ROLA KHAYYAT

The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://rolakhayyat.wordpress.com
Tel. +20 106 0370 136




EDUCATION

2012, Workshop Certificate, “Not a thousand words: Photography and Narrative” with Jo
Ractliffe, Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts.

2008, Certificate in Contemporary Art, Metafora, International School of Contemporary Art and
Art Therapy, Barcelona, Spain.

2003-5, Diploma in Intensive Drawing, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2003, Bachelor of Arts, American University of Beirut, Department of History, Beirut, Lebanon.


PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Spring 2013, Adjunct Faculty, American University in Cairo, Egypt, ARTV 200, Analogue and Digital Practices.

Fall 2012, Adjunct Faculty, American University in Cairo, Egypt, ARTV 200, Analogue and
Digital Practices.

Spring 2012, Adjunct Faculty, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. ARTV 200 Arts
Foundations.

Fall 2011, Curator for the 3rd Thessaloniki Biennale, Roaming Images, Beirut, Lebanon and
Thessaloniki, Greece.
• Curated the ‘BEY route’ exhibition for the Roaming Images Project in Zico House, Beirut and in the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Thessaloniki, Greece.

2011, Curator, Praktikum, Art Laboratory, Berlin, Germany.
• Projects included: “Artists in Dialog: Al Fadhil & Aissa Deebi: My Dreams Have Destroyed My Life. Some Thoughts on Pain.”

2010, Internship, Beirut Art Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

2009, Painting Instructor, Roof 68 Workshop, Beirut, Lebanon.

2005, Freelance Artist/Painter, Beirut, Lebanon.
• Order by private commission to customers, independent art agents (Shatha Al-Jalahama) and restaurants (Raffinato, Downtown Beirut).


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2012, “Middle Escapes”, Afro Aisatisches Institut, Vienna Austria (Sept. 14 – Sept.
26).

2012,“Summer Show”, Alte Saline Hallein, Salzburg Summer Academy (March 8).

2012, “Carry On”, Artellewa, Cairo, Egypt (May 29 - June 26).

2012, Arab Collaboration Project, Artist in Resident at Artellewa, Cairo, Egypt (April 23-
May 30).

2011, 21st International Istanbul Art Fair (Tuyap), Neo Art Gallery, (Istanbul, Turkey) Nov.12-
20).

2011-2, “BEYroute”, Zico House, Beirut, Lebanon (Sept.9 to Oct.10).

2011-2, “Roaming Images”, MMCA, Thessaloniki, Greece (Sept.18 – Nov.19).

2011, “War and Peace”, G11 Gallery, Berlin, Germany (June 1- July 1)

2010, Finalist for “UFA 3d Mapping Competition”, Beirut, Lebanon, (Dec. 22-31).

201,Takt Kunstprojektraum, Artist In-Residency, (March – June).

2010, Photography Show at Falbrook House of the Arts, Falbrook, California, (June 26 - July
10).

2009,"Rise & Fall" BOA Events - Public Assembly, Brooklyn/New York, White
Room/Miami, DC9/Washington, Enormous Room/Boston, Tazza Cafe/Providence, The Purple Lounge/The Standard Hollywood, Los Angeles), (Nov. 5– Nov. 27).

2009, "UAE Images Photography Competition 2009" SIM - Signage, Imaging & Media
Exhibition at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, (Oct. 20–Oct. 30).

2009, "Colors of Life 2009 International Photo Contest", The Gallery Art & Design, Richmond,
(VA, U.S.A), (April - May).

2009,"Personally Political Contemporary Sensation", Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, Germany,
(May 29 - June 19).

2008, "Projekt30 Exhibition", Online Juried Event.

2008, "Reve D'enfant" Edde Sands, Beirut, Lebanon.

2008,"Free Range", Metafora, Barcelona, Spain, (June 13).

2008, "Tera de Ningu”, Polidor Centre de Produccio Cultural, Barcelona, Spain, (June 15).

2005, "U.N De-mining Awareness Event", Orange Mechanique, Beirut, Lebanon.


PUBLICATIONS

2012, Crosstimbers Fall 2012 Edition (September Issue), University of Science and Arts of
Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK.

2012, “Synopsis on BEYroute”, Contemporary Practices: Visual Arts from the Middle East.

2012, “Podcast: Interview with the Saudi Author of Brownies and Kalashnikovs”, Mideast
Youth.

2011, “Lebanon, BEYroute: 
The effects of war”, Le Journal de la Photographie.

2009, “Anywhere But Now, The Hidden Life of War”, Heinrich Boll Stiftung Publication.

2009, “Maps: 52 Artists from 23 Countries Publish Their Photographs on Borders, Bodies and
Borderlands”, Mastodonte Editorial.

LANGUAGES

English (native), Arabic (native), French (Proficient), German (Working Knowledge)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe In-Design, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office, and Excel.

REFERENCES

Professor Aissa H. Deebi, Art and Design Director, Faculty of Performing and Visual Arts,
American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Professor Ramiro Angel Sanchez, Painting Director, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.