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Little has changed since 2006….. Mahmoud and Ground Zero – Fatima Killeen


Twenty years after these two artworks were created in 2006 to record the chaos underway in Lebanon, little has changed. While the names of many thousands of boys or girls may be different, Lebanon is once again under attack from … Continue reading

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Sasha Grishin (Region Canberra) and Rob Kennedy (Canberra City News) write two reviews on the ‘Never the Twain Shall Meet’ exhibition by Fatima Killeen


REGION CANBERRA – Sasha Grishin Read the Sasha Grishin review as a PDF CLICK HERE or on the Region Canberra website CLICK HERE CANBERRA CITY NEWS – Rob Kennedy Read the Rob Kennedy review as a PDF CLICK HERE or … Continue reading

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Fatima Killeen’s exhibition “Never the Twain Shall Meet” opens at ANCA gallery.


Fatima’s latest solo exhibition “Never the Twain Shall Meet – East is East and West is West” opened for the next month at ANCA gallery in Dickson, ACT. The exhibition was opened by culture and arts journalist Helen Musa, who … Continue reading

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Never the Twain shall Meet – Fatima ‘s new exhibition at ANCA in May


Exhibition opening on Friday 1st May 2026 at 6pm.

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TV interviews with Fatima Killeen


Over the years I have often been asked to comment on international and national current affairs. Film crews and reporters visit my home for various stories or content for documentaries. I have even been filmed preparing Moroccan food for several overseas cooking shows … Continue reading

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ABC Radio – Islamic Fusion


I talked about the new Islamic Museum of Australia in my previous post – here is a link to an audio clip of the  ABC Radio program The Spirit of Things with Dr Rachael Kohn. In the program Rachael talks about … Continue reading

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Fatima’s art on display in three national museums


Across the last few years my work has been displayed at museums in Canberra, Sydney  and Melbourne. Two large works along with my life story and other personal items have been on permanent display at the National Museum’s Australian Journeys exhibition since the exhibit opened in 2009. One of the works, … Continue reading

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Sacred group exhibition at M16 – Benita & Fatima


Fatima Killeen and Benita Tunks in front of the ‘The shroud has no pockets’ and ‘Awakening of an old flame 1 & 2’.

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Sacred exhibition opens at M16 Gallery in Canberra


Our latest group exhibition “Sacred” opened last night at the M16 Gallery in Canberra. There was a good turnout for the opening and Dr Stephanie Dowrick flew down from Sydney as our guest speaker. The exhibition was curated by the very hard-working Benita Tunks. The … Continue reading

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Sacred exhibition at M16 Gallery – video interview with Fatima


The exhibition “Sacred” opens from 15 November to 1 December 2013 at the M16 Gallery in Canberra. The show is curated by Benita Tunks with works on display by Rachel Develin, Tina Fiveash, Gerald Jones, Mary Kayser, Fatima Killeen, Matthew Harding, Jenni Kemarre Martiniello, Amanda Stuart, Marcus Tatton and … Continue reading

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