Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

A.S.T.

A.S.T.

Artists, Curators

A.S.T. (Alliance of the Southern Triangle) is an experimental initiative of artists, architects and curators.

Abdulaziz, Ebtisam

Abdulaziz, Ebtisam

Artist, Writer and Curator

Ebtisam Abdulaziz is an artist, writer and curator from the UAE

Abou El Fetouh, Tarek

Abou El Fetouh, Tarek

Curator

Tarek Abou El Fetouh is Director of Performance and Senior Curator at Sharjah Art Foundation.

Abusaada, Nadi

Abusaada, Nadi

Speaker, Curator, Writer

Historian, architect and curator Nadi Abusaada studies the foundations of the architectural profession in West Asia, the history of national exhibitions in the modern Arab world, and the intersection between photographic practice and representations of the natural landscape in Palestine.

Agarwal, Ravi

Agarwal, Ravi

Artist, Curator, Writer

Ravi Agarwal is an artist, curator, writer and environmental activist. He explores issues of urban space, ecology, capital and globalisation through photographs, text, video, performance and site-specific installations.

Ahmady, Leeza

Ahmady, Leeza

Curator and Founder, Field Meeting

she is a curator and educator noted for directing Asia Contemporary Art Week (ACAW) platform.

Aivazian, Haig

Aivazian, Haig

Artist, Curator and Writer

Haig Aivazian is an Artist, Curator and Writer currently based in Chicago.

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Atteqa Ali’s work focuses on the use of historical references in art as well as collaborative and socially engaged art in the extended Middle East.

Aneiza Ali, Grace

Aneiza Ali, Grace

Curator

Grace Aneiza Ali’s research and teaching practice centres on curatorial activism, socially engaged art practices, and contemporary art of the Caribbean and its diaspora with a focus on her homeland Guyana.

Arni, Sophie Mayuko

Arni, Sophie Mayuko

Curator

Sophie Mayuko Arni believes in breaking the geographical boundaries of contemporary art as well as expanding the art world to include design, fashion and street culture.

Bagchi, Jeebesh

Bagchi, Jeebesh

Artist, Curator

Jeebesh Bagchi is an artist and curator with the Raqs Media Collective.

Baladrán, Zbyněk

Baladrán, Zbyněk

Artist, Curator

Zbyněk Baladrán is a visual artist and curator born in 1973 in Prague where he currently resides.

Bauer, Ute Meta

Bauer, Ute Meta

Curator

Ute Meta Bauer is a curator of exhibitions and presentations on contemporary art, film, video and sound that connect artistic work with other disciplines.

Benchoam, Stephen

Benchoam, Stephen

Curator and Co-Founder, NuMu

He is an artist and curator with a strong interest in collaboration.

Biesenbach, Klaus

Biesenbach, Klaus

Director, MoMA PS1

Klaus Biesenbach is Director of MoMA PS1, and Chief Curator at Large at MoMA.

Butt, Zoe

Butt, Zoe

Curator and writer

Zoe Butt is a curator and writer based in Vietnam. Her curatorial practice centres on building critically thinking and historically conscious artistic communities, fostering dialogue among countries of the global south.

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