Working at the Sharjah art Foundation, her two practices overlap on a daily basis. Born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, Albeik completed a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the American University of Sharjah. In 2014, she was awarded the Architecture Research Consortium Center’s King Student Medal, first runner- up in The Abu Dhabi Book Fair’s short story competition, and a place among the 12 fellows of the Salama Bint Hamdan Emerging Artist Fellowship. Albeik’s work has been shown in The Sharjah Art Foundation, Hunar Gallery, Sikka art fair, Tashkeel and Warehouse 411. Her stories have been published by The National and The Outpost Magazine, and her architecture work on permanent display at the American University of Sharjah. Her work is on www.maysalbeik.com and on instagram @maysalbeik.