A Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar alumna was honoured by the University’s home campus with a ‘10 Under 10’ award, recently.
Assil Diab who studied Graphic Design at the Qatar Foundation partner was recognised by Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, for her graffiti ‘artivism’ in her home country Sudan.
The ‘10 under 10’ award recognises the noteworthy and distinctive achievements made by alumni who earned their first VCU degree within the past 10 years. This year’s ‘10 Under 10’ honorees were recognised in an in-person event held at Richmond.
“Be it in Qatar, Sudan, or elsewhere in the world, my art aims to relate to people from all walks of life – irrespective of their age, nationality, profession, culture, social standing or gender,” Diab says. “I use my art to capture their contexts and their emotions, and at times, to add a bit of colour to their lives.”
Diab initially attended VCUarts Qatar before transferring to VCU in Richmond, where she focused on Graphic Design. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in May 2011 while finishing university in the US. In 2012, Diab collaborated with French-Tunisian artist El Seed for a calligrafitti project for which she helped paint 52 panels in four road tunnels on Doha’s Salwa Road.
The Bucharest-born Sudanese artist has also worked in various creative capacities in Qatar including Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, The Marriott Marquis, Cirque Eloize, Aspire, Qatar Red Crescent, Supreme Council of Family Affairs, the Qatar Olympic Committee (Q22), Doha Film Institute, Red Bull, Qatar Racing Club, Purple Falcon Multimedia, 60 degrees and SDI Marketing.
Diab was also part of a delegation from Qatar Charity who visited the Rohingya Refugee camps in 2018.
The ‘10 under 10’ award recognises the noteworthy and distinctive achievements made by alumni who earned their first VCU degree within the past 10 years. This year’s ‘10 Under 10’ honorees were recognised in an in-person event held at Richmond.
“Be it in Qatar, Sudan, or elsewhere in the world, my art aims to relate to people from all walks of life – irrespective of their age, nationality, profession, culture, social standing or gender,” Diab says. “I use my art to capture their contexts and their emotions, and at times, to add a bit of colour to their lives.”
Diab initially attended VCUarts Qatar before transferring to VCU in Richmond, where she focused on Graphic Design. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in May 2011 while finishing university in the US. In 2012, Diab collaborated with French-Tunisian artist El Seed for a calligrafitti project for which she helped paint 52 panels in four road tunnels on Doha’s Salwa Road.
The Bucharest-born Sudanese artist has also worked in various creative capacities in Qatar including Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, The Marriott Marquis, Cirque Eloize, Aspire, Qatar Red Crescent, Supreme Council of Family Affairs, the Qatar Olympic Committee (Q22), Doha Film Institute, Red Bull, Qatar Racing Club, Purple Falcon Multimedia, 60 degrees and SDI Marketing.
Diab was also part of a delegation from Qatar Charity who visited the Rohingya Refugee camps in 2018.
