Manal Abu-Shaheen
Born 1982, Beirut
Lives and works in Long Island City, NY

Education

2011
MFA Photography, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT

2003
BA Liberal Arts, Photography Concentration, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

1999
Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon

Solo Exhibitions

2017
A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (forthcoming)
Lord Ludd, Philadelphia, PA (forthcoming)

Group Exhibitions

2016
Anthology: Somewhere Not Here, Crosstown Arts, curated by Tommy Kha, Memphis, TN
Bomb Pop Up Production, 1822 Fulton St, curated by Drea Cofield, Brooklyn, NY
Queens International 2016 Biennial, Queens Museum, curated by Lindsey Berfond and Hitomi Iwasaki, Queens, NY
Transitional Landscapes, The Center for Fine Art Photography, organized by Natasha Egan, Fort Collins, CO

2015
An Invitation to Sleep, Salvage Vanguard Theater Gallery, organized by Alexis Powell, Austin, TX
Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, curated by Laura Napier and Hatuey Ramos-Fermin, Bronx, NY

2014
No Greater Fiction, Bosi Contemporary, curated by Agnes Berecz, New York, NY
Video Snack 3, The Print Shop at MoMA PS1 hosted by ALLGOLD, curated by Lauren Francescone and Zeynab Izadyar, Queens, NY
Faculty Biennial, Main Gallery, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, curated by Heidi Leitzke, Lancaster, PA
Video Snack 2, hosted by The Varick Sessions, curated by Lauren Francescone, Brooklyn, NY
Sarah Lawrence College Alumni Art Exhibit, Heimbold Visual Arts Center, organized by Conrad Vogel, Bronxville, NY

2013
Pairings/Collaborations, Lynn and Carl Goldstein Gallery, curated by Joel Werring, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
Buy What You Love, Bleecker Arts Center, organized by the Rema Hort Mann Foundation, NY
Post tech, Fashion Institute of Technology, organized by Doug Mulaire, New York, NY
Swerve and Fracture, Camera Club of New York, curated by Kelly Cannon, New York, NY
Video Snack, 56 Bogart, curated by Lauren Francescone, Brooklyn, NY
Transformation, Lynn and Carl Goldstein Gallery, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY

2012
Occupy! ICP Occupies Governors Island, organized by the International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Death is the Destination, Welch School of Art and Design Galleries, curated by John Decker, Nancy Floyd, Ruth Stanford, and Christina West, Atlanta, GA
Sarah Lawrence College Alumni Exhibition, Heimbold Visual Arts Center, Bronxville, NY

2011
Yale MFA Photography, 2011, Curated by John Pilson organized by Nicole Klagsbrun Project, NY
Yale Open Studios, Yale School of Art Edgewood Gallery, New Haven, CT
College Art Association New York Area MFA Exhibition, Hunter College, Times Square Gallery, NY

2010
Second Year MFA Show, Yale School of Art Green Gallery, New Haven, CT

2009
First Year MFA Show, Yale School of Art Green Gallery, New Haven, CT

Residencies, Awards & Honors

2016 – 2017
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Workspace residency program

2016 – 2017
Visiting Scholar program, New York University

2016 – 2017
A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship

2016
John Gutmann Photography Fellowship Award, Nominee

2015
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Artist in the Marketplace residency

2013
Camera Club of New York, Curatorial Program – Collaboration with Kelly Cannon

2012
Fotovisura, Student Spotlight Grant – Honorable Mention

2009 – 2010
Yale School of Art Scholarship

Bibilography

2016
Martin, J.M. “New Horizons in Road Trip Photography,” Hyperallergic
Ruiz, Alan. “Uneven Development: On Beirut and Plein Air.” Queens International 2016 Catalog
Berfond, Lindsey and Iwasaki, Hitomi, Queens International 2016 Catalog, Queens, NY
Ciprian, Dexter and Felix, "Attaining the Unattainable: A Landscape in Conflict," Fresh Curators, Spain Fresh (Web) 

2015
Napier, Laura and Ramos-Fermin, Hatuey, Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial Catalog, Bronx Museum, NY

2014
Berecz, Agnes, No Greater Fiction Catalogue, Bosi Contemporary, New York, NY
Knoblauch, Loring, “No Greater Fiction @ Bosi Contemporary,” Collector Daily, New York, NY
“‘No Greater Fiction’ At Bosi Contemporary, Musee Magazine, New York, NY
“Fictional Realities,” The Vernissage, New York, NY

2013
Baker, Peter, “Swerve and Fracture,” Twice Two blog, New York, NY
“Swerve and Fracture @ CCNY,” F-Stop Magazine, New York, NY

2011
Salameh, George, “Mapping Memories, 10 Lebanese Photographers,” WIP Issue 12 (Web)
Benson, Richard, The Book Remains the Same, Yale MFA Photography, 2011 GHP, West Haven, CT
Cannon, Kelly, “Artist Profile,” Dimensions Art Journal, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Collections

The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University