Mariam Ezzat
Assistant Professor
MFA, Johnson State College
BFA, Wayne State University
Mariam Ezzat’s research interests include sculpture using personal belongings as a medium, with attention to symbolism and moments of cross-cultural experience.
Professional Experience
Mariam Ezzat is a Detroit-based sculptor whose work spans installation, sculpture, and socially engaged art. She earned her BFA from Wayne State University (2007) and her MFA from Johnson State College (2015). Her work has been exhibited nationally—in Detroit, Chicago, New York, and Vermont—and internationally in Cairo, Egypt. Since 2011, Ezzat has taught artist workshops throughout the Detroit metro area, sharing her expertise in sculpture and installation with a broad range of students and community participants. Her practice is informed by a commitment to both artistic exploration and community engagement, bridging professional exhibition work with educational and socially driven projects.
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
Mariam Ezzat has exhibited extensively across Detroit and nationally, with recent projects including Represent at the Hilberry Gateway Theater, Wayne State University (2024–25), Get Together at Reyes | Finn (2023), and Confluent: Detroit Art and the University Art Collection at The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University (2022). Her work has also been featured in community-driven initiatives such as Fundamentals of Joy with ProjectArt and the Detroit Public Library (2022), and in significant group exhibitions including Into the Open at the Detroit Artists Market (2022) and 1 Isn’t Always Just One at the Arab American National Museum (2019). Earlier exhibitions include Material for Living at Trinosophes (2015), House Shoes at Cornerstore Gallery, Chicago (2016), and Misirlou at the Julian Scott Memorial Gallery in Vermont (2015).
Ezzat’s contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, most notably as a Kresge Artist Fellow in Sculpture (2019). She has served as a Teaching Artist in Residence with ProjectArt and the Detroit Public Library (2021–22) and led workshops with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit’s Teen Council (2023). Her practice has also been supported by multiple residencies at the Vermont Studio Center (2011–2014) and through international engagement at The Design Studio by Azza Fahmy in Old Cairo, Egypt (2014). Through these exhibitions, residencies, and awards, Ezzat continues to expand a practice that bridges installation, sculpture, and socially engaged art in both local and global contexts.