Sara Abulkarim is an emerging interdisciplinary artist based in Toronto. Born in Iraq, she immigrated to Montreal in 2002, where she studied Interior Design.Following her passion for art, in 2017 she transitioned to study Fine Arts at OCAD University.

Sara’s art often stems from memory and feelings. She paints moments and fragments of her life,meaningful spaces and moments that sculpted her into the person she is today.Intrigued by abstract, she loves to try new techniques and mediums to mimic here motions through colours and gestures. Her work is characterized by vibrant colours and animated movement. She works with acrylic, mixed medium as well as oil paint.


Education

2021 

OCAD University - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Toronto, Canada 

2016

Cégep Marie-Victorin - Interior Design - Quebec, Canada


Exhibitions 

2022

Creative Resilience/Resilient Creativity – First Canadian Place – Toronto, Ontario

GradEx107 – OCAD U – Toronto, Ontario 

Emerge Art Auction –OCAD U – Toronto, Ontario

2019

Awenda Inspired - Ada Slaight Student Gallery - Toronto, Ontario

Vernissage & Chill - Teal Bar - Montreal, Quebec

2018

Awenda Inspired - Ada Slaight Student Gallery - Toronto, Ontario

Team - Hachem - Laval, Quebec 

Celebration of First Year Exhibition - OCAD U - Toronto, Ontario

2017

2017 Manning Innovation Symposium - OCAD U - Toronto, Ontario 

 



Award

2019               

Awards Springs – OCAD U– Toronto, Ontario

OJS Scholarship – OJS StudentExchange – JiangSu, China

2018

Fall/Winter Bursary – OCAD U– Toronto, Ontario

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