Sumiah Salloum

sumiahsalloum@gmail.com

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Sumiah Salloum (b. 1992), a recipient of a BFA with departmental honors in photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, is a versatile artist currently based in Chicago, IL. Initially focusing her artistic exploration on the complex dynamics of her family's identity, including her father's Muslim faith, Lebanese heritage, her brother's gender transition, and her relatives' immigration to America from Lebanon, Salloum has expanded her lens to encompass broader themes. In addition to archiving her family's life, she now also creates work that contemplates everyday life and community, exploring how these elements seamlessly integrate into her evolving artistic archive. This shift reflects Salloum's ongoing exploration of the intersection between the personal and the universal, capturing the essence of both familial narratives and the broader human experience.

Education:

2024 UX/UI Certificate, Google Online Course

2021 Art classes (ceramics, art books, screen printing), Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

2015     BFA in Photography, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

 

Exhibitions:

2018 Work(s) In Process, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT

2017    Stare, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA

The Slide Show, Northampton, MA

2016    Open Studios, Beirut Art Residency, Beirut, Lebanon

            Femme Fotale Volume III Launch Show,  Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ

2015    Student Exhibition, Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA

            Senior Thesis Show, President Gallery, Boston, MA

            All School Show, Student Life Gallery, Boston, MA

            Life and Leisure, Gallery South, Boston, MA

            Inter/face, Gallery South, Boston, MA

2014    Growing Angry Slowly, Aviary Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA

            The Away Show, Student Life Gallery, Boston, MA

            Convergence, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, MA

2013    The Nude Show, Crackertorium Gallery, Boston, MA       

 

Experience: 

2023 Director of Photography , Gilliam Writers commercial shoot, Chicago, IL

2022 Science Photographer, Rise Gardens, Chicago, IL

2016 Art Resident, Beirut Art Residency, Beirut, Lebanon

2015     Online Exhibition Coordinator, Aviary Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA  

             Digital Lab Monitor, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

2014     Teacher Assistant for Irina Rozovsky, Boston, MA

             Massachusetts College of Art Photo Book Auction Committee 

             Digital Lab Monitor, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA 

             Gallery Attendant, Aviary Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA


 

Honor/Awards:

2015     Departmental Honors, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA 

 

Skills:

Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, and Capture One

Experience with large format, medium format, 35 mm and DSLR cameras

Darkroom and C-printing experience 

Black and White film development 

Lighting-Strobes, Flash, Continues