, ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁Detroit , ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Jose ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁at ▁the ▁Arab ▁American ▁National ▁Museum ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Y er ba ▁Bu ena ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Arts . ▁She ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁group ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁the ▁Perform a ▁B ienn ial ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Ro aming ▁B ienn ial ▁of ▁Te h ran . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁artist ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁the ▁Hen ie ▁On stad ▁Kunst s enter ▁in ▁Norway , ▁at ▁the ▁Tri angle ▁Arts ▁and ▁Mak kan ▁in ▁Sh at ana , ▁Jordan ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Head lands ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁California . ▁Ch l ala ▁received ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Work ▁Center ▁in ▁Prov inc et own , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Her ▁writing ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁Gu ern ica , ▁in ▁Bes po ke , ▁in ▁C UR A , ▁in ▁the ▁M IT ▁Electron ic ▁Journal ▁of ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁Studies ▁and ▁in ▁X CP : ▁Journal ▁of ▁Cross ▁Cultural ▁Po et ics . ▁Ch l ala ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁Nation , ▁G ender , ▁and ▁Bel ong ing : ▁Arab ▁and ▁Arab ▁American ▁Fem in ist ▁Pers pect ives . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁expl ores ▁the ▁interaction ▁of ▁fate ▁and ▁architecture ▁through ▁various ▁media ▁including ▁sculpt ure , ▁drawing , ▁video , ▁installation ▁and ▁performance . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Ruth ▁L illy ▁Po etry ▁Prize . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ch l ala