Jocelyn M. Ajami

Well exhibited as an abstract painter for many years, Ajami turned to producing and writing video in 1991, in an effort to reach a wider audience with socially conscious work. Among her award winning videos are Jihad, a short informational on the Gulf War, Oasis Of Peace, on a village in Israel where Jews and Palestinians co-exist, Gypsy Heart, a bittersweet story of Flamenco in Boston and Queen Of The Gypsies, a biography of Carmen Amaya. Ajami has screened her work in numerous Film Festivals and Museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela of Lebanese parents, Ajami was educated in The United States and Italy, where she received her MA in Painting and another MA in Art History from Villa Schifanoia in Florence. She also received a BA in French and a BFA in Studio Art from Manhattanville College. She speaks five languages. Ajami does public speaking on issues of leadership and conflict management in conjunction with the screening of her documentaries. She has published articles for Aramco World Magazine, Cune Press and Flamenco USA. Ajami has been the recipient of a Leadership Foundation Fellowship offered yearly to only a dozen candidates by the International Women's Forum. She lives and works in Boston.