Dubai’s Evolving Public Art Scene: Transforming the City into an Open-Air Gallery
Discover Dubai’s vibrant public art scene, from striking murals to cultural installations, as the city evolves into a global hub for creativity and design.
Dubai Culture Unveils Two Striking Murals in Al Quoz Creative Zone
Discover two striking new murals in Dubai’s Al Quoz Creative Zone by artists Rabab Tantawy, Hend Al Murid, and Dina Saadi. Part of the Dubai Public Art Strategy, these works transform the city into an open-air art gallery and celebrate its growing creative hub.
I’m Never Coming Back – Aidha Badr at Firetti Contemporary, Dubai
Discover I’m Never Coming Back by artist Aidha Badr at Firetti Contemporary, Dubai. Opening 19 September 2025, the solo exhibition explores motherhood, identity, and transformation through intimate, thought-provoking works.
Deliberate Pauses: A Landmark Public Art Installation in Hatta by Shaikha Al Mazrou
The UAE’s landscape becomes both canvas and collaborator in Deliberate Pauses, the largest site-specific art intervention in Dubai to date. Conceived by acclaimed Emirati artist Shaikha Al Mazrou, this striking installation transforms the dramatic terrain of Leem Lake in Hatta into a space for stillness, reflection, and connection.
Mestaria Gallery: Interwoven, Areej Raja
Showcasing at Mestaria Gallery on Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, "Interwoven" explores the connection between humanity and nature, highlighting intertwining patterns.
Firetti Contemporary: The Cosmic Renaissance
At Firetti Contemporary, Kaikhan Salakhov's artworks showcase intricate geometric patterns that embody complex cosmic principles and the challenges humanity may confront in the future.
Gallery Isabelle: Fariba Boroufar - In Our Bones
Gallery Isabelle showcases an exquisite exhibition, ‘In Our Bones,’ marking Fariba Boroufar’s inaugural solo showcase in the UAE, running from October 31st to December 7th, 2024. Boroufar’s approach to weaving—though seemingly primitive—paired with her depictions of architectural forms and traditions nearing extinction, crafts a poetic reflection of our fractured reality, serving both as a protest against forgetfulness and as a homage to alternative ways of inhabiting our world.
I Kept The Night Vigil: A Profound Exploration of Women’s Voices Across and Beyond the Middle East
Discover ‘I Kept The Night Vigil’, a powerful art exhibition at Leila Heller Gallery Dubai (18 Sep–4 Nov 2024), curated by Behrang Samadzadegan. Showcasing women artists from across and beyond the Middle East, the show explores identity, resilience, and cultural heritage through contemporary art.
Carbon 12: The Errantries of Sarah Almehairi and Bernhard Buhmannn
The latest paintings by Sarah Almehairi and Bernhard Buhmann reveal deep transformations. With unexpected protrusions and punctures, the artists advance their narratives, embodying what philosopher Édouard Glissant terms “a poetics of errantry”—a mix of adventurous journeys and defiant misdirections.
Mestaria Exploring Mestaria Gallery: A Contemporary Art Haven in DubaiGallery, Dubai
Discover Mestaria Gallery in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai—a leading contemporary art space showcasing accessible works by Arabic, African, and Asian artists. Explore the gallery’s unique collection, expert framing services, and welcoming atmosphere.
Gary Tatinsian Gallery: The Machine Zone, Mat Collishaw
Exhibiting at the Gary Tatinsian Gallery in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue art district, Mat Collishaw showcases ‘The Machine Zone’, an exhibition presented through optical illusions, paintings, projections and moving sculptures.
Firetti Contemporary Gallery, Dubai
Located within Dubai’s hugely popular art and culture centre, Alserkal Avenue, Firetti Contemporary showcases a vast range of works from established and emerging artists around the globe.