Rula Halawani

  Teacher, founder and head of photography program at Birzeit University .

  Education
 1989  BA Advanced in Math & Photography, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

  2001 Masters in photographic studies, University of Westminster, London, UK.

 Awards and Residencies

 2000 Grant from the Global Travel and Learning Fund of the Institute of International Education in New York.

Artist residency, Multi Exposure Photography Association, London.

Artist residency, Chicago Artist International Program, USA .

1999 Artist residency, Contre Jour Photography Association, Marseille.

1996 Award from the Palestinian Journalist Union, Palestine.

Award from the Ministry of Culture & Arts, Palestine.

1993 Award from “International Mother Jones,” San Francisco.

1988 Award from Department of Photography, University of Saskatchewan , Canada ; Award & Certificate from KODAK, Canada.

 

Professional Experience

2001 - Photography teacher, head & founder of the department, Birzeit University, Palestine.

1998- 2000 Director and teacher of photography workshops, a l-Ma`mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem.

1995 Photography workshop for Israeli and Palestinian high school students, Jaffa.

1990 - Freelance Photojournalist/ Snenska Dagbladet, Sweden; Middle East Report, USA; Reuters; Sygma Agency; Ford Foundation annual report.

Collective Exhibitions

April 2005, “The Wall”, Sharjah Biennale, Sharjah UAE.

September 2004, Palestinian I’m & Negative Incursion , Fotografie Forum International.

Frankfort Irrational & Negative Incursion , Noorderlicht Photo Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland.

March 2003, “Negative Incursion,” Art Car Museum , TX , USA.

May 2000, London, Wigmore Gallery Exhibition, “Symbols From My Homeland” an exhibition completed in France, England, and the U.S. featuring portraits of immigrants from various nations and their homeland symbols which they’ve brought with them to their new homes.

July 1999, Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History , Norway , Exhibition “Graffiti”

September 1993, Fifth International Photojournalism Festival, “Visa Pour L’image,” Perpignan, France. Exhibition, “They call it Peace” .

Solo Exhibitions

October 1992, French Cultural Center, East Jerusalem , Exhibition, Portraits of Palestinian Martyrs Mothers entitled “Mother” .

2004 “Intimacy,” Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah, Palestine.

2002 “Palestinian I’m & Negative Incursion,” 6th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah.

December 2002, The Museum of the city of Rome , “ Jerusalem ; The warm light still there” ..

March 2002, Bridgette March Gallery, Stuttgart , “Palestinian I’m”.

July 1999, Gent , Belgium , Exhibition, “Liftta 1948…. East Jerusalem 1967”.

June 1999, Tel Aviv, Exhibition, “Liftta 1948…. East Jerusalem 1967”.

September 1998, Folly Gallery, Lancaster , Britain , Exhibition, “Graffiti”.

April 1997, Fnac Gallery, Paris , Exhibition, “Graffiti”.

May 1993, Third Recontres Phtographiques de Normandy, France , Exhibition, Photographic Series entitled, “Four Years of “Intifada”.

Selected Bibliography

Contributed photographs for the book The Earth quake in April by Riwaq, 2002.

Contributed photographs for the book Our Story, the Palestinians by Sabeel Theology Center, Palestine , 1999.

Contributed photographs for the book The New Palestinians by John Wallach, 1992.