b. 1995 - Damascus, Syria
elkhash@protonmail.com
My practice as an artist, researcher and technologist celebrates the technological revival of ancient culture. Holography, web based simulation and virtual reality are the mediums that I artistically adopt to archive, re-imagine and resurrect cultural artifacts. My creative research dissects the role of technology in archiving art history and the artistic influence of cultural heritage, botanical life and architectural identity.
Solo Exhibitions
2020
The Upper Side of the Sky - InterAccess - Toronto, Canada
2019
The Upper Side of the Sky - Extracurricular XYZ - Toronto, Canada
Group Exhibitions
2024
Spectral Futures - presented by Trinity Square Video - Toronto, Canada
2023
Natures Algorithm - presented by Evergreen Brick Works for the 27th edition of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival - Toronto, Canada
2022
Replicas - Streams Nuit Blanche 2022 - Art Gallery of York University
2021
5th Istanbul Design Biennial - Empathy Revisited: Designs for more than one - Pera Museum - Istanbul, Turkey
Lumiere 2021 - Digital Artist Exchange - Nova Scotia, Canada
Mutek Festival - 22nd Edition - Montreal, Canada
2020
Western Front - Vancouver Independent Archives Week - The Upper Side of the Sky - Vancouver, Canada
Mutek Festival - Distant Arcades - Montreal, Canada
2020 Emerging Digital Artist Exhibition - Trinity Square Video - Toronto, Canada
The Butterfly Effect - Gallery 44 - Toronto, Canada
Press & Publications
2024
"Artists Shirin Fahimi and Jawa El Khash turn to the digital to reimagine what history has lost" CBC Arts, written by Angel Callander
2023
"Jawa El Khash: Nature’s Algorithm" for Evergreen Brick Works & Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival print edition written by Charlene K. Lau
2021
"Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One" for the 5th Istanbul Design Biennial print edited by Mariana Pestana with Sumitra Upham and Billie Muraben
"A national survey of artists who build worlds beyond the visible" for Canadian Art print edition written by Megan MacLaurin
"Episode XI. Media Genealogies and Haptic Geographies" for Flash Art Magazine online edition written by Alex Estorick and Laura U. Marks
"A World Where Flowers Reign" for Archives Week Vancouver online edition written by Laura U. Marks
2020
"The Upper Side of the Sky" for Interaccess online edition written by Vince Rozario
"The Butterfly Effect" for Gallery 44 online edition written by Heather Riggs
"Jawa El Khash's latest work resurrects lost artefacts in a virtual afterlife" for It's Nice That online edition written by Lorna Pittaway
Awards
2021
Sobey Art Award Long List - Presented by the National Gallery of Canada
2020
Emerging Digital Artists Award - Presented by EQ Bank and Trinity Square Video
2019
Media Arts Award & Prize - Presented by InterAccess