Mia Hebib is a Bosnian artist based in New York, who works primarily in jewelry design and sculptural forms. She was participating in an exhibition titled “Islam Contemporary” at the Lichtenstein Arts Center on August 2, 2013. Mia Hebib began her studies as a jeweler at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb, Croatia. In 2001, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metals and Jewelry from Savannah College of Art and Design. Mia moved to New York to continue her exploration of metal. She began a career designing corporate jewelry at Jacmel Jewelry, Liz Claiborne, Henri Bendel and BCBG Generation and offered design advice to Tory Burch's jewelry design team. Since she was part of a jewelry company, she strayed from her fine arts training. In order to revive her artistic roots, she launched her series “Oblik Atelier”. After her work experiences in the field of corporate jewelry, she wanted to return to artisanal work rather than working as a jewelry designer. When Hebib was younger, she moved to the United States in 1996 from Croatia, where she grew up. 1996 marks the end of the conflict in the Balkans. His mother was politically active at the time and moved to Germany. “We were separated for 3 years. In order to be together and for me to have the opportunity to pursue higher education in what is called "the land of opportunity", my mother, my stepfather and I embarked on our trip to the United States . In this light, Mia's work relates to how the people of Islam were nomadic, always changing the locations of their great mosques and capitals. Mias' work has a very wearable quality that is similar to many rugs, garments and vessels in traditional Islamic works. Mia is very interested in the medium of paper......the University Press, 2001.N 6260 .E791 2001 pg167 (Nelson)Hebib, Mia, Always in Motion, Sterling Silver, Patina, $2800Mia Hebib, “Irregularities ", stackable rings, patinated sterling silverMia Hebib, Medusa, earrings, patinated sterling silver $800Masoero, Francesca "MIA HEBIB, GROWING UP IN THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN WAR AND ART" Khiruna: Stories of people living in the 'foreign http://www.khiruna.com/index.php?living-working-moving-and. -travelling-to-north-america_25/mia-hebib-growing-up-in-the-usa-between-war-and-art_116/ (accessed December 5, 2013). Uljaytu Mausoleum, Sultaniyya, Iran, (1313 Timrud )Mosque lamp of Sayf al-Din, Tuqutzimur, 1340 (Mamluk) Navajo, copy of Spanish cape in earrings, Charles W. Bowers Memorial Museum, Santa Ana, California Shah Mosque Portal, Ishfan unknown" Mia Hebib" MAD. /www.madmuseum.org/learn/mia-hebib-0 (accessed November 3, 2013).