Faisal Alahmad is an Arab-American artist originally from Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia. He received an A.F.A in creative writing from Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. While attending Normandale, Faisal was featured in the award-winning SWANA lit and art journal, Mizna. He then graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco with a B. F. A in sculpture where he won several awards for his pieces, including “Best of B.F.A” and “Best classical sculpture.” Faisal’s work has been exhibited in Minnesota, California, Washington, as well as Alkhobar, and has been featured in newspapers in Saudi Arabia as well as podcasts discussing his life and career. Recently, he was part of a team at Edge Innovations LLC that created the largest animatronic dinosaur to date for Universal Studios in their L.A. theme park for the Jurassic World ride. Faisal now works on his own sculptures out of his studio at Casket Arts Studios in Northeast Minneapolis, MN, where he is preparing