Photo of Zuhoor Al Sayegh
Zuhoor Al Sayegh MFA ‘26
Email: zalsayegh@berkeley.edu
Website: https://zuhooralsayegh.com
Zuhoor Al Sayegh graduated with a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2019 and participated in a residency program at the Textile Art Center in Brooklyn, New York, in 2019–20. She is an interdisciplinary artist and Assistant Curator at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. She is inspired by movement and stories, and her research revolves around indigenous textile practices and the decolonization of her own craft, which she explores through her work in fiber, sculpture, and mixed media. Al Sayegh has exhibited at the Acre Projects space in Chicago; the Jameel Art Center as part of the Youth Takeover, Dubai; the Textile Arts Center, New York; Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi; Tashkeel, Dubai; Bait Al Mamzar, Dubai and K.B.H.G Basel. She is a recipient of the Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Emerging Artists Fellowship (SEAF), (2021–22).
“Sorry to add fish to the salad”