "Behind the Camera - the Story of a Wedding Photographer" / Interview with Tasneem

2013 Khaleejesque Print Magazine (Issue 8) - Recognised as one of the young influentials in the GCC.

2012 Khaleejesque Print Magazine - 'Tasneem AlSultan - the Spectacular Wedding Photographer' / Interview

Teaching

2020 Canon Workshop at the Cortona On the Move Photo Festival, Italy [postponed due to Corona Virus] Canon Workshop at the Dubai Photo Festival, UAE [postponed due to Corona Virus]

2016 Taught art therapy photo workshops with Syrian refugee children in collaboration with Voice of the Children,

Photographer / Contributor 2015 Every Day Middle East photographers / Instagram Blog

Other Awards of Note 2013 ISPWP Contest for International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers / Multiple awards of excellence

Education / Presentations / Publications: 2010 Hijab, Sex and Language: An Ethnographic Study”; Presentation at Egyptesol,

2009 “More Than Just the Hijaab: Saudi Women’s Experiences of Cultural Adjustment to USESL Classrooms."; Presentation at the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Colorado, USA

2010 Organiser: Assisted the students of University College of Bahrain in Model UN; Bahrain

2009 Coordinator: Preparation of the Fulbright Gateway Orientation program - Portland State University, USA 2008 Consultant: Anthropological expert in Saudi culture and marketplace - Intel Corporation, Oregon, USA MA Linguistics “TESOL” Thesis: “Believe Me That’s the True Hijab” / Ethnographic study on Saudi Women in US ESL Classes - Portland State University, USA

Board Member https://www.everydayprojects.org 2020 (ongoing)