Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Magdy, Basim

Magdy, Basim

Artist

Basim Magdy’s practice began with painting and has gradually evolved through experimentation with various mediums.

Mahajan, Nidhi

Mahajan, Nidhi

Anthropologist, Art Professional

Nidhi Mahajan is an Assistant Professor in Anthropology at the University of California in Santa Cruz and also the inaugural Fatima Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow in Social and Cultural Studies at The Africa Institute in Sharjah.

Maharaj, Sarat

Maharaj, Sarat

Curator

Sarat Maharaj is Professor of Visual Art and Knowledge Systems at Lund University/Malmö Art Academy, Sweden.

Mahlatsi, Teboho

Mahlatsi, Teboho

Filmmaker

Teboho Mahlatsi has written, produced and directed many projects, including the documentary Ghetto Diaries for the South African educational channel SABC Education TV.

Mahmood, Basir

Mahmood, Basir

Artist, Filmmaker

Encompassing video, film and photography, visual artist Basir Mahmood's practice contemplates embedded social and historical terrains of the ordinary alongside his personal milieu.

Mahmoud, Stephanie

Mahmoud, Stephanie

Speaker

Stephanie Mahmoud has spent over a decade working in marketing, project management and brand strategy.

Mahmud, Firoz

Mahmud, Firoz

Artist

The work of Firoz Mahmud is an investigation into social, political and belief systems and their interaction with human reality, both historically and in the present.

Artist Mahshid Rafiei applies her own studio tactics to facilitate initiatives that explore anti-institutional strategies and create new possibilities for communities to share resources.

Majdalanie, Lina

Majdalanie, Lina

Lina Majdalanie is an actress, director and playwright based in Lebanon.

Majul, Cesar A.

Majul, Cesar A.

Scholar

Dr. Cesar A. Majul was one of the foremost historians and thinkers of Filipino Nationalism, the Philippine Revolution and the sociopolitical thought of national hero Jose Rizal and revolutionary leader Apolinario Mabini.

Makhacheva, Taus

Makhacheva, Taus

Artist

Working primarily with video but also with installation, photography and performance, Taus Makhacheva questions the unstable boundary between similarity and difference, acceptance and rejection, and draws attention to efforts to merge, mimic, assimilate or leak into what is other.

Malakooti, Tiffany

Malakooti, Tiffany

Speaker

Tiffany Malakooti is a graphic designer and Head of Special Projects at Bidoun.

Malani, Nalini

Malani, Nalini

Artist

Nalini Malani’s experimental practice encompasses theatre, ephemeral wall drawings, erasure performances and video/shadow plays that stretch media and aesthetic boundaries.

Malas, Mohamad

Malas, Mohamad

Filmmaker

During his 35 year career in cinema, Mohamad Malas has tried to achieve his own film project, focusing on the ‘missing’ in time and place within the Syrian community.

Malaysia Design Archive

Malaysia Design Archive

Collective

Malaysia Design Archive embraces an open practice of archiving and pedagogy that enables greater critical engagement with visual culture and history.

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