Selma Ćatović Hughes grew up in Sarajevo. She holds M.Arch from UC Denver. Her self-taught practice of visual arts is a collection of individual and collective threads of memory. Selma has been an active participant in a number of conferences and academic writings that delve into issues of transitional justice accountability, difficult histories, identity and place. Recipient of several awards and research grants in collaboration with established institutions pursuing justice, peace, and sustainable future, she has been awarded the Paul Ré Peace Prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Historical Healing Through Art. Selma has several publications with De Gruyter, Routledge, University of Hawaii Press, and Brill. For the past 7 years she has been teaching Design Foundations at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. Starting Fall 2024 Selma will begin as a doctoral candidate in a PhD program in Cultural History, University of Turku, Finland.
Selma Ćatović Hughes
