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Elias Wakeem currently lives and works between Haifa and Tarshiha.

Formal Education:

2020- Current - "M.F.A. at the department of Fine Art", University of Haifa, Haifa.

2011-2015 - "B.F.A. at the department of Fine Art", Bezalel Academy for Art and Design, Jerusalem

2014 - "Exchange art program" at The Cooper Union School Of Art, New York

2009-2010 - "Prep studies in Fine Art", Minshar for Art, Tel Aviv

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Professional Experience:

2020 – Wardrobe assistant at the movie production “Happy Holiday” by Iskandr Kobti.

2020 – Wardrobe Assistant at the movie production “Weekend in Gaza” by Basil Khalil.

2019 – Wardrobe Assistant at the movie production “Once upon a morning” by Eran Kolirin.

2016 – 2018 – Artist Assistant for Sharif Waked.

2018 - Wardrobe Assistant at the movie production “No Name Restaurant” by Stefan Sarazin

and Peter Keller.

2015 – Set design at the movie production “A man by the wall” by Ivgeny Roman.

2015 - Wardrobe Assistant at the movie production “Dancing Arabs” by Eran Riklis.

Solo Exhibition:

ولیس†الذكر†كالانثى“ – 2015 ” at Aswat – Palestinian Feminist Center for Gender and Sexual

Freedoms, Haifa.

2015 – “Sweet Revenge” (Graduation Exhibit) at Bezalel Academy for Art and Design,

Jerusalem.

2014 – “Gaza On My Mind” at Wild Project Gallery, New York.

2014 – “Quality Assurance” at The Cooper Union, school of art, New York.

2012 – “My Judgment day horror show” at Fine art department, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.

Group Exhibition:

2016 – “After the last sky” at Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin.

2016 – “Walking on thin ice” at Beit Al Karmah gallery, Haifa.

2014 – “End of the year show” at The Cooper Union, school of art, New York.

2014 – “How green was my valley?” at Whitebox Art Center, New York.

2014 – “Raspberries and Wine” at The Cooper Union, School of art, New York.

Artist Talk:

2019 – “The end of Men? Queer masculinities and the future” at Fusion Festival, Lärz.

For online documentation please click HERE

2018 – “Performance art and introduction to Drag culture in Palestine” at Swarthmore

College, Pennsylvania.

2015 – “Sexualities and Queer imaginaries Conference” At Brown University, Rhode

Island.

For online documentation please click HERE

2014 – “Existence is Resistance: The life and work of a Palestinian drag queen” At Harvard

University.

Art Auction Fundraisers:

2014 – “Alwan for Arts” Art Auction, New York.

Awards and Scholarships:

2013, 2015 – Excellence of practice at the Fine Art Department in Bezalel Academy,

Jerusalem.