Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Massoudy, Hassan

Massoudy, Hassan

Artist

Hassan Massoudy learned classical Arabic calligraphy in Baghdad, Iraq, having moved there in 1961.

Masuyama, Hiroyuki

Masuyama, Hiroyuki

Artist

The work of Hiroyuki Masuyama pays homage to the great nineteenth century landscape artists, reflecting the interrelation between time, space and medium in a distinct and compelling way.

Mater, Ahmed

Mater, Ahmed

Artist

Informed by his education and work as a medical doctor as well as the social, religious and historical contexts of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Mater’s practice explores the narratives of Islamic culture in an era of globalisation, consumerism and flux.

Matta, Lina

Matta, Lina

Filmmaker, Curator

Lina Matta is a curator, director and producer of film, television and online programming.

Mattai, Suchitra

Mattai, Suchitra

Artist

Suchitra Mattai's mixed-media works explore the complex relationship between history, memory and the construction of identity in diasporic communities.

McGregor, Wayne

McGregor, Wayne

Choreographer and Director

In his practice, choreographer and director Wayne McGregor CBE draws from academic research in a range of fields, including technology, semiotics, cognitive science and biology.

McMaster, Gerald

McMaster, Gerald

Art Professional

Gerald McMaster, curator, artist, author and professor, is Tier 1 Canada Research of Indigenous Visual Culture and Curatorial Practice and director of the Wapatah: Centre for Indigenous Visual Knowledge at OCAD University.

McMillian, Rodney

McMillian, Rodney

Artist

Rodney McMillian’s multimedia work addresses themes of economic inequity and identity in contemporary American society.

Meckseper, Josephine

Meckseper, Josephine

Artist

Josephine Meckseper’s installations, photography and film works have been exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions in the USA and Europe.

Meer, Hassan

Meer, Hassan

Artist

Hassan Meer’s work is multifaceted, encompassing painting, photography, video and installations using light and text.

Meh, Gita

Meh, Gita

Artist

Iranian artist Gita Meh uses visual and written language as tools to form a space for human interaction and cultural integration, goals that originate from her own personal history and experience of migration and intercultural negotiation.

Mehran, Shohreh

Mehran, Shohreh

Artist

Shohreh Mehran is a painter and a graphic designer. She graduated with a degree in Graphic Arts from the Tehran College of Arts.

Mehretu, Julie

Mehretu, Julie

Artist

Julie Mehretu is best known for her large-scale paintings that layer geographical schema, maps and architectural representations of the city –the compressed and densely populated urban environments of the twenty-first century as well as cities with histories of erasure.

Mehta, Richie

Mehta, Richie

Filmmaker, Writer

Richie Mehta is a writer and director of feature films, documentaries and long-form films/series for festivals, cinema and online platform play.

Mei Shigenobu

Mei Shigenobu

Writer, Speaker

Is a journalist, writer and media specialist concerned with the Middle East.

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