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SELF-REPRESENTATION IN THE ARABIAN GULF Acknowledgements
The initial concept for Self-Representation in the Arabian Gulf was first presented to the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar Gallery Committee in 2005. Our proposal was made in response to the queries of VCUQatar students in the photography studio about the perception of self-portraiture, self-image, and identity in the region, and our desire to create a contemporary lens-based exhibition featuring artists working in the Arabian Gulf. Natalie Bailey is an educator, museum specialist, and curator. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, USA and completed her BA in Art History at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, in 1997. In 2002, she completed her MA in Art History and Museum Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, before working in the collections department at the Valentine Richmond History Center. In 2004, she moved to Doha, Qatar, where she is currently an assistant professor of art history at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. Sally Van Gorder is a multidisciplinary artist working in video, photography, sound, installaion, and printmaking. Her work has been exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Duke University Museum of Art, The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, and has been screened in film festivals such as the Ann Arbor Film Festival, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, 1 Reel, and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. She has received numerous awards, honors, and grants, and her work has been reviewed in the New Art Examiner and Art Papers. She has worked in the television broadcasting industry for over ten years as a motion graphic designer and as a producer for clients such as Cartoon Network, GlaxoSmithKline, Hanes, IBM, Children's Television Workshop, CNN and The Body Shop. Van Gorder recently returned to the US from Doha, Qatar where she was assistant professor of graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. She is currently at work on a new short film on perceptions of leadership across cultures. Introduction: Self-Representation in the Arabian Gulf Ebtisam Abdul Aziz | Autobiography
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