I am a visual artist based in Los Angeles. My work explores the shifting landscapes of memory, place, and belonging. Through abstract paintings that blend elements of traditional mosaics with layered architectural forms, I examine the interplay between accumulation and loss and the potential for reimagining our built environments through processes of mending.

My practice investigates how environments shape and are shaped by acts of care, adaptation, and reciprocity. It invites viewers to reflect on how our attachments to the place—its enduring presences, moments of absence, and the thresholds in between—are inscribed with history, longing, and the quiet negotiations of daily life.

After training in architecture, urban design, and city planning, I completed an MFA at the California Institute of the Arts. I am an Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

You can reach me at dabdulkarim@gmail.com
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