2022

Study or experience date · 2022–2023 · class of 2023

MFA in Multidisciplinary Art

Graduate studio and thesis work at MICA’s Mount Royal School of Art, alongside critical theory and visual identity design.

Alex Dahdah · Master of Fine Arts awarded

Work date · 2019–2026

Reflecting on Scandal

Alex Dahdah · Filmmaker

Study or experience date · 2022

4K Film Editing Workflow · San Francisco Art Institute

A practical workshop in film editing and post-production workflow.

Alex Dahdah · Workshop Instructor

Study or experience date · 2021–2022

Graduate study at SFAI

Graduate studio work, critique, theory and directed study at the San Francisco Art Institute, before completing the MFA at MICA.

Alex Dahdah · MFA Studio Art programme · study at SFAI

Study or experience date · Fall 2022

Interdisciplinary Sculpture · Maryland Institute College of Art

Teaching support for the senior sculpture programme.

Alex Dahdah · Graduate Teaching Intern

Recognition date · 2022

Labib Mansour critiques the keyboard initiative and its framing of Lebanese linguistic identity.

Work

• Kelme

Alex’s role

Visual identity & design

Recognition date · 2022

Coverage of Kelme’s keyboard and the team behind it, including Alex.

Work

• Kelme

Alex’s role

Visual identity & design

Recognition date · 2021 edition · held 3–6 January 2022

Official selection · Jabbara · second edition (2021), held in January 2022.

Work

• Jabbara

Alex’s role

Production designer

Recognition date · 2022

In My Space and It’s All Connected were presented in Holding Tension. Alex’s exhibition record places It’s All Connected within The Trilogy.

Works & roles

• In My SpaceArtist
• It's All ConnectedArtist and filmmaker

Recognition date · 2020 Annual Awards · ceremony January 2022

Recognises

Work

Work

• āh

Alex’s role

Director & screenwriter

Category

Not specified in the available record

Work date · 2021–2022

Bayat

Alex Dahdah · Website design, video production & communications

Recognition date · Opened 28 May 2022

Exhibition material and posters designed by Alex for the graduating Studio Arts BA exhibition. William Okaily was among its eight exhibiting student co-curators.

Work

• Interlude

Alex’s role

Graphic designer · exhibition material & posters

Work date · 2022

Interlude

Alex Dahdah · Graphic designer · exhibition material & posters

Recognition date · 2022

Official Selection

Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.

Work

• āh

Alex’s role

Director & screenwriter

Work date · 2022

Interwoven

Alex Dahdah · Artist

Recognition date · May 13, 2022

Recognises

Personal award

Recipient

Alex Dahdah

Work date · Exhibited 2022

It's All Connected

Alex Dahdah · Artist and filmmaker

Recognition date · May 13, 2022

Recognises

Leadership

Recipient

Alex Dahdah

Work date · 2022

SFAI

Alex Dahdah · UX/UI, navigation & content architecture

Recognition date · 2022

Work

• Species

Alex’s role

Artist & performer

Work date · 2022

lkelLmét

Alex Dahdah · Cover design & title lettering

Work date · 2022

passing the torch; already deceived?

Alex Dahdah · Artist

Work date · 2022

terminal x: uncanny encounters

Alex Dahdah · Artist

Study or experience date · August 2022–May 2023

Graduate Wellness Coordinator

Developed wellness programmes and resources for graduate students in collaboration with campus counselling, health and fitness services.

Alex Dahdah · Graduate Wellness Coordinator

Study or experience date · January–May 2022

Dance Festival Coordination Assistant

Coordinated participating dancers’ schedules, created visuals for the festival’s social media and landing page, and supported social-media coverage.

Alex Dahdah · Dance Festival Coordination Assistant

Study or experience date · November 2021–May 2022

Faculty Senate Student Representative

Represented students in faculty senate meetings.

Alex Dahdah · Faculty Senate Student Representative

Study or experience date · September 2021–February 2022

Performance Lab President

Organised weekly dance and movement-improvisation sessions, and planned and co-choreographed a dance performance.

Alex Dahdah · Performance Lab President

Study or experience date · August–December 2022

Printing & Audiovisual Equipment Technician

Maintained film and audiovisual equipment, helped students choose and use equipment, and provided laser, inkjet and risograph printing services.

Alex Dahdah · Printing & Audiovisual Equipment Technician

Study or experience date · September 2021–February 2022

Video Editor

Filmed, edited and archived lectures, organising camera footage, separate audio and presentation materials into a repeatable editing workflow.

Alex Dahdah · Video Editor

Study or experience date · September 2021–June 2022

Web Editor & Content Producer

Maintained event and academic pages and worked with the Director of Marketing on website structure, navigation and user experience.

Alex Dahdah · Web Editor & Content Producer

Study or experience date · Fall 2022

Art Worlds

Contemporary artists, curators and institutions, with research into how art engages social justice, identity, inequality and environmental questions.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Spring 2022

Art, Metaphor, and Social Linguistics

Language, rhetoric and metaphor as ways of making and interpreting art, with discourse analysis used to examine meaning, knowledge and power.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Spring 2022

Directed Study: Dance in Relation to…

An individual study connecting dance with drawing, painting, sculpture, language and philosophy through readings, discussion and a final project.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Spring 2022

Directed Study: Topic Seminar

An individually supervised graduate topic seminar. Its specific topic and supervising instructor are still being confirmed from the course records.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Fall 2021 · Spring 2022

Graduate Critique Seminar

Group critique of developing artwork, with discussion of conceptual and material decisions, readings and presentations.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Fall 2021 · Spring 2022 · Summer 2022

Graduate Lecture Series

A programme of visiting-artist and practitioner lectures, recorded across Alex’s three SFAI study terms.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Lecture series

Study or experience date · Fall 2021 · Spring 2022

Graduate Tutorial

Individual tutorial study supporting the development of an independent graduate art practice.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Spring 2022

MFA Intermediate Review

A formal review of Alex’s developing MFA work during his SFAI graduate study. This was an academic review, rather than a taught class.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Academic review

Study or experience date · Fall 2022

Mount Royal School of Art III

Independent graduate studio work developed through research, visiting-artist critiques and reflection on presentation and audience.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Fall 2022

Philosophy and Pedagogy

Developed a teaching philosophy and proposed art assignments, connecting educational theory with course structure, discussion and assessment.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course