(Curriculum Vitae)
Laila Abd Elrazaq
Born in Haifa, Israel (1999).
Lives and works in Nof HaGalil (Nazareth Illit) and Haifa, Israel.
Academic Studies
2023-2024 – Teaching Certificate in Fine Arts, Beit Berl College.
2021-2023 – Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A), University of Haifa.
2018-2021 – Bachelors of Fine Arts with honors, University of Haifa.
Teaching Experience
2023-Present – Youth Mentor, Youth Enrichment Program, University of Haifa.
2023 – Teaching Assistant for a course "Projects Workshop" (Taught by Lihi Chen), University of Haifa.
2021-2022 – Teaching Assistant for a course “Fundamentals of Digital Media” (Taught by Prof. Aya Ben Ron), University of Haifa.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 (forthcoming) – Nidbach 25 (Curator: Rona Yefman), Artist House Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
2024 – CICA NMAC 2024, CICA Museum, Hongdae, South Korea.
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Group Exhibitions/Screenings
2024 – “Rooted Realities” (Curators: Rula Khoury & Haneen Abed), Umm El-Fahem Museum of Art. Umm El-Fahem.
2024 – “No Kidding” (Curators: Noa Miro & Leanne Wolff), Edmond de Rothschild Center, Tel Aviv.
2024 – “Believe” Manofim Festival 16th Edition (Curators: Rinat Edelstein, Yara Kassem Mahajena, Einat Arnheim), Jerusalem.
2024 – ZUMU “23-73 - Video salon between two wars” (Curators: Dr. Maayan Sheleff ,Milena Gitzin Adiram, & Shahar Ben-Nun).
2024 – "See Under" Haifa's Queer History Project (Curators: Faina Feigin & Bar Ruso), Beit HaGefen Art Gallery, Haifa.
2024 – "The Appendix Project" (Curator: Doron Fishbein), Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2024 – "Interrupt" (Curators: Sakib Khan & Rachel Collier-Wilson), The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich.
2024 – "Intuitive Nature" (Curator: AB Bedran), 11:11 Art Collective, Nashville, Tennessee.
2023 – "Coming to say" (Curator: Anat Lidror), Givat Haviva Art Gallery , Givat Haviva Campus.
2023 – "Here: I Am" (Curator: Maayan Levi), Starta Arta Gallery , New York.
2023 – "Home Away from Home" Larnaca Biennale 3rd Edition (Curator: Yev Kravt), EVOHK Artist Run Space , Cyprus.
2023 – "Transition" (Curatorial accompaniment: Prof. Sharon Poliakine), Gallery Minshar School of Art, Tel Aviv.
2023 – "Spring Exhibition - Sliman Mansour & Nabil Anani Award" (Curators: Palestinian Art Collective), Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah.
2023 – “MFA Graduate Exhibition” (Curators: Prof. Sharon Poliakine & Dr. Thalia Hoffman), University of Haifa.
2023 – “Runt of the Litter” (Curator: Becky O'Brien), Hackney Wick Oslo House, London.
2022 – “Scattered Shared Spaces” (Curators: Yael Messer & Dr. Thalia Hoffman), Beit HaGefen Art Gallery, Haifa.
2022 – “D-Construction” International Video Screening (Curators: Liliana Orbach, Evgeni Petrushanski, Eden Bezalel Habas), Grosso Modo Art Collective, Tel Aviv.
2022 – “Communication” (Curator: Doaa Badran), Umm El Fahem Art Gallery.
2021 – “Yuad 3” (Curator: Hana Qubty), Al-Markaz Art Gallery, Jerusalem.
2021 – “BA Graduate Exhibition” (Curator: Lihi Chen), University of Haifa.
Projects/Collaborations
2024 – “Liquidation” RadioActive - On Water (Curated by Meira Asher & Stephen Shiell)
2024 – Mobile Radio/Radio Art Zone, "1000 Likes" (Producer: Sarah Washington, Co-Producer: Meira Asher).
2024 – “Circular Ruins”, Collaborative Audio-Visual work (Sound Art by Dana Mazal Ziv).
2023 – "Female:Pressure" Podcast, Episode 137 (Produced & Curated : Luisa Housworks & Meira Asher)
2022 – Radio Art Zone “Sonic Voyage of Resistance”, Sound work letter narration feature (Moderator & Curator: Meira Asher).
2022 – Bisoutina Bekolenu, Sound work poem narration "Le Aba (to father)" by Orly Halak (Moderators & Curators: Meira Asher, Laetitia Boulud, Shira Bracha).
2022 – RA106fm #145 “Oven Fresh”, Selected works by RadioArt course students (Moderator & Curator: Meira Asher), University of Haifa.
2022 – Field Hospital X (Founder & Director: Prof. Aya Ben Ron), Featuring in instructional video.
2021 – “I Found in a Warehouse” (Director: Ari Teperberg), Collaborative production at the School of the Arts, University of Haifa.
2021 – “Decay” and “NOISE” (former titles “Random pt.1+pt.2”) (Curators: Ruti Sela & Tomer Baruch), Collaborative work (Sound Design: Jonathan Leder), University of Haifa.
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
2022 – The Professional Development Program in the Field of Art (8th cycle), Edmond de Rothschild Center, Tel Aviv.
2021 – Walid Abu Shakra prize, Umm El Fahem Art Gallery.
2021 – America-Israel Cultural Foundation’s scholarship (AICF)
2021 – Award in the name of the late Prof. Uri Katzenstein for excellence in BA Thesis Project, University of Haifa.
2021 – Scholarship for excellence in BA Thesis Project, University of Haifa.
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Residencies
2024 – Haifa Museums' Residency Program for local art (Hamama)
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Publications/Articles/Press
2023 – TimeOut Magazine
2022 – Haipo
2021 – Prtfl Magazine