I attend Ringling College of Art and Design. I moved to the US after graduating from the Fine Arts School in Damascus. My name (Jihad) is a big controversial topic nowadays that I would like to give a little explanation for.. Jihad the word has no literal translation in English.. Though the best way to define it is, the process in which someone is making a significant effort to overcome hardships, towards better life and better future. It is also a really good way to define who I am as a person.
2009 Ringling College Trustee Scholar (Top student of the department).
07&08 First place in the Rockport National Student Competition
2008 Best-of-Show (juror’s award+ president’s award), Best of Ringling exhibition.
2008 Semi-finalist in the Adobe International Competition.