FACULTY BIO

Designer, TEDx speaker and curator from Bahrain, with practice extending from curating community art projects to art installations. In 2012, she co-founded Ulafa’a Initiative; a reconciliation-through-the-arts project which aims to bring local communities together and promote freedom of expression through various forms of arts. In 2019, Tamadher completed her PhD in Art and Design from Birmingham City University in the UK. In her doctoral research, she investigates the possible philosophical approaches in contemporary Islamic Design Studies by using curatorial practice of collaborative sessions as methodological tool and an advocate to inform contemporary Islamic design pedagogy and practice. Tamadher is currently an Assistant Professor in Department of Architecture and Interior Design at University of Bahrain. Her areas of interest are cultural identity, design culture, art collaboration and the creative process.