Sama Raena Alshaibi

Sama Raena Alshaibi (born in Basra, Iraq) to an Iraqi father and Palestinian mother.cite web | url =http://www.casalibre.org/programs/suitesoiree2007/suitesoiree2.html | title =Sama:Bio | accessdate =2007-08-23 | publisher =casalibre.org] She is an artist and photographer, in which she uses her cultural heritage to reflect her work and help inform her audience of her identity.Her mother and her family were relocated to Iraq at around 60 years ago, as a result of Al Nakba, after meeting her father; the family left Basra in 1981. Her story of leaving Iraq is told in her film "Goodbye to the Weapon". She is co-founder of the women's art collective, 6plus.

Projects

* "All I Want For Christmas" (2007-video)
* "In This Garden" (2006)
* "My Apartheid Vacation" (2006)
* "Heirloom" (2005-2006)
* "Where the Birds Fly" (2005-video)
* "Birthright" (2004-2005)
* "Zaman: I Remember" (2002-2004)

Career

Received her BA in Photography at Columbia College Chicago and her Masters of Fine Arts (Photography, Video and New Media) at University of Colorado at Boulder.She is an Assistant Professor of Photography at University of Arizona.

References

External links

* [http://www.g-riot.com/alshaibi/ Official Site]
* [http://eportfolio.cfa.arizona.edu/cover.php?portid=707 Portfolio] at University of Arizona
* [http://www.6plus.org/ 6plus women's art collective}