ربى ياسين مقيمة في كندا

Ruba Yaseen

potter, mixed media artist born in al hofuf raised between Baghdad and Beirut eventually to Dubai and Hamilton Canada. Studied electronic science in Baghdad however my true passion was always art
2002 – 2005 Sharjah Arts Institute, oil painting, sketching, Arabic calligraphy, lino printing, watercolour, ceramic and sculpture
Mentored by Iraqi potters
2006 Sharjah Art Zone Exhibition
2007 ARTE Dubai, Maker’s Market
2008-2010 Mohawk College, pottery, hand-building and wheel
2010 – 2012 volunteered at the Settlement Integration Services Organization as an arts educator
2010 received recognition from mayor Fred Eisenberger for my contribution to art education
2010 evaluating judge for a youth art competition, “Erasing Racism Through Art,” at the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
2011 received International Women’s Day award for my contribution to arts education at the St. Charles Adult Education Centre
Since 2011 working from my studio ( a bird from the east) in Hamilton, Ontario.