An Odyssey with Anum Farooq (Odyssey Global Media)

PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS

Natalia Koren Kropf is a contemporary artist, based in New York, working in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Natalia has received a solid classical education, which allows her to explore many ways of expression, inspired by nature, music, and science. Movement and light remain recurring themes in her artworks, which she refers to as visual poems.

Notable exhibitions include New York University East Galleries, Parsons School of Design Gallery, NYC; International Print Center of New York, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT; Silvermine Artists Guild, New Canaan, CT; Monotype of New England, Cambridge, MA; Lynn Art Museum, MA; Arts Club of Washington DC; Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD; New York Public Library, Art Students League of New York, Awagami Handmade Paper, Tokushima, Japan; Kreuzeskirche Gallery, Essen, Germany; RAVE MIAMI ART Fair, Miami, FL, ART EXPO New York.

Natalia Koren Kropf’s work is in national and international private collections.

She is a member of the National Association of Women Artists, where she served as a President during the tumultuous years of the Pandemic, 2019-2021. Presently on the Board of Directors.

She also is an Elected Member of the Allied Artists of America, the Art Students League of New York, Monotype Guild of New England.

AAESHA AHMED: FEMALE PERSPECTIVES ON POETRY AND HERITAGE

Female perspectives on poetry inspiration and heritage, with a discussion on the importance of poetry. Aaesha Ahmed is an esteemed Emirati writer and poet from Ras Al Khaimah, with a degree specialising in Tourism Studies. She has a multitude of renowned participation in cultural and literary fields, and her poems are inspired by the beauty of nature, life and romance. Aaesha's poem was awarded the Poetry Award [Arabic Category] in the RAK Fine Arts Festival. Her poetry is celebrated by holding a place of honour in the RAK Heritage Village.

VIVIAN REBRIN: FEMALE PERSPECTIVES ON ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY AND WELLNESS APP NUNA

An innovative and ground-breaking application utilising artificial intelligence, CBT and positive psychology; Nuna.ai is a complete mental health toolkit built upon a clinically validated foundation of research by some of the world’s leading institutions within mental health. Nuna utilises psychotherapeutic evidence-based methods approved by FDA and NHS. Those methods can amongst others alleviate depression, anxiety and stress. With easy applicable tools rooted in CBT and other proven methods Nuna assists people to structure their thoughts and find new ways of coping in their everyday life. Nuna has been featured on Fox, USA Today, Digital Journal, NCN and the Daily Herald amongst other prominent platforms.

Vivian Rebrin was born in Brazil and has grown up moving around the world, she’s lived in Chile, Switzerland, US, Puerto Rico and now is in Portugal. She considers herself a third culture kid which means she grew up outside of her home country and has mixed cultures in her life. She currently works as a marketing manager for Nuna and handles all of the ambassador programs as well as customer service and content creation.

SARA SCHROERLUCKE WITH ANUM FAROOQ: PERSPECTIVES ON THE ENVIRONMENT, ART, CONSERVATION AND HUMAN SOCIETY

Sara Schroerlucke is an interdisciplinary artist, and is interested in creating work that is accessible for all- and has written and produced multi-media shows that are dedicated to telling tales of the earth, and of healing. Sara is a holistic creativity coach, and works with those who desire to reconnect to their authentic creativity. She currently serves as founder and executive director of UneARTh.

Classically trained, a contemporary rebel at heart, Sara is electrified by all things movement. She began her dance training at the age of four, under the tutelage of Toni Carrion and Denise Donovan. She continued her training at the University of California, Irvine, where she holds degrees in Dance Performance and Anthropology. Sara currently lives in Massachusetts, and has danced with companies including Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Hanna Brictson & Dancers, and Cocodaco Dance Project. She has performed works by choreographers including, but not limited to, Lar Lubovitch, Sherry Zunker, Christian Denice, Dante Puleio, Jose Limon, and David Maurice. She has presented works at festivals including 92Y’s Mobile Dance Film festival, and the Contemporary choreographic Dance Festival.

Emirati Women's Day

Female perspectives on Emirati Women's Day, exploring perspectives and insights through a lens of art, culture and heritage.

Nesa Khaled Alshehhi, an Emirati Artist, Sculptor, Designer & Entrepreneur. She was born in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. She holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts Studies from the University of Sharjah in 2013.
She pursues contemporary, abstract and interactive conceptual art. Her artwork is
characterized by patriotism, its source is the land of the UAE (formally, thought and imagination), and its output is a link between the heritage of UAE and the modernity of the contemporary world.
Nesa focused on extracting the (natural art) surrounding her. She has a deep relationship with nature, especially the desert environment and palm trees. She uses raw natural materials in her work, as a language to talk through and a way to show the beauty of natural details in the environment of the United Arab Emirates in a modern way different from the classic image that the public used to see.

Nesa has been chosen as an Emirati artist and designers to work on many government projects. She has been appointed as a designer & supervisor for the Special Olympics (World Games - Abu Dhabi 2019) Monument which was built in Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah. she also did voluntary art installation for RAK Media Office. She also has been chosen by Zahrat Al Khaleej Magazine to participate in the Ataya Charity Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. She participated in Ras Al Khaimah Visual Arts Festival 2020 (as a guest of honor) with an interactive artwork titled (Who am I?). Other than that, she has participated in Dubai Art Exhibition amongst other exhibitions and commercial projects.