Dr. Ameera Kawash is an artist, creative technologist, journalist, and startup founder whose work bridges art, media, and technology to imagine more just, sustainable, and culturally resilient futures. Her practice focuses on speculative AI futures, decolonial innovation, and place-based approaches to sustainability, with an emphasis on critical archival practices, artist-led innovation, and South-to-North knowledge flows.
Recognised with prizes from Ars Electronica, the Terra Carta Award, and an Innovate UK Grant, her work has recently been showcased at Stanford University, the London Design Festival, and the Dubai Design Festival.
Her articles have been published in Al Jazeera, +972 Magazine, and The New Arab. She has been interviewed by Nero Magazine, Al Jazeera, and Untold Magazine, and appeared as a guest on Al Jazeera’s The Stream, where she discussed the ethics of generative AI.
Her current research examines generative AI in popular culture and its impact on representational and epistemological justice, exploring how synthetic media shapes understandings of political violence. Alongside her research, she advocates for artist-led innovation, emphasising the role of creative agency in reshaping technological paradigms.
In addition to her creative and research practice, Ameera provides consultancy on ethical AI integration, digital justice frameworks, and responsible technological innovation, collaborating across sectors to address challenges at the intersection of technology, policy, and equity.
She is also the creator of Tatreez Garden, an AI-powered platform blending Palestinian embroidery, cultural heritage, and advocacy.
Ameera holds a PhD from the Royal College of Art, where her research explored how artists can radically retool technologies as tools for social and artistic practice.