WICHITA, KS.- The Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University presents today Ulrich Project Series: Emily Jacir, March 6, 2005. Palestinian-born artist Emily Jacir, who divides her time between New York and Ramallah, uses photography, drawing, video, text, and found objects to put a human face on the intractable geopolitical issues that have tormented the Middle East for generations. Ms. Jacir was represented in the recent Istanbul Biennale and the 2004 Whitney Biennial.

Emily Jacir, originally from Bethlehem, grew up in Saudi Arabia, went to high school in Roma, Italy (and returned for part of college), received her B.F.A.(Texas) and M.F.A.(Tennessee) in America and then spent several years on the move living in Texas, Palestine, Colorado, France, and New York. She currently lives and works between Ramallah and New York City.

Emily has shown extensively throughout Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. Her solo exhibitions in 2003 include Debs& Co, NY; Los Angeles International Art Biennial, Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Santa Monica,CA; and the O-K Center for Contemporary Art in Linz, Austria. Jacir will be featured at the 8th International Istanbul Biennial in September 2003.

She has exhibited her work in group exhibitions internationally at spaces which include Häusler Contemporary, Munich, Germany(2003); Bury Art Museum, Bury, England(2003); Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria(2003); Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania(2003); New Art Gallery Walsall, England (2003); UCR/California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA(2003); Queens Museum of Art, NY(2002); Apex Art, NY (2002); Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria (2002); La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico (2002); Kunstbunker, Nuremberg, Germany(2002); Biagotti Arte Contemporanea, Firenze, Italy (2001); P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center, NY(2001); Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark(2001); Moderna Gallerja, Llubjana, Slovenia(2001); YYZ Artists Outlet, Toronto, Canada(1996).