EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University/ Master of Fine Arts
Aug 2016 - May 2019, Dekalb, IL
Bowling Green State University/ Bachelor of Fine Arts
Aug 2012 - May 2015, Bowling Green, OH
Henry Ford College
Aug 2010 - Aug 2012, Dearborn, MI
College for Creative Studies
Aug 2009 - May 2010, Detroit, MI
EXPERIENCE/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Paragon Arts Gallery / Gallery Director
September 2023- Present Portland, OR
Portland Community College- Sylvania/ Full Time Instructor
September 2019- Present Portland, OR
Instructor -Two Dimensional Design
Three Dimensional Design
Color Theory Foundations
Northern Illinois University/ Graduate Teaching Assistant
January 2019- Present, Dekalb IL
Instructor of Record- Drawing Foundations
Northern Illinois University/ Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2018- December 2018, Dekalb IL
Instructor of Record- Introduction to Printmaking
Northern Illinois University/ Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2017- Present, Dekalb IL
Instructor of Record- Two Dimensional Design
Northern Illinois University Art Museum/ Graduate Research Assistant
August 2016- Present, Dekalb IL
Accession inventory through PastPerfect
Aid in installation for upcoming show
Monitor gallery during hours of operation
Northern Illinois University/Visual Arts Summer Camp
July 17-21, 2017- Dekalb IL
Instructor- Printmaking-Serigraphy
University of Tennessee- Knoxville/ Studio Assistant
May 2017- June 2017- Knoxville, TN
Assistant to John Douglas Powers, Associate Professor - Sculpture
NIU Jack Olson Gallery / Graduate Research Assistant
August 2016- May 2017, Dekalb IL
Installation of upcoming exhibitions
Gallery maintenance
Reception Host
Northern Illinois University/Graduate Assistantship
August 2016, Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Frogman’s Print Workshop / Archival Assistant
December 2016, Omaha, NE
Edited prints and portfolios for Frogman’s website
Organized portfolio exchanges from previous workshops
Bowling Green State University Printmaking Lab/Student Lab Assistant
August 2014- May 2015, Bowling Green OH
Assisted students with printing, and dealing with hazardous materials.
Monitored time between student needs and upkeep of the lab.
Made sure lab was up to BGSU Art Department and NASAD guidelines.
Rosenthal Fine Art / Art Gallery Intern
May 2014 - August 2014, Chicago, IL
Examined and documented upcoming events pertaining to the gallery.
Aided in researching galleries around the U.S. to help with projects.
Managed documents for gallery’s art inventory.
2D Arts Association- Bowling Green State University / President
Aug 2014- May 2015, Bowling Green, OH
Delegated events/trips on and off campus
Managed budget for organization
Organized Black Swamp Arts Festival participation for 2DAA
Curated artwork for BGSU School of Art event-ArtsXtravaganza
2D Arts Association- Bowling Green State University / Vice President
Aug 2013- May 2014, Bowling Green, OH
Advertised upcoming events on and off campus
Scheduled group meetings on campus
Took inventory of artwork for Black Swamp Arts Festival
Admissions and Recruitment Office Henry Ford College/ Student Ambassador
Feb 2012 - August 2012, Dearborn, MI
Conducted tours for students interested in Henry Ford CC
Helped in answering question future students had in regards to the college.
Compiled feedback from students who completed tours
Sisson Gallery - Henry Ford College / Art Gallery Monitor
May 2011- Feb 2012, Dearborn, MI
Ensured artwork was not tampered with
Assisted in hanging artwork for upcoming shows
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
Regional Arts and Culture Council Arts 3C Grant
December 2023, Portland, OR
Regional Arts and Culture Council and Open Signal’s Fresh Paint Opportunity
A grant specifically designed for artists creating a mural for the first time in their art practice.
August 2021, Portland Oregon
John X. Koznarek Memorial Scholarship Fund
May 2018, Northern Illinois University -DeKalb, IL
Northern Illinois University Fellowship
Six Graduate Students selected from the NIU Graduate School
March 2018, Northern Illinois University -DeKalb, IL
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Purchase Award
October 2017, Topeka, KS
Dorothea Bilder Art Scholarship
May 2017, Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Helen Merritt Art Scholarship
May 2017, Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Northern Illinois University/Institutional Waiver
August 2016, Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Bowling Green State University Senior BFA Show/ Medici Circle Cup- Best of BFA Show
March 2015 , Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery- Bowling Green, OH
Stuart R. Givens Fellowship
April 2014 , Bowling Green State University- Bowling Green, OH
Bowling Green State University Undergraduate Exhibition/Doris Marie Herner Award
January 2014 , Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery-Bowling Green, OH
State of the State Conference/ Target Scholar Recipient
March 2013 ,Bowling Green State University- Bowling Green, OH
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Block Party
August 2023 , Washington State University- Vancouver, Vancouver, WA
Visual Decadence
February 2023 , Southeast Gallery- Portland Community College- Portland, OR
Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial Presents: Elevation- Beit Ibtihal
October 2022 , Sharjah Contemporary Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
Sorry I Missed Your Call, I Was Busy Regressing
September 2022 , Littman and White Gallery, Portland, OR
The Invocation- MFA Thesis Solo Exhibition
March 2019 , Annette and Jerry Johns Gallery
Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Al- Kitab: A Solo Exhibition of Handmade Books by Zeinab Saab
October 2018 , Founders Memorial Library
Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Sanctum: Artist Books and Prints by Zeinab Saab
October 2017, Arab American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Chicago- Chicago, IL
Rituals: A Solo Show of Prints and Drawings by Zeinab Saab
February 2017 , Loftworks Gallery- Cleveland, OH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Wordplay: Print/Text/Image- Co-Curated by Edie Overturf and Kevin Haas
January 2023, - Gallery 2- Washington State University-Pullman, WA
Print/Text/Image- Co-Curated by Edie Overturf and Kevin Haas
October 2022, - Visual Arts Gallery, Mt. Hood Community College-
Portland, OR
With or Without You: America
August 2022, Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University- Philadelphia, PA
11th International Douro Printmaking Biennial
August 2022, Alijo, Portugal
Artists, Educators, People
July 2022, MCAD MFA Gallery- Minneapolis, MN
Curated by Edson Rosas
To Make is To Stay
February 2022, Galerie Camille- Detroit, MI
Curated by Nour Ballout
Flat File Exhibition 2022
December 2021, A.P.E. Gallery- Northampton, MA
Converging Lines: Tracing the Artistic Lineage of the Arab Diaspora in the U.S.
September 2021, Middle East Institute- Washington D.C.
PATTERN + SEMBLANCE
July 2021, Manifest Gallery -Cincinnati, OH
Traveling Exhibition: Halal Metropolis
May 2021, Stamps Gallery -University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Traveling Exhibition-Viscosity: Women of Print Exhibition
May 2021, St. Louis Artist Guild- St. Louis, MO
ArteEast Legacy Trilogy
March 2021, Online Exhibition
Artifacts at the Start of the Decade
January 2021, Gardiner Gallery - Oklahoma State University- OK
Viscosity: Women of Print Exhibition
October 2020, University of Tennessee- Knoxville
Poetry is Not a Luxury
June 2020, San Francisco Center for the Book- San Francisco, CA
PCC Sylvania Art Faculty Exhibition
February 2020, North View Gallery- Portland, OR
Traveling Exhibition-
Let There Be Spaces In Your Togetherness
January 2020, St. Cloud State University- St. Cloud, MN
March 2020, New York Mills Cultural Center- New York Mills, MN
Traveling Exhibition: Halal Metropolis
January 2020, The University of Michigan- Dearborn- Dearborn, MI
December 2019, Arthur Secunda Museum- Cleary University- Howell, MI
Let There Be Spaces In Your Togetherness
December 2019, Soo Visual Arts Center-Minneapolis, MN
Elemental: Design Meets Culture and Place
September 2019, Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI
Halal Metropolis
August 2019, Bank Suey, Hamtramck, MI
Frogman’s Print Workshops Presents: Locality and Change
July 2019, Bancroft Street Market, Omaha NE
Upcoming: Poetry is Not a Luxury
June 2019, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Curator: Maymanah Farhat
Master of None: Northern Illinois University MFA Exhibition
March 2019, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
PrintAustin Presents: Viscosity: Women of Print Exhibition
Janaury 2019 , Link & Pin Gallery, Austin, TX
Theotokos: New Visions of the Mother of God
December 2018, The Schvitz Ballroom, Detroit, MI
Cultivating Community: A Gathering of Perspectives
November 2018, Minnesota State Community and Tech College, Fergus Falls, MN
Convergent Narratives
October 2018, Rockford University Art Gallery, Rockford, IL
Viscosity: Women of Print Exhibition
October 2018, Noise Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Along Spectral Lines
October 2018, C for Courtside, Knoxville, TN
Unpacked Artist Space Presents Maktub: A Three Person Artist Book Exhibition
September 2018, Unpacked Artist Space, Chicago, IL
Cones and Rods Juried Exhibition
July 2018, Whitdel Arts Center, Detroit, MI
Boundaries, Borders, and Limits Juried Exhibition
July 2018, Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
Impromptu Exhibition
June 2018, Rubberneck Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art of the Book Juried Exhibition
May 2018, Gallerie Renee Marie, Benicia, CA
Catapult Creative House Presents: Validity
May 2018, Catapult Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
Editions Studio Miniature Book Exhibition
May 2018, Editions Studio, Seattle WA
31st Annual WomenWorks Juried Fine Arts Show 2018
March 2018, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
Juror: Karen Stahleker
Authentic Marks: 2nd Annual International Miniature Printmaking Exhibition, 2018
March 2018, A4 Gallery- Dubai, UAE
The Printed Page III Juried Exhibition
March 2018, Abecedarian Gallery- Denver, CO
Juror: Alicia Bailey - Curator , Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
Paper is Part of the Picture: Contemporary Paper and Book Arts
February 2018, Anderson Gallery at Drake University, Des Moines, IA
Jurors: Sarah McCoy, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Drake University
Mary Jones, Professor Emeritus of Art and Design, Grandview University
Unpacked Mobile Gallery Presents: Come As You Are/ Northern Illinois University’s Winter Convocation
January 2018, Unpacked Mobile Gallery, Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Abcedarian Gallery Artists’ Books Cornucopia VIII
October 2017, Art Gym Denver, Denver CO
Juror : Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Director of Graduate Programs in Book Arts + Printmaking and Studio Arts at the University of the Arts.
No Answer- Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Purchase Award
6th Annual Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art
October 2017, Irving Arts Center -Irving, TX
Juror : Dr. Linda Komaroff, Curator for the Islamic Art Collection at LACMA
2017 Bowling Green State University Alumni Exhibition
September 2017, Bowling Green State University- Bowling Green, OH
Core New Art Space Juried Exhibition- Blue Show
May 2017, Core New Art Space- Denver, CO
Cryptic Language : Two Person Exhibition by Millicent Kennedy and Zeinab Saab
April 2017 , DeKalb Women’s Center- DeKalb, IL
Artlink 37th Annual National Print Exhibition
March 2017 , Artlink Contemporary Gallery- Fort Wayne, IN
Juror : Patrick Flaherty
Shaghaf Group Presents: Woven Heritage - International Miniature Printmaking Exhibition
March 2017 , A4 Gallery- Dubai, UAE
IllMuslims: Be Social DET Pop Up Show by Threads and Beams
March 2017 , Arab American National Museum, Dearborn MI
Northern Illinois University Winter Convocation
February 2017 , The Egyptian Theatre -DeKalb, IL
Bandolier Press Presents: The Long Walk Home
January 2017 , Union Street Gallery- Chicago Heights, IL
Vis A Vis: NIU Student and Alumni Printmaking Exhibition
January 2017 , Gallery 214 -Northern Illinois University- DeKalb, IL
Nasty Women Exhibition
January 2017 , Knockdown Center- Queens, NY
Fine Prints for a Fine Space Exhibition
November 2016 , Backspace Gallery- Northern Illinois University- Dekalb, IL
Back/To/For/Ward- NIU First Year MFA Show
November 2016 , Gallery 215-Northern Illinois University- Dekalb, IL
Pacific States Biennial North American Student Portfolio Exchange
October 2016 , East Hawai'i Cultural Center -University of Hawaii- Hilo, HI
Bowling Green State University Senior BFA Show
March 2015 , Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery- Bowling Green, OH
Medici Circle Cup- Best of BFA Show
Bowling Green State University Women’s Center- Celebrating Women in the Arts Exhibition
December 2014 , Wankleman Gallery- Bowling Green, OH
LeSo Gallery Overture III Show
September 2014 , LeSo Gallery, Toledo, OH
LeSo Gallery 2nd Annual Hair Show
February 2014 , Leso Gallery- Toledo, OH
Bowling Green State University Undergraduate Exhibition
January 2014 , Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery-Bowling Green, OH
Doris Marie Herner Award Recipient
NOW-OH 6 Exhibition
June 2013 , Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery- Bowling Green, OH
Bowling Green State University Undergraduate Exhibition
December 2012 , Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery- Bowling Green, OH
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
University of Michigan Special Collections Library
January 2022 - Kitab Series
Ann Arbor, Mi
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library
October 2020 - Explosion Artist Book,
Emory University- Atlanta, GA
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
November 2019 At Sunset Artist Book,
Bainbridge Island, WA
Minnesota State Tech and Community College
November 2018, Kan Wa Ma Kan , Silkscreen,
Fergus Falls, MN
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
October 2018, Deliberately Untold Stories, Copy #2 Artist Book,
Bainbridge Island, WA
Colorado College Tutt Library Special Collections
August 2018, Deliberately Untold Stories, Copy #5 Artist Book,
Colorado Springs, CO
Oberlin College Fine Arts Library
June 2018, Deliberately Untold Stories, Copy #3 Artist Book, Oberlin, OH
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
June 2018, Deliberately Untold Stories, Copy #1 Artist Book, Topeka, KS
Emory University Libraries Special Collection
May 2018, Deliberately Untold Stories, Copy #4 Artist Book, Atlanta, GA
Zayed University Printmaking Department
March 2018 , Kan Wa Ma Kan/Kon Feyakon , Silkscreens
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
University of Iowa- Library of Special Collections
December 2017, Preserved Book Purchase, Iowa City, IA,
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
October 2017, No Answer Book Purchase, Topeka, KS , October 2017
Zayed University Printmaking Department
February 2017, Jenna/Dunya, Intaglio, Duba, United Arab Emirates
Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
March 2017, Lighten Up/Tighten Up Screenprint, Honolulu, HI,
RESIDENCIES/WORKSHOPS/ CONFERENCES
Dar Meso Artist Residency
June /July 2024 - Tunis, Tunisia
Vermont Studio Center
August 2023- Burlington, VT
Blue Cactus Artist Residency
July 2023- Catalonia, Spain
Incahoots Artist Residency
July 2021- Petaluma, CA
Southern Graphics Council International
March 2019- Dallas, TX
Penland School of Crafts
July 2018- Boone, NC
Southern Graphics Council International
April 2018- Las Vegas, NV
Frogman’s Printmaking Workshops
July 2017, University of Nebraska- Omaha, Nebraska
Southern Graphics Council International
March 2017, Atlanta, GA
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
Visiting Artist Lecture University of Minnesota- Duluth
April 2023-Duluth, MN
This Must Be the Place
March 2021- West Virginia University
ArteEast Legacy Trilogy- In Discussion with Hadieh Shafie
February 2021 - Virtual Artist Lecture
Can You Unmute Yourself?
December 2020- Santa Rosa Junior College
JUROR/PANELIST
Regional Arts and Culture Council- Open Signal’s Fresh Paint Mural Opportunity
September 2023 - Portland, OR
Student Art Exhibition Juror University of Minnesota- Duluth
April 2023-Duluth, MN
Regional Arts and Culture Council- Open Signal’s Fresh Paint Mural Opportunity
September 2022 - Portland, OR