About The Artist
Fine artist Jude Zawaideh was born in Amman, Jordan in 2001. Zawaideh captures the essence of the self in response to the physical body over time. With a focus on a contemporary figurative style, her work serves as a reflective medium that pushes towards notions of self-reflection and naturalistic exploration. Surveying her recollections of childhood, home, relationships, and family, the artist offers layered tokens of the seasons she has flourished through. Zawaideh uses watercolors as a medium that assumes the form of the physical body, underscoring its fluidity and changeability. Whereas, she uses oil paint as a means of materializing the patience it takes to understand oneself candidly. She creates enigmatic, vaguely familiar compositions that explore the multiplicity of the human experience, diving into the artists personal odyssey from childhood to selfhood. Viewers find themselves exchanging glances with subjects immersed in scenes of unexpected yet intensely introspective states.
Education
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MLitt Art History 2023-2024
University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
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Bachelor of Arts in Business of Art and Design 2019-2023
Minor in Fine Arts
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
Exhibitions
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2023 Timely Encounters, Marriott Art Ovation, Sarasota, Florida
2022 Pulse, PS340, Sarasota, Florida
2022 Borderlines pop-up, Nomad Spaces, Amman, Jordan
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2024 Cairo Amman Bank, 8th Symposium Exhibition, Amman, Jordan
2024 Tawassul, Zara Centre, Amman Jordan
2024 Its a Small World Exhibition, Blossom Art Agency, Paris, France
2023 7X7 young artists, Cairo Amman Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan
2023 « Entrevues » Blossom Art Agency, Annecy, France
2022 Tawassul, Zara Centre, Amman, Jordan
2022 Best of Ringling, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
2021 Tawassul, Zara Centre, Amman, Jordan
2018 10th Annual Exhibition, Bait al Weibdeh, Amman, Jordan
2017 Loop: site specific, Amman Design Week, Amman, Jordan
2016 8th Annual Exhibition, Dar Al Anda Gallery, Amman, Jordan
2015 7th Annual Exhibition, Cairo Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan
2014 6th Annual Exhibition, Cairo Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan
2013 5th Annual Exhibition, Cairo Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan
2012 Our Next Generation of Artists, Jordanian Plastic Artist Association, Amman, Jordan
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2023 Zoom In, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
2022 Head To Toe, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
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2024 Cairo Amman Bank Artist Symposium, Amman, Jordan
2023 Conversation with the artists, Art Ovation Autograph Collection, Sarasota, Florida
Roles and Experience
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Senior Course Developer 2023
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
I was hired by my college to design and develop a module course titled “Role of the Curator” which is now being taught as a part of the business of art and design curriculum.
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Senior Content Designer 2023
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
I was hired by my college to write lecture content, copywriting, create slide decks, and assignments for the business class I developed.
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Registrar 2023
Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
Worked in a team to handle and catalog objects for exhibitions at the Ringling College Galleries.
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Exhibition Designer 2022-2023
Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
Conducted thorough primary and secondary research to develop exhibition texts, labels, and content for various exhibitions and websites with Ringling College Galleries.
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Marketing Consultant Intern 2018-2019
Seven Circles Agency, Amman, Jordan
Developed marketing strategies, branding content, and data entries in English and Arabic and interviewed clients.
Fundraising
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Project Strategist and Planner 2022 – 2023
Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
Worked with a team to develop fundraising strategies and activities that were carried out during our sustainable fashion show event.
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Student Ambassador 2022-2023
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
Nominated by my faculty to take the role of BOAD student ambassador, where I volunteered at various campus events to raise scholarship money for students.
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Project Designer 2021-2022
Nomad Spaces, Amman, Jordan
Took part in a streetwear pop-up where I developed a fundraising charity booth. I sold my clothing designs and art to raise money for underprivileged children at the BADWA Centre in Amman.