Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Ebotani, Papy

Ebotani, Papy

Performance

Papy Ebotani has been a dancer for over fifteen years.

Echakhch, Latifa

Echakhch, Latifa

Artist

Latifa Echakhch responds to political and cultural issues through objects, images and texts that question meaning and appearance.

Edjabe, Ntone

Edjabe, Ntone

Ntone Edjabe is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Chimurenga, a journal and platform for editorial and curatorial activities.

Edris, Alaa

Edris, Alaa

Artist

Alaa Edris uses photography, film and performance to enact experimental mappings and manipulations of her social and urban environment.

Adrienne Edwards is a curator, scholar and writer whose work concerns visual, performance and cross-boundary art as well as histories, concepts, modes and methods of blackness.

Eğrikavuk, Işıl

Eğrikavuk, Işıl

Artist

In addition to creating videos and performances, Işıl Eğrikavuk works as a journalist and teaches media and video art at Istanbul Bilgi University.

El Abdallah, Fadi

El Abdallah, Fadi

Writer, Speaker

Fadi El Abdullah is a poet, lawyer, communicator, writer and music critic with a wide range of performances and publications.

El Abyad, Khadija

El Abyad, Khadija

Photographer

In her series ‘Défilé de l’intime’, Khadija El Abyad creates a performance that revolves around the intimacy of the female body in an isolated natural space containing plants, bodies and other objects and shapes.

El Ali, Haidar

El Ali, Haidar

Speaker

Haidar El Ali is an ecologist, documentary filmmaker and Senegalese government minister.

El Azma, Sherif

El Azma, Sherif

Artist

Cairo-based artist Sherif El Azma has worked extensively in film and video, producing short, experimental pieces such as Powerchord Skateboard, documentary shorts like Interview with a Housewife and full-length television pilots for Egyptian Soap Opera. His 2001 film Donia / Amar was screened as part of Past of the Coming Days.

El Ghrib, Khalil

El Ghrib, Khalil

Khalil El Ghrib teaches Arabic in Tangier and rarely exhibits his artistic work.

El Hassan, Roza

El Hassan, Roza

Artist

Roza El Hassan’s work encompasses a wide range of mediums, from object art, drawing and sculpting to sustainable design and architectural projects.

El Miniawy, Sarah

El Miniawy, Sarah

Art Professional

Founder and director of Simsara Music PR & Management, Sarah El Miniawy works closely with a wide range of artists and organisations at the forefront of independent music in the Arab world.

El Montassir, Abdessamad

El Montassir, Abdessamad

Artist

Abdessamad El Montassir’s work calls upon micro-stories made invisible by official discourse and explores their place and stake in contemporary societies.

El Mousfy, Mona

El Mousfy, Mona

Architect

Mona El Mousfy is an architect focusing on cultural spaces and dwellings.

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