Huda Totonji is an established Arab American female artist. She obtained her BA in Studio Art and MFA in Art and Visual Technology from the US with academic excellence. She is a master calligrapher certified in teaching Arabic Calligraphy (Ijazat Alkhat Alarabi). As a great enhancement for future leadership in academia, her interest in scholarly research guided the completion of her PhD degree in Fine Art and Visual Technology. She worked at Dar Al Hekma College, Georgetown University, and is a Graphic Design faculty in The Art Institute of Washington.
Huda Totonji’s artwork has moved formally from painting towards video, performance and text in response to investigating issues and questions about femininity and representation. She worked collaboratively with a Japanese American Artist on a permanent public artwork entitled “Money Tree” in Portland, Oregon, USA. She also had her work featured in the critically acclaimed PBS documentary entitled, “Mohammed, Legacy of the Prophet.”As an invited artist, Totonji has spoken in several universities such as, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Howard University, Montgomery College, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Kansas State University, Penn State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Texas A&M University, Pepperdine University, and in Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. Her PhD dissertation explored the integration of text and image researching Islamic Calligraphy, Female Subjectivity, and Art and Science. Dr. Huda Totonji is the president of Huda Art, LLC. She is an entrepreneur visual art consultant, artist, calligrapher, educator & researcher. Her art consulting services are committed to integrate client objectives into the artistic process.
