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SHARMEEN UQAILI
(214) 418-1040
Portfolio: www.shermeen.com
Education
2025 MFA Studio Art, Student Marshal, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, TX
2023 BFA Honors Studio Art, summa cum laude, University of Texas (UTD), Richardson, TX
2011 AAS, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
Training
2009, Arts of Islamic Pattern, Zaytuna College, Berkeley, CA
2021, Arts of Islamic Pattern, Online, UK
2022, Deen Arts Foundation, Online, Turkey
2022, The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, Online, UK
Professional and Teaching Experience
2023-2025 Teaching Assistant, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture with Professors Nishiki Sugawara-Beda, John Dickinson, Kerry Maguire, Dana Buzzee and David Challier, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, TX
2024-2025 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Geometric Pattern and Tezhib Illumination, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, TX
2025 Geometric Workshop for Meadows Museum, Dallas, TX
2021 Guest Lecturer, Geometric Art, University of Texas (UTD), Dallas, TX
2019-2020 Art instructor for KG-8th grade, Good Tree Academy, Plano, TX
2019-2020 Pre-AP teacher, Good Tree Academy, Plano, TX
2018-2020 Private Art Instructor for Elementary to High School students, Richardson, TX
2009-2013 Art teacher for 1st-5th grade, managed art club for middle schoolers, Brighter Horizons Academy, Garland TX.
Exhibitions
2025 Texas Vignette Art Fair, Dallas TX
2025 Agora Gallery, NY
2025 MFA Qualifying Exhibition, SMU, Dallas, TX
2025 Ginger Roots, 400H Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2025 NTX Graduate Student Exhibition, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2024 New Texas Talent XXXI, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2022 RCAS Juried Art Exhibition, Richardson, TX
2018, RCAS Juried Art Exhibition, Richardson, TX
2018 Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Irving, TX
2018 125 Plano Art Exhibition, Plano, TX
2017 Arts in Bloom, McKinney, TX
2017 Artscape, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
2017 RCAS Juried Art Show, Eisenman Center, Richardson, TX
2017 Black and Light Juried art show, TVAA, Dallas, TX
2017 125 Plano art, Plano Art Association, Plano TX
2017 Paper works show, Fortwork Arts Juried group exhibit, Fort Worth, TX
2017 FWADA, Fort Worth, TX
2016 Artscape, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
2016 Huffines Art Trail, Richardson, TX
2016 Islamic Art Society, Houston, TX
2016 Texas Visual Arts Association, Dallas, TX
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Awards and accomplishments
2024 Publisher of two drawing books Draw my Patterns
2022 Best of Show – Irving Arts Exhibition, Irving, TX
2021 2nd place winner, 125 Plano, PAA, Plano, TX
2019 Rosemary Cheney Award, 53rd Annual RCAS, Eisenmann Center, Richardson TX
2018 2nd place winner, 52nd Annual RCAS, Eisenmann Center, Richardson TX
2017 2nd place winner, 51st Annual RCAS, Eisenmann Center, Richardson TX
2017 1st place winner, 125 Plano, PAA, Plano, TX
2017 2nd place winner, 62nd IAA Juried Show, Irving, TX
2015 3rd place award winner, 125 Plano, PAA, Plano, TX
2015 1st place winner for calligraphy competition, East Plano Islamic Center, Plano, TX 2000 2000 Honorable Mention, Student Art Show, Northlake College, Irving, TX
2000 Honorable Mention award, National Arts Program of Carrollton, Carrollton, TX