Omeima is a British-Sudanese textile artist who has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. Omeima’s work explores themes of identity and change, communication, faith and womanhood. Shortlisted for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary through Shape Arts 2014/15, Omeima took up an international artist residency in Qatar with the support of the British Council. An exhibition featuring her work was hosted at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. This was followed by a solo exhibition – Endless Flow – at the Arab British Centre, London.
Omeima’s work was featured in Arabic Weekly magazine and the Al-Kharaf magazine TV programme. She was awarded Arts Council England funding for the Eye2Eye project in 2016/17, followed shortly by a commission to co-create the Audio-visability textile-music fusion entitled The Unheard World, which was hosted at Fabrica Gallery, Brighton in 2017. For this project, Omeima worked in collaboration with acclaimed flautist Ruth Montgomery among others. More recently she received an award from Unlimited for River Runs Through, and was shortlisted for the Dentons Art Prize, curated by Niamh White.
Omeima is an alumnus of UCA Farnham and Cockpit Arts, and alongside her practice works as a mentor and consultant trainer for emerging artists and young people, working in partnerships with leading organisations, especially those interested in inclusive practices.
“I am so thrilled to be involved in PROCESSIONS – it is an exciting opportunity for the voices of Deaf women, voices that are rarely heard, to be brought to a wonderful public stage. PROCESSIONS provides Deaf women with a chance to work together to express their unique experience and to celebrate their achievements as we walk in union with our hearing sisters before the world.”