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Kayla Rukab
904 - 440 - 4078
kaylarukab@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylarukab/
About
Artist and Museum Professional who has worked with museums both locally and internationally. I have an extensive background in event planning, community engagement, installation, and curation.
Education
2026 BA in Studio Art, Major in Painting University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
2026 BA in Digital Arts and Sciences, Major in 3D Animation University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Professional Appointments
January 2026–Present Multimedia Intern, Harn Museum, Gainesville, FL
June 2025–August 2025 Animator, Bienal das Amazonias 2025, Belem, Para, Brazil
May 2025–August 2025 Education Intern, Harn Museum, Gainesville, FL
September 2024–December 2024 Mentor, Digital Arts and Sciences Mentor Mentee Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
August 2024–Present Museum University Student Educator, Harn Museum, Gainesville, FL
August 2023–December 2023 Photographer, Swamp Restaurant, Gainesville, FL
June 2021–Present Graphic Designer, American Federation of Ramallah Palestine, Remote
June 2021–Present Business Owner, Etsy, Remote
Grants & Awards
2026 E. Robert Langley UF School of Art + Art History Scholarship
2025 Jacqueline Friel Fund Scholarship
2024 FIU Virtual Exchange Learning Language Certificate
2022 Beaches Go Green Scholarship Ambassador
2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipient (2 Gold)
2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipient (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipient (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
2020 NWCIT: Aspirations in Computing Award Recipient
2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipient (1 Silver)
Software & Skills
TMS
Adobe Creative Cloud
Microsoft 365
Event Planning
Project Management
Visual Arts
Community Engagement
Art Research
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Solo Exhibition, A Homeland’s Tale, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2025 Group Exhibition, Coming Home, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2025 Group Exhibition, Student Juried Exhibition, Gary R. Libby University Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2024 Solo Exhibition, On This Land, Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa, Jacksonville Beach, FL
2022 Group Exhibition, PRISM, Warphaus, Gainesville, FL
2023 Group Exhibition, Liberation Collective, Hippodrome Theater of Downtown Gainesville, FL
2021 Group Exhibition, WeaveTales: Journey to a New Home, American Federation of
Ramallah Palestine, Jacksonville, FL
2021 Group Exhibition, Downtown Museum of Jacksonville, FL, Scholastic Art & Writing
2020 Group Exhibition, Downtown Museum of Jacksonville, FL, Scholastic Art & Writing
2019 Group Exhibition, Downtown Museum of Jacksonville, FL, Scholastic Art & Writing
Commissions
2024 Musa Farmand, book illustrations, Jacksonville, FL
2023 Jamie Osterhoudt, acrylic painting, Jacksonville FL
2022 Maha Osterhoudt, acrylic painting, Jacksonville FL
2022 Madilyn Hicks, tattoo stencil, Jacksonville FL
2021 Salem Farmand, acrylic painting, Jacksonville FL
2021 Salem Farmand, acrylic painting, Jacksonville FL
2020 Jason Bajalia, painted mural, Jacksonville FL
2019 Ruba Farah, acrylic painting, Jacksonville, FL
References
Errol Nelson
Student Engagement Manager, Harn Museum
enelson@harn.ufl.edu
352-294-7058
Peter Gouge
Distinguished Adjunct Professor, UF, Department of Art
petergouge@ufl.edu
352-231-5170
Antoine Williams
Distinguished Assistant Professor, UF, Department of Art
awilliams25@ufl.edu
Professional Organizations
Beaches Go Green
Harn Museum of Art
School of Art + Art History
Digital Arts and Sciences Mentor Mentee
Foreign Languages
Arabic - Proficient
ASL - Fluent
Spanish - Proficient