Author Archives: Fatima Killeen

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About Fatima Killeen

Fatima Killeen is a Moroccan painter/printmaker from Casablanca now living in Canberra, Australia

The LOOK and MIRROR exhibitions of Australian picturebook art


I have just returned from the fantastic LOOK! and Mirror exhibitions                at the Canberra Museum and Gallery. The exhibitions showing the original                        “art of Australian picture books” are displayed in two separate spaces; one is the collaged illustrations of Jeannie Baker from her Moroccan/Australian … Continue reading

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High fashion in Morocco – Caftan 2012 Maroc collection


Last weekend (Saturday 12 May) was the annual Caftan fashion show at the Palais des Congress in Marrakesh. The twelve designers included Cain Allah El Batoul, Dar Oum Al Ghait and Siham El Habti. The theme for 2012 was the Treasures of Ibn Battuta, the Moroccan explorer who in … Continue reading

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Australian Muslim Women’s Arts Project and No Added Sugar exhibition – News and interviews


The No Added Sugar exhibition opening at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on Saturday 12 May 2012 is the culmination of twelve months of community engagement and hard work by the artists and project coordinators. The group of artists from different cultural backgrounds have … Continue reading

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No Added Sugar at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre


Over the last twelve months I have been part of the Australian Muslim Women’s Project organised by the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. The No Added Sugar exhibition has come about from community engagement workshops and can be visited from 12 May to 18 … Continue reading

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