I am a multimodal maker, thinker, and educator working with image, reproduction, & participation. Artifacts may take form through designed experiences, queer data visualizations, and publication about alternate futures. See select projects ©2024 Mag-Exdownload CV pdf here
sabanmaheen@gmail.com | 770.853.9138 | sabamaheen.com
EDUCATION
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2018
Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art | New Brunswick, NJ
Masters of Fine Art in Design
San Diego College of Continuing Education | San Diego, CA
Certificate in Clothing and Textiles
Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH
B.A. in Studio Art, Honors; Minor in Human Centered Design & Arabic Language
Cultural Center for Learning and Training (CCLT) | Rabat, Morocco
Certificate in Advanced Arabic Language, Darija Intensive
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sep 2024 – present
Sep 2024 – present
Sep 2018 – present
Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
Sep 2020 - Jun 2021
Jan 2023 – Aug 2023
Jul 2019 – Feb 2020
Jan 2018 - Jul 2019
Mason Gross School of Art | New Brunswick, NJ
Part Time Lecturer of Design Thesis and Exhibition I & II
Zimmerli Art Museum | New Brunswick, NJ
Graphic Designer
SNM Photo
Freelance Photographer and Videographer
First Media US | remote
Media Buyer
Photos, Movies & More | San Diego, CA
Media Preparator & Digitizer
Anyon Atelier and Design | San Francisco, CA
Photographer and Videographer; Design Intern (Spring 2019)
Luminta Photobooks | Hanover, NH
Associate Designer
Dartmouth Book Arts Workshop | Hanover, NH
Studio Assistant
RECOGNITION
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2019Scarlet Arts Rx Grant | Rutgers University
Wolfenden Fine Arts Prize | Dartmouth College Department of Studio Art
1st Place in Photography | NH Art Association College Art Invitational
DCF Project Grant | Dartmouth Centers Forum
Student Project Grant | Leslie Center for the Humanities
Robert Dance Arts Fund, Hopkins Center for the Arts
1st place entry, Call for Art | Leslie Center for the Humanities
1st place JMC 48hr Film Competition, co-creator | Jones Media Center
EXHIBITIONS
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Subterra: Art Exhibition Premiere | Highland Park, NJ
Racketeers | Handball Court, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
INTERCESSION @ all that's hidden: MFA Thesis Show II | Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
Starlings : Leaflets | Junction Arts & Media, White River Junction, VT
INTERCESSION @ SHAPE HUNTER: MFA Thesis Show I | Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
UNFOLDING: A Co-Cureate Exhibition | Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
Threads of Resistance with ATL Radical Art | Soapbox Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raj’un: In Remembrance | Mason Gross School of Art, New Brunswick, NJ
Exquisite Lives: A Collective Installation | Mason Gross School of Art, New Brunswick, NJ
Member, Staff & Volunteer Show | Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
NH College Art Invitational | Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Senior Fall Exhibition | Black Visual Arts Center, Hanover, NH
Portrait of a Dartmouth Student | Black Visual Arts Center, Hanover, NH
Spirituality: booth Art Exhibition Premiere | Hopkins Center for the Arts; Hanover, NHgroup
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FELLOWSHIPS, COMMISSIONS & OPPORTUNITIES
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2018Panelist | Screening of No Other Land
White River Indie Film Festival, White River Junction, VT
Designer | Brand and print design for Rutgers in New York show
Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
Workshop Facilitator | Learning and Printing Arabic with Lego
Spring
Festival at Mason Gross School of Art, New Brunswick, NJ
Workshop Facilitator | Tatreez: Palestinian Embroidery
Spring
Festival at Mason Gross School of Art, New Brunswick, NJ
Member | Marching Bass Drummer & Percussionist
San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, San Francisco, CA
Co-Curator | Museum Collecting 101 Seminar
Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH
Designer | Dartmouth 250th Anniversary Bookplate in letterpress
Sphinx Foundation, Hanover, NH
Commission | 3500 letterpress notecards for alumni
Dartmouth Office of Development, Hanover, NH
PUBLICATIONS
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2018A Selection of Poems by Refaat Alareer and Marcellus ‘Khaliifa’ Williams
artist book | laser-cut leather pages with tatreez embroidered edge, ring binding
LACUNA
artist book | digital print of 35mm negatives, commercial casebinding, handcut collage & poem accompaniment
I was not aware of the moment when I first crossed the threshold of this life
artist book | digital prints from 35mm film negative, vellum, drum leaf handbound in case
HOME
artist book + collective handwriting | digital inkjet tip-ins, dyed Japanese mulberry paper, French link stitch binding
VESSEL
monograph | digital print and commercial case binding in handmade clamshell box
MAROC
monograph | digital print and commercial case binding