Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim

Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim was born in 1962 in the United Arab Emirates and was part of the United Arab Emirates’ first generation of contemporary artists from the late 1980s, an avant-garde scene that included Hassan Sharif, Abdullah Al Saadi, Hussein Sharif and Mohammed Kazem.

Hassan Sharif

Hassan Sharif (1951–2016) made a vital contribution to conceptual art and experimental practice in the Middle East through 40 years of performance, installation, drawing, painting and assemblage.

Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian

Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian formed a collaborative practice as early as 1999 in Tehran, Iran, and it flourished in the United Arab Emirates where the artists have resided in self-imposed exile since 2009.

Vikram Divecha

Vikram Divecha is a Beirut-born, Mumbai-bred artist, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He holds an Master’s in Fine Art in Visual Art from Columbia University, New York, United States of America, and was a participant of the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study programme.

Lamya Gargash

Lamya Gargash was born in the United Arab Emirates in 1982. After graduating from the American University of Sharjah in 2004, she moved to London, United Kingdom, to pursue a postgraduate degree in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.

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Tarek Al-Ghoussein

Tarek Al-Ghoussein was born in Kuwait in 1962. The child of Palestinian exiles, Al-Ghoussein also spent part of his youth in the United States, Morocco and Japan.

Sumayyah Al Suwaidi

Sumayyah Al Suwaidi is a multiple award-winning Emirati artist based in Abu Dhabi.

Nasser Alzayani

Nasser Alzayani (b.1991, Manama, Bahrain) is a Bahraini-American artist living and working in Abu Dhabi.

Abdullah Al Saadi

Abdullah Al Saadi was born in 1967 and currently lives and works in Khorfakkan, in the United Arab Emirates.

Jeffar Khaldi

Born in Saida, Lebanon, in 1964, Jeffar Khaldi relocated to Texas at the age of 16 to avoid forcible militia recruitment during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–90).

Farah Al Qasimi

Working primarily with photography, video and performance, Farah Al Qasimi examines postcolonial structures of power, gender and taste in the Gulf Arab states.

Tasnim Tinawi

Tasnim Tinawi is an architect based in the UAE whose work spans the disciplines of architecture, art, and installation.

Wid Al Bayati

Wid Al Bayaty’s practice engages autobiographical memory to examine obstruction, fragmentation, and rebuilding, as recurring cycles encountered through the body.

Tala Worrell

Tala Worrell (b. 1991, New York) is a Lebanese-American painter who grew up in Abu Dhabi.

Simrin Mehra Agarwal

Simrin Mehra Agarwal lives and works in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Mays Albaik

Mays Albaik is a Palestinian artist with an interdisciplinary visual practice triangulating body, language, and place.

Malda Smadi

Malda Smadi (b.1987, Damascus, Syria) lives and works in Dubai.

Jonny Farrow

Jonny Farrow (born 1969, Kentucky, USA) has shown and presented work in the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, Kuwait, and has had two solo and multiple group exhibits in the United Arab Emirates.

James Matthews

James Matthews is a British maker and art educator, currently working in the UAE.

Hanneke Reinalda-Poot

Hanneke Reinalda-Poot was born in Haarlem, The Netherlands and has lived in Abu Dhabi since 2014.

Haadel Al Heeti

Hadeel Al Heeti is an Iraqi-Kuwaiti artist, designer and arts educator based in Abu Dhabi.

Diaa Allam

Born in 1981, in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Diaa Allam lives and works in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Christopher Benton

Christopher Benton (b. 1988, USA) is a UAE-based artist working across sculpture, photography, and film.

Arthur de Oliveira

Arthur de Oliveira is a filmmaker, poet, artist and theatre practitioner from Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil.

Ali Hammad

Ali Hammad was born in 1985 in Quetta, Pakistan.

Abdessalem Elfalah

Born in 1984 in Mezzouna, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Abdessalem Elfalah lives and works in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Abdelghani Alnahawi

Abdelghani Alnahawi (b. Ras Al Khaimah, 1994) is a Palestinian artist who lives and works in the UAE.

Nujoom Alghanem

Nujoom Alghanem is an Emirati artist, poet, and multi-award-winning film director.

Sultan Al Remeithi

Sultan Al Remeithi was born in Abu Dhabi in 1989.

Shamsa Al Dhaheri

Shamsa Al Dhaheri is an Emirati artist born in 1995 in Abu Dhabi, where she currently lives and works.

Sarah Almehairi

Sarah Almehairi was born in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in 1998, where she currently lives and works.

Saif Ali Al Sadah

Saif Ali Al Sadah is an Emirati artist born in Dubai in 1977.

Eman Al Hashemi

Eman Al Hashemi is an artist based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Aruua

ARUUA (born 1995, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) makes paintings, drawings, and mixed media artworks.

Ahmad Saeed Al Areef

Ahmad Saeed Al Areef (born 1988, Al Ain, UAE) is an Emirati multidisciplinary artist.

Ayesha Hadhir

Ayesha Hadhir, (born 1994, Abu Dhabi, UAE) studied visual art at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University.

Saoud Al Dhaheri

Saoud Al Dhaheri (b. 1987, Al Ain, UAE) joined the Higher Collages of Technology Photography Club, and later the Emirates Photography Society, to pursue his artistic passion.

Zayed Temash

Zayed Temash (born 1988, Abu Dhabi, UAE) is a visual artist who received his Bachelor’s degree in business and a Master’s degree in communications from Zayed University.

Shaikha Al Mazrou

Shaikha Al Mazrou (b. 1988, UAE) received her MFA in 2014 at the Chelsea College of Fine Art, University of the Arts, London where she was awarded the prestigious MFA Student Prize.

Taqwa Al Naqbi

Taqwa Al Naqbi completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah in 2016. She is one of the participants in the SEAF programme in 2018.

Shaikha Al Ketbi

Shaikha Al Ketbi is a visual artist whose multimedia practice spans photography, drawing and installation art.

Maitha Abdallah

Born in 1989, mixed media artist Maitha Abdallah oscillates between the diaphanous, vibrant and surreal; her art is always marked by an atmosphere of reminiscence and nostalgia.

Jumairy

Born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1992, Jumairy uses experimentations with sound, film, digital technologies and performance to create immersive worlds composed of sensory experiences.

Jalal Luqman

Emirati, b. 1967, Abu Dhabi JALAL LUQMAN Is an Emirati mixed media Artist, Sculptor, Curator and Author, an active personality in the UAE’s art scene for more than three decades.

Hind Mezaina

Born and works in Dubai. Hind Mezaina's work delves into themes of collective memory, the notion of heritage, and the representation of Dubai and the UAE in the media.

Hashel Al Lamki

As Edward T.Hall said, “The relationship between man and the cultural dimension is one in which both man and his environment participate in molding each other”

Fatima Farah

Fatima Farah is an Emirati artist, born in 1991 and residing in Abu Dhabi.

Dhabiya Al Rumaithi

Dhabiya Al Rumaithi’s interest in art started at an early age.

Salma Al Marri

Emirati, b. 1962, Ras Al Khaimah Salma Al Marri obtained her BA in Fine Arts (painting) from Cairo University in Egypt in 1985.

Obaid Suroor

Emirati, b. 1955, Ras Al Khaimah Obaid Suroor received his BA in Fine Arts from Cairo University. He is a founding member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, and head of the Society’s atelier in Ras Al Khaimah.

Najat Makki

Emirati, b. 1956, Dubai Najat Makki obtained her BA and MFA in Relief Sculpture and Metal from the College of Fine Arts in Cairo, where she also received her PhD in Philosophy of Art in 2001.

Mona Al Khaja

Emirati, b. 1958, Kuwait Mona Al Khaja received her BA from the College of Fine Arts at the University of Helwan (Cairo, 1981).

Mohammed Mandi

Emirati, b. Abu Dhabi Mohammed Mandi graduated from the Arabic Calligraphy Improvement School in Cairo in 1977 and continued his training in the 1970s under renowned Turkish calligrapher, Hassan Chalabi.

Mohammed Al Qassab

Emirati, b. 1960, Dubai Mohammed Al Qassab is a self-taught artist who first took interest in art at the age of 17, and more recently completed an art residency at the Lepsien Art Foundation.

Mohamed Yousif

Emirati, b. 1953, Sharjah Mohamed Yousif received his BA degree in Fine Arts in 1978 from the College of Fine Arts (Cairo); an MFA of Fine Arts from Webster University (St. Louis, US); as well as a PhD in Fine Arts from Manav Rachna International University (Faridabad, India).

Mohamed Al Mazrouei

Emirati, b. 1962, Egypt Mohamed Al Mazrouei alternates living and working between Abu Dhabi and Cairo. He studied comparative religion at Al Azhar University in Cairo, in addition to Greek and Latin.

Mohamed Al Astad

Emirati, b. 1968, Khorfakkan Mohammed Al Astad first studied art with Mohammed Aziz Al Khani at the UAE University in Al Ain. He has been a member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society since 1987.

Mahmoud Jameel Al Ramahi

Emirati, b. 1961, Jerusalem Mahmoud Jameel Al Ramahi lives and works in Abu Dhabi, where he has been an active member of the artistic community since the 1980s - including founding and chairing Friends of Art - Abu Dhabi Cultural Society (1986-1996).

Khulood Al Jabri

Emirati, b.1967, Abu Dhabi Khulood Al Jabri received her BA in Media Geography from Al Ain University in 1986, in addition to a Diploma in Management from Abu Dhabi University and a training certificate in Arts and Crafts from the SB Academy in England.

Abdulrahman Zainal

Emirati, b. 1951, Dubai Abdulrahman Zainal obtained his BA in Fine Arts (Interior Design) in 1979 from Helwan University, Cairo, as well as an MFA in Fine Arts from the Edinburgh College of Art in 1980.

Abdulrahim Salim

Born in 1955, Abdulrahim Salim is a pioneering Emirati artist who helped to shape the arts scene in the United Arab Emirates.

Abdul Qader Al Rais

Emirati, b. 1951, Dubai Abdul Qader Al Rais received his Bachelor’s degree in Sharia Law from the UAE University in Al Ain and developed his artistic practice independently.

Azza Al Qubaisi

Emirati, b. 1978, Abu Dhabi Azza Al Qubaisi is a jewellery artist, product designer and sculptor.

Asma Khoory

Asma Khoory is an artist born in Dubai, she graduated in 2017 with a BFA from Zayed University, and in 2018 she was part of the fifth cohort of The Salama Bint Hamdan Emerging Artist Fellowship in partnership with the Rhode Island School of Design.

Afra Al Dhaheri

Born and works in Abu Dhabi. Afra Al Dhaheri’s work is rooted in her experiences growing up in Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE – a place of recent and rapid change.

Abdalla Almulla

Abdalla Almulla a Dubai based Architect/Designer founder of MULA, a creative practice that is driven by the creative energy, which is constantly in flux; creating new ideas and developing them as the design advances.

Shamma Al Amri

Shamma Al Amri is an artist from the UAE. She holds two MA degrees: the first in Culture and Creative Industries from Abu Dhabi HCT and the second in Contemporary Art Practice from the Royal College of Art in London.

Sarah Alagroobi

Sarah Alagroobi is a multidisciplinary artist and educator with an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London.

Reem Falaknaz

Reem Falaknaz is a photographer who’s work documents the social and physical landscape of the UAE and its inhabitants.

Rawdha Al Ketbi

Rawdha Al Ketbi b.1997, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Lives and works in Abu Dhabi Rawdha Al Ketbi is an Emirati visual artist.

Noura Alserkal

Noura is an artist driven by excavating the relationships between the known and the unknown. She explores means of uncovering her family history and genealogy through archival research and re-engineered narratives.

Moza Almatrooshi

Moza Almatrooshi is a UAE based conceptual artist, writer, and chef. She obtained an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art in London, UK in 2019.

Mohammed Kazem

Mohammed Kazem (born 1969, Dubai) lives and works in Dubai. He has developed an artistic practice that encompasses video, photography and performance to find new ways of apprehending his environment and experiences.

Maitha Hamdan

Maitha Hamdan is a conceptual artist who explores her art through different mediums such as performances and art installation.

Mahra Al Falahi

Born in 1997, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Mahra Al Falahi lives and works in Abu Dhabi.

Khalid Mezaina

Khalid Mezaina graduated from the American University of Sharjah in 2006 with a BS in Visual Communication.

Juma Alhaj

Juma, a Sharjah native raised between the UAE and the USA, received an art mentorship under resident artist Ted Ramsey, at the New School of Northern Virginia.

Ebtisam Abdulaziz

Ebtisam AbdulAziz, born in 1975 Sharjah, UAE, lives between Abu Dhabi and Washington DC. Ebtisam is a multidisciplinary artist and writer, holds a bachelor’s degree in science and mathematics from the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain.

Ameena Aljarman

Born in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, Ameena Aljarman earned her double majors bachelor of Fine Arts and International Studies at Zayed University.

Alia Al Mazrooei

Alia Al Mazrooei is an Emirati interior designer. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Zayed University in 2017.

Alaa Edris

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

Al Anood Al Obeidli

Al Anood Al Obeidli is Emirati Visual Artist from Abu Dhabi, UAE. She earned a BA in Visual Arts from the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi (2013), and she is an alumna of the Emerging Artists Fellowship Program, Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, Abu Dhabi (2014).

Aisha Al Ahmadi

Aisha Al Ahmadi, born in 1997, and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is an artist, writer, and aspiring curator.

Afra Al Suwaidi

Afra Salman Al Suwaidi, Emirati born in 1992. She specialized in fine arts and received a BA Degree from Zayed University in 2016.