TABEENA WANI

Srinagar, Kashmir    |   Based in Athens, Ohio, US

EDUCATION

*2029 PhD Interdisciplinary Arts - Scholar/Artist Track, Ohio University

2025 MFA Sculpture + Expanded Practice, Ohio University 

2019 BFA Graphic Design, Summa Cum Laude, Kashmir University

EXHIBITIONS 

2025 Proximity: Emerging Voices in Sculpture, SPACE at Adolphus Tower, Dallas, Texas

2025 Cartography, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, Ohio

2025 Fiberart International triennial, Contemporary Craft & Brew House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2025 Summ, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio

2024 Present Pasts, The Westin Lombard, Chicago
2024 Soft Spots: Textiles and the Self, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio

2024 Report Card, Ohio University Art Gallery & Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, Ohio

2024 Ohio + 5, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio
2023 And Still Was, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio
2023 23 Cabin Show: An Alternative Exhibition, Cabin 23, Strouds Run State Park, Athens, Ohio
2023 As Is, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio
2019 Open Studio, Pepper House - Space118 Art Foundation, Kerala, India
2019 OCPD, Undergrad Design Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Kashmir University 

2018 Kochi Students Biennale, The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, Kochi, Kerala, India
2016 Kochi Students Biennale, The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, Kochi, Kerala, India 

AWARDS 

2025 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, International Sculpture Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2025 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities, Arts Midwest, Minneapolis

2025 Marianne Kor Award for Distinguished International Entry, Fiberart International 25th edition, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh

2025-2026 Tuition Scholarship, Ohio University

2024 Beans for Brains Scholarship, Jimmy Beans Wool, Reno, Nevada
2024-2025 Research Fellowship, Paisley Fellowship
2024 OH+5 Most Innovative Use Of Material Award
2023-2024 Research Fellowship, Paisley Fellowship
2022-2023 Abdul Ahad Guru Travel and Research Grant, Guru Charitable Foundation, New York, US 

2022-2025 Tuition Scholarship, Ohio University 

2021 Cultures Of Resistance Creative Activism Award
2018 Students Biennale National Award, Kochi Biennale
2019 Gold Medal, BFA Graphic Design, Kashmir University
2019 UMISSA Tuition Scholarship, Beaconhouse National University 

RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS & NOMINATIONS

2024 Nominated for The Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship

2020 Fearless Art Collective, Independent Artist in Residence, Negombo Sri Lanka
2019 Pepper House - Space118 Art Foundation, Independent Artist in Residence, Kochi Biennale Foundation, Kerala India 

SKILLS/ABILITIES

Studio management, metal-shop hand and power tools, wood-shop hand and power tools, MIG welding, metal fabrication, woodwork, casting, mold making, papermaking, knitting, weaving, sewing, embroidery, letterpress, bookmaking/binding, drawing, illustration, and Proficient in Microsoft, Google, and Adobe Suites. Large-scale digital output (Epson and Canon) and laser cut machine operation (Co2 BOSS). Proficient reading, writing and speaking Kashmiri, Urdu and Hindi, proficient reading/writing Arabic.

*Upcoming or Ongoing