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

  • MLitt in Art History

    University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK

  • Bachelor of Arts in Business of Art and Design

    Minor: Fine Arts

    Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Exhibitions

  • ·      2023: Timely Encounters, Marriott Art Ovation, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    ·      2022: Pulse, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida, USA        

    ·      2022: Borderlines, Nomad Spaces, Amman, Jordan

  • ·      2024: Chianciano Biennale, Chianciano Terme, Italy

    ·      2024: Woolwich Print Fair, Director’s Cut Digital Gallery, London, UK

    ·      2024: Cairo Amman Bank 8th Artist Symposium, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2024: Small World, Blossom Art Agency, Paris, France

    ·      2024: Tawassul 3rd Exhibition, Zara Centre, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2023: 7X7 Young Artists, Cairo Amman Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2023: Entrevues, Blossom Art Agency, Annecy, France

    ·      2023: Zoom-In, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    ·      2022: Tawassul 2nd Exhibition, Zara Centre, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2022: Best of Ringling, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    ·      2021: Tawassul, Zara Centre, Amman Jordan

    ·      2018: 10th Annual Exhibition, Bait al Weibdeh, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2017: LOOP, Amman Design Week, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2016: 8th Annual Exhibition, Bait al Weibdeh, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2015: 7th Annual Exhibition, Cairo Amman Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2014: 6th Annual Exhibition, Cairo Amman Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2013: 5th Annual Exhibition, Cairo Amman Bank Gallery, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2012: Our Next Generation of Artists, Jordanian Artist Association, Amman, Jordan

  • ·      2024: Tawassul 3rd Exhibition, Zara Centre, Amman, Jordan

    ·      2023: Zoom-In, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    ·      2022: Head to Toe, Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida, USA

  • 2024: Cairo Amman Bank Artist Symposium, Amman, Jordan

    2023: Conversation with the artists, Art Ovation Autograph Collection, Sarasota, Florida

Roles and Experience

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Registrar 2023

    Ringling College Galleries, Sarasota, Florida

    Worked in a team to handle and catalog objects for exhibitions at the Ringling College Galleries.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.