Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Albaih, Khalid

Albaih, Khalid

Artist

Cartoonist and satirist Khalid Albaih produces work for both social media and print publications.

Alblooshi, Safeya

Alblooshi, Safeya

Musician, Artist

Safeya Alblooshi experiments with sound in the realms of manipulated field recordings, experimental composition and participatory performance.

Ali, Atteqa

Ali, Atteqa

Educator, Curator, Art Historian

Atteqa Ali’s work focuses on the use of historical references in art as well as collaborative and socially engaged art in the extended Middle East.

Ali, Kamran

Ali, Kamran

Speaker, Professor

The research interests of Kamran Asdar Ali, professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, range from gender, sexuality, health and political economy to postcolonialism, labour history, urban studies and popular culture. His work focuses mainly on South Asia and the Middle East, particularly Pakistan and Egypt.

Ali, Khadim

Ali, Khadim

Artist

Rich in historical references as well as traditional and modern motifs from both Eastern and Western art, Khadim Ali’s drawings and paintings tell stories about the loss of his own cultural heritage in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.

Ali, Tariq

Ali, Tariq

Writer

Tariq Ali is the author of several plays and film scripts as well as nearly 50 books on world history and politics and seven novels.

Alia Yunis

Alia Yunis

Filmmaker, Writer

Filmmaker and author Alia Yunis’ storytelling engages with heritage and transcultural memory, particularly in relation to land and food.

Aliocha Imhoff and Kantuta Quirós

Aliocha Imhoff and Kantuta Quirós

Speaker

Aliocha Imhoff and Kantuta Quirós are art theorists, curators and founders of the curatorial platform Le peuple qui manque [A People is Missing].

Alkadhi, Rheim

Alkadhi, Rheim

Artist

Rheim Alkadhi works with images, texts, objects and by interposing the body in decidedly unfixed conditions.

Allison, Maya

Allison, Maya

Maya Allison is founding Director of the Art Gallery and Chief Curator at New York University Abu Dhabi.

Allora & Calzadilla

Allora & Calzadilla

Artists

Allora & Calzadilla’s formally unique artistic language is deeply informed by a critical and visionary approach towards meaning-making.

Saeed Almadani’s work comprises a wide range of mediums, including printmaking, sculpture and mixed media.

Almatrooshi, Moza

Almatrooshi, Moza

Artist

Moza Almatrooshi’s practice is currently positioned within the study of erased mythology from the Arabian Peninsula, which she correlates with present modes of seeing.

Almatrooshi, Moza

Almatrooshi, Moza

Artist

Shedding light on narratives from both ancient and contemporary mythologies of the Arabian Pen-insula, Moza Almatrooshi’s research investigates territorial knowledge and how it has been shaped across time, spanning agricultural practices, imperial impositions and postcolonial realities.

Almehairi, Sarah (Artist Talks)

Almehairi, Sarah (Artist Talks)

Speaker

Artist Talks is an independent platform created and run by artist Sarah Almehairi that organizes and presents talks with creatives based in and/or affiliated with the UAE.

Alshaibi, Sama

Alshaibi, Sama

Speaker

Sama Alshaibi is a photographer, video artist and accomplished filmmaker.

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