Al Hashemi, Zeinab

Al Hashemi, Zeinab

Artist

Zeinab Alhashemi tells stories in her work, experimenting with new materials and techniques with each project.

Al Khaja, Mona

Al Khaja, Mona

Artist

Mona Al Khaja is a visual artist whose work is known for its Islamic patterns, Arabic calligraphy and natural elements. She explores social issues and the struggles present in modern society through painting and multimedia. 

Al Malhi, Jawad

Al Malhi, Jawad

Artist

Encompassing painting, video, installation, sculpture and photography, Jawad Al Malhi’s practice explores communities and their relationship to their environments.

Al Maria, Sophia

Al Maria, Sophia

Artist

Sophia Al Maria is an artist, writer and filmmaker. Known for coining the term 'Gulf futurism', she is primarily interested in issues related to consumerism, technology and the loss of traditional culture in the Arabian Gulf.

Al Mutairi, Abdullah

Al Mutairi, Abdullah

Artist

Encompassing photography, video and digital media, Abdullah Al Mutairi’s work reflects his interests in identity, gender, religion and technology in the Arabian Gulf as well as the effects of globalisation and corporate or national branding.

Al Najjar, Mishari

Al Najjar, Mishari

Architect, Artist

Mishari Al Najjar is an architect and artist. In his research practice, he adopts a multidisciplinary approach where the realms of architecture, textile and storytelling intersect.

Al Obaidly, Al Anood

Al Obaidly, Al Anood

Artist

In her collages constructed from a variety of consumer materials, Al Anood Al Obaidly studies the visual experience of everyday objects as they shift from two- to three-dimensionality.

Al Oraibi, Jaffar

Al Oraibi, Jaffar

Artist

The abstract paintings of Jaffar Al Oraibi depict his exploration of the role of the individual in society, with a particular focus on gender identity and the expression of human emotion.

Fatima Al Qasimi’s research focuses on Ibn Al Arabi, a thirteenth-century Arab Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet and philosopher whose works have been influential beyond the Muslim world.

Al Qassab, Mohammed

Al Qassab, Mohammed

Artist

Mohammed Al Qassab’s work engages both the historical and contemporary material culture of the United Arab Emirates.

Al Rais, Abdul Qader

Al Rais, Abdul Qader

Artist

Abdul Qader Al Rais is known for both his abstract oil paintings, which draw on Arabic script and geometric forms, and his more recent landscape watercolours, which reflect his longtime interest in traditional Emirati architecture and nature.

Al Rifai, Ismail

Al Rifai, Ismail

Artist and writer, Sharjah Art Foundation

He has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally.

Al Saadi, Abdullah

Al Saadi, Abdullah

Artist

Abdullah Al Saadi’s work ranges from painting, drawing and the creation of lengthy artists’ notebooks to the collection and systematic categorisation of found objects and the invention of new alphabets.

Al Samerraei, Tamara

Al Samerraei, Tamara

Artist

The work of painter Tamara Al Samerraei is often based on photographs from both her personal archive and the public domain.

Al Shaarani, Mouneer

Al Shaarani, Mouneer

Artist

A student of Syrian master calligrapher Badawi Al Dirany, Mouneer Alshaarani has worked as a calligrapher and book designer since 1968 and has developed several Arabic typefaces.

Al Sharif, Basma

Al Sharif, Basma

Artist

Working between cinema, photography and installation, Basma al-Sharif de-territorialises a singular perspective through a more subjective, fallible vision of history in the present.

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