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B. 1990 in Varna, of Algerian and Bulgarian parents, currently based in Amsterdam. Meryem focuses on understanding the healing potential of the natural world, combining an ecological and spiritual lens. Dhikr (the Islamic act of contemplation) is a central theme within her ongoing practice. Her work threads itself across painting, video and photography, clay and bookmaking.

Most recently she has held her forth solo show, 'water has memory' in Morocco, and has exhibited work across Japan, the UK, US and UAE amongst others. She has participated in panels at the Tate, Southbank Center and has been on the Jury for The Supporting act foundation. 


For commissions, workshop requests or
to share rock/soil samples :

info@meryemmeg.com 
@meryemmeg




Solo
2023 ذاكرة الماء  Water has memory, Le Jardin Secret, Marrakesh, Morocco
2019 リマインダー Reminders, Tenjinayam, Artist Studio, Sapporo Japan
2016 Appropriating Appropriation, London UK
2015 MEGHRAOUA, Brixton East, London UK

Group
2024 I can’t see it, but I trust it, Yumna, MOMO festival, Rotterdam, NL 
2023 Harvest Festival Marrakech, Morocco
2022 Mutul Empathy, Ai mi Tagi , White Conduit Projects, London
2021 East-East Vol.4: The Curio Shop, Part Three BLOCK HOUSE B1F, Tokyo Japan
2021 East-East Vol.4: The Curio Shop, Part Two, ILY Art Hours, Tokyo Japan
2021 East-East Vol.4: The Curio Shop, Part One HB.Nezu, Tokyo Japan
2021 When Was The Last Time You Saw The Sea, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo Japan
2018 Pressure Makes Diamonds, Rich Mix, London UK
2018 Neither Here Nor There, The Foundry, London UK
2018 A River Flowing, East of West, Santa Fe US
2017 North African Pop Art, P21 gallery, London UK
2017 Nasty Woman, Laconia Gallery, Boston US
2017 The Salon, The Peabody Essex Museum, Boston US
2017 Hammam Tomorrow, Sikka Art Fair, Dubai UAE
2017 Folkloric Hybrids, Anti gallery, Boston US
2016 No Shade, Hardware Studio, LA US
2016 Arab Women Artists Now, Rich Mix, London UK
2014 The New Venus, Starving arts, London UK

Residencies 
2019 Tenjinayama Artist studio, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Rock to paint workshops
2024 Malka Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
2023 Harvest Festival, Morocco, 
2023 Personal studio session, Amsterdam
2023 Wetransfer, Amsterdam

Contributions
2023 Jury : The Supporting Act Foundation - Creative Bursary, Amsterdam, NL
2022 Mentor : Datteltaeter Academy, Berlin, Germany
2019 Panelist : Critical Contemplations: On Repair’, in response to the Kader Attia: The Museum of Emotion, Southbank Center, London UK
2016 Panelist : Cloud Communities and the Online Gallery, Tate Modern, London, UK