Exhibitions

Selected shows & collections
15 — 18 September 2026 — Gallery 1957, London

The Bateekha Project

I conceived The Bateekha Project after sourcing a real watermelon in Egypt and casting it in fibreglass. That single form was sent to twenty-eight artists around the world, each invited to transform it into an original work celebrating Palestinian identity, resilience and hope. I chose to commemorate the watermelon in bronze, casting my own response as Bateekha I. The charity exhibition and auction is presented with co-founders Ghada Sousou, Dima Fakhry, Taya Elzayadi and Malak Fouad; all works are auctioned on 18 September, with 100% of proceeds going to Healing for Gaza.

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Bateekha I, bronze watermelon form, front view
Bateekha I, bronze watermelon form, turned slightlyBateekha I, bronze watermelon form, three-quarter viewBateekha I, bronze watermelon form with stem detailBateekha I, bronze watermelon form, alternate angleBateekha I, bronze watermelon form, seated on a white surface
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February 2026 — Exhibit

Traces of Nubia

Work from the Nubia Art Residency, shown as part of a group exhibit tracing landscape, memory and the female form.

Wide gallery view of the Traces of Nubia exhibit with plaster figures and paintings
Installation view of large white plaster sculptures in a stone-walled galleryGallery room filled with white plaster figure sculpturesThree white plaster figures including a mother cradling a childCluster of small bronze figure studies on wooden plinthsHedayat standing among bronze figure studies on plinthsBack view of bronze torso sculptures on wooden plinthsBronze figure studies displayed in a white-walled roomTwo bronze figure studies side by side on wooden plinthsSingle bronze bending figure on a wooden plinth
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November 2024 — Exhibition

Fragile Existence

A solo show exploring vulnerability, shelter and collective presence through ceramic, plaster and collage.

Gallery storefront with 'FRAGILE EXISTENCE' vinyl lettering on the window
Installation view of collages and sculptures on white plinthsGallery view showing collages on the wall and ceramic works on plinthsWide installation view including a tall stacked ceramic totemDisplay case filled with small glazed and sand-coloured ceramic figuresCollage on canvas of layered human silhouettes in earth tonesCollage on canvas with teal, green and terracotta figuresCeramic sculpture of embracing figures in front of a collageClose-up of a white glazed ceramic figure bent forward on a wooden baseClose-up of a pale ceramic mother and child sculpture titled Omouma
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July 2026 — Exhibit

Excavations

A study of material, form and fragment.

Close-up of a pink terracotta face fragment pressed into a sandy surface
Gallery installation view with a large central earthen sculpture and wall worksDetail of a weathered brown face fragment emerging from a sandy formClose-up of a smooth pale stone-like form set in granular earthCollage on canvas of three abstract standing figures in warm earth tonesWall-mounted installation of small glazed ceramic figures on square panelsTextured canvas with a dark organic void surrounded by sand and plasterWide gallery view of the Excavations exhibit with sculpture and wall piecesSingle turquoise glazed ceramic figure mounted on a square canvasDetail of a sandy sculptural surface with embedded stone and ceramic forms
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2022 — Camden Hill Award

I AM NOT YOUR SHABTI

Award-winning work.

Installation of small ceramic figures on stepped plaster plinths
Rows of glazed ceramic figures arranged along plaster plinthsGroup of blue-glazed and sand-coloured ceramic figuresSeated glazed ceramic figure with incised surfaceTurquoise glazed ceramic form on a pale stoneware base
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May 2025 — Nubia Dahabyea

Nubia Art Residency

Seven immersive days on the Nile with nine other artists — exploring, creating and talking. The residency became Traces of Nubia, curated by Taya El Zayadi.

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