Blqees Zuhair

Blqees Zuhair is a Libyan multidisciplinary artist and curator based in Vancouver. Her practice integrates architectural methods, photography, and built heritage to explore how space and social life are shaped by context and memory. Currently pursuing an MA in Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University, she holds a BA in Architecture from ARCHIP, Prague (2018). Formerly with Waraq (Tripoli), she co-curated Kashkoul of Collective Resistance and Shifting Sands. Her ongoing project The Shore is the Land (2019–present) examines migration and indigenous rituals along Libya’s coast. In 2022, she founded Damous, a research studio documenting Libya’s urban landscapes.