ˈæftɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl, hˈæmædi stˈʌdid ˈɑːɹt æt wˈeɪn stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn dɪtɹˈɔɪt, mˈɪʃɪɡən bˌiːˌɛfˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ænd æt nˈɪɹbaɪ kɹˈænbɹʊk ɐkˈædəmi ʌv ˈɑːɹt ˌɛmˌɛfˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
After high school, Hamady studied art at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan (BFA 1964), and at nearby Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA 1966).