Designers & Artists
Explore the designers, artists and creative voices shaping the cultural and visual identity of the UAE and the wider region. From internationally recognised names to emerging talents, this section highlights the individuals behind contemporary art, collectible design, architecture, interiors, fashion and creative innovation. Through interviews, studio visits, profiles and curated features, discover the people influencing the future of design and culture across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and beyond.
Safwan Dahoul’s latest exhibition in Dubai explores confinement, emotion, and interiority through his iconic Dream series, presenting a powerful body of work that reflects psychological tension and quiet human endurance.
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.
Discover Richi Bhatia’s powerful multimedia exhibition at Gallery Isabelle, Dubai. Open until September 10, 2025, the show explores transnational identity, food systems, and multispecies intimacy through performance, sculpture, and sensory installation.
Discover Ihab Ahmad’s latest art exhibition at Firetti Contemporary, Dubai. Opening June 20, 2025, this bold solo show features vibrant paintings, wooden sculptures, and a Lamborghini transformed into art. A must-see UAE art event celebrating emotion, imagination, and artistic freedom.
Custot Gallery Dubai, established by French gallerist, art dealer, and director of Waddington Custot Galleries in London, Stéphane Custot, showcases an engaging array of contemporary European and American art in various media and materials. The gallery is dedicated to fostering ongoing creative dialogue and exchange between the Middle East and the global art community.
Showcasing at Mestaria Gallery on Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, "Interwoven" explores the connection between humanity and nature, highlighting intertwining patterns.
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 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.
In this captivating exhibition at Zawyeh Gallery, located in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue arts hub, Nabil Anani draws inspiration from the land, focusing on landscapes for over twenty years. In The Land and I, Anani depicts himself as deeply connected to the earth he illustrates, showcasing how the land shapes his identity and the lives of its people.
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.
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.
Custot Gallery presents two exhibitions 'Natural Sublime' by sculptor Arnaud Rivieren and 'The Day May Break' by photographer Nick Brandt.