Ali Shama
Musa Ali Shama (also known as Eon) is a New York City based educator and a painter of "hip hop cubist" art.[1][2]
Shama was born in the Bronx, of Palestinian and Brazilian descent.[2] He has a Masters of Fine Arts degree from CUNY-Lehman College and studied art education at C.W. Post College / Long Island University. He earned his second master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York in Educational Administration & Supervision. He taught art at his alma mater, Lehman High School in the Bronx for seven years. He worked as an Assistant Principal at John F. Kennedy H.S. in the Bronx,[1] and in 2008 became Principal of Francis Lewis High School in Queens, NY.[2]
Artwork
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Bari, Oil on Canvas, 1995
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Still Life with Guitar, Oil on Canvas, 1995
References
- 1 2 Carlyle, Erin (December 23, 2007), "How former tagger helped make Kennedy High School a powerhouse", New York Daily News.
- 1 2 3 Santos, Fernanda (October 28, 2011), "From Office to Hallway, Shadowing a Principal", New York Times.