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(Co-founders of @ulafaa, @tamalfahal, @nadooio)
Tamadher is a designer, a TEDx speaker and the co-founder of Ulafa’a Initiative; a reconciliation-through-the-arts project. Her practice extends from community art projects to installations. She sheds light on areas of cultural conflicts and religious misconceptions influenced by her upbringing in the Arab world. She also co-founded Beige and Teal with artist Leon D, a creative platform for art and design that celebrates social and cultural narratives of Bahrain. Her main areas of interest are cultural identity, art collaboration and the creative process. Tamadher finished her doctoral studies at Birmingham City University, UK in which she investigated philosophical approaches in contemporary Islamic design studies. Meanwhile, Nada is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art with an MFA in Curatorial Practice under a Fulbright scholarship. Her exhibitions create connections between art and audiences through narrative, with a focus on accessibility. She co-founded and curates for Ulafa’a since 2011. Her exhibitions have been exhibited in non-profit galleries, federal museums and grassroots organisations in both the Middle East and the US.
