GALLERIES

A directory of art galleries

Gulf Photo Plus

GALLERY STATEMENT Gulf Photo Plus (GPP) is the region’s center for photography, a community organization cultivating visual practices and cultural production locally in the UAE, and internationally, across MENASA. GPP engages, educates, and inspires with exhibitions, educational workshops, art programs,…

Firetti contemporary

GALLERY STATEMENT “CREATING MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE COLLECTIONS” Firetti Contemporary is a gallery where art and creative concepts align from the region and beyond, encouraging global engagement through creating meaningful and sustainable collections. By representing both established and emerging artists from…

Al markhiya gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT Al markhiya gallery is the oldest privately owned gallery in Qatar, promoting and representing a distinctive group of emerging and recognised Arab artists in Qatar, the region and throughout the world. The aim of al markhiya gallery is…

N2N Gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT N2N Gallery is an Abu Dhabi based art gallery born in May 2013 with the ambition to help everyone discover the rich diversity of the European Academic School of Painting, as well as the high professionalism of the…

Mark Hachem gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT In 1996, Mark Hachem opened his first Contemporary Art gallery in the heart of Le Marais. A second gallery followed 11 years later, when Mark Hachem inaugurated his Madison Avenue location in New York. The latest addition of…

Opera Gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT Founded in 1994 with exhibition spaces in Singapore and Paris by French art dealer Gilles Dyan, Opera Gallery Group is comprised of sixteen galleries worldwide with additional locations in London, Geneva, Monaco, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Dubai, Beirut, Miami,…

Salwa Zeidan Gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT Salwa Zeidan Gallery has been established in 1994 in Abu Dhabi. Reopened in 2009, it specializes in contemporary art. The gallery represents both well-established and emerging artists from all around the globe. It provides artists with space to…

Karim Art Gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT Karim Gallery is a premier space for contemporary art. Established in Amman – Jordan to provide quality service to seasoned art collectors and new art enthusiasts. The gallery takes a responsible and sustainable approach toward the appreciation and…

Saleh Barakat Gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT After a quarter century of pioneering work in modern and contemporary Arab art, with Agial Art Gallery playing a central role in putting Beirut back on the map of Arab art, it was time to meet the new…

Efie Gallery

GALLERY STATEMENT Efie Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Dubai specialising in the representation and advancement of artists of African origin, both from the African continent and its global diaspora. Since its inception in 2021, and the opening of…

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‘I am Hymns of the New Temples’ by Wael Shawky at Sfeir Semler Gallery Karantina

Wael Shawky presents a new exhibition at the Sfeir-Semler Gallery, at their flagship space in Karantina in Beirut. This project encompasses a diverse range of artistic expressions, including a film, sculptures, paintings, and an installation. The exhibition premieres Shawky’s “I…

‘Masterpieces of Furniture Design’ at M7 Doha

M7, in collaboration with the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, presents “Masterpieces of Furniture Design,” in Doha from September 8 to December 9, 2023. Curated by Dr Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum, this showcase delves into two…

‘The Present: The Future of the Past’ at The Fire Station Doha

The Fire Station: Artist in Residence launched an exhibition titled “The Present: The Future of the Past.” This exhibition is a showcase of the creative endeavours of 31 alumni who have participated in Qatar Museums’ Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program. Visitors can…

‘In the Shade of the Sun’ at the Mosaic Rooms in London

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‘Summer 2023’ at Art on 56th

“SUMMER 2023” assembles an eclectic array of artists from Art on 56th for a summer exhibition spotlighting both emerging and established talents from the Middle East. The roster features artists such as Elias Ayoub, Saoud Abdallah, Safaa Al Set, Haibat…

‘What Palestine Brings to the World’ at the Institut du Monde Arabe

Under the banner of “What Palestine Brings to the World,” the Institut du Monde Arabe aims to illuminate Palestine’s profound artistic, poetic, and cultural allure. This title also presents a challenge to the world, offering a fresh perspective: Palestine is…

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