About
Omaid Sharifi is an artivist and President of ArtLords — a movement of self-styled artivists who use art for positive social transformation and advocate for artistic freedom worldwide. A former fellow at Harvard University, Atlantic Council, and Asia Society, Omaid is a board member of CIVICUS, a worldwide alliance focusing on strengthening citizen action and civil society, and a recent Solidarity Award winner by Vital Voices. With a career spanning over 20 years, he has demonstrated exceptional skill in planning, designing, and implementing a wide range of projects focused on using art for freedom and democracy in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and South Asia and in various other international locations.
