Omar Kholeif
Omar Kholeif is an Egyptian-born, UK-based writer,
curator and editor. His writing appears in Art Monthly, The
Guardian, Frieze, Film International, and Scope, to name
but a few. Omar holds an MA in Film and Politics from
The University of Glasgow, as well as a professional degree
from Screen Academy Scotland, and is an Inspire fellow at
the Royal College of Art, London and FACT (Foundation
For Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool. He is also
a contributor to Document, the only UK documentary
film festival, with a human rights focus, based in Glasgow,
Scotland.
His cross-disciplinary curatorial practice is largely focused
on the presentation of film and video for both the cinema
and the gallery. His main research interest relates to the
intersection of art and culture with identity politics, and
re-appropriating post-colonial theories for a web 2.0 era.
Omar is currently working on two touring exhibitions
and projects that explore collaborative tools and interfaces
of authorship and production. He most recently co-edited
the publication, Vision, Memory and Media (Liverpool
University Press 2010).
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