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Ebrahim, a Bahraini native from Muharraq, renowned worldwide for his art, was fond of art from the young age of 6 years old and went onto study Fine Arts at the University of Baghdad, alongside various courses in design and direction of books in Cyprus and Logman, London. He started participating in the annual fine arts exhibition when he was just 16 years old, and followed his vision of “with art we excel”. His passion, ingenuity, and mastery of fine arts has not only allowed him to work as an artist, but Ebrahim was also a founding member of the Bahrain Arts Society, as well as working with the Ministry of Education as a calligraphist, among many other coveted roles within the Ministry. Experimenting with how he portrays his love for calligraphy, Ebrahim has explored various media such as drawing, watercolour, acrylic paint, oil on canvass, etching silk screen, collages, and instillations amongst other methods to create his pieces. Similarly, Elisabeth too delved into the world of art from an early age as her father was a publisher of art books, and she was constantly surrounded by art with a family background of artists, painters, and architects in the family. A master in the art of language, Elisabeth is fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and is on her way into perfecting Arabic. Elisabeth has been nominated for the V&A Jameel Prize 2017 and has showcased her work in various locations across the globe. Their collaborative exhibit showcases a commonality - calligraphy - between their independent works and is an ode to Islamic art and culture, and serves as a means to deliver a positive message through the selected passages and pieces displayed, and has also, in turn, served as a bridge that bettered the understanding between the East and the West. Proposed by Sheikha Hala Mohamed Al Khalifa, Arts & Culture Director, the Bolza-Busaad exhibition is a representation of how the East and West are connected through a thread, even in the abstract sense. SPRING 2018 Perle 31