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Salwa Zeidan Gallery is a contemporary
art gallery An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The long ...
located within the Hilton Capital Grand airport road
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(
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
), founded by the Lebanese artist
Salwa Zeidan Salwa Zeidan is a Lebanese artist, sculptor, and curator. Life Zeidan was born in Bekaa Valley The Beqaa Valley (, ; Bekaa, Biqâ, Becaa) is a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon and its most important farming region. Industry, especially ...
in 1994 and reopened in 2009. The gallery is specialized in
contemporary art Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, generally referring to art produced from the 1970s onwards. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a ...
and has exhibited such artists as
Hassan Sharif Hassan Al Sharif (1 January 1951 – 18 September 2016) was an Emirati artist and prolific writer. He lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is widely regarded as a central figure in contemporary and conceptual art in the region, oft ...
,
Mohammed Kazem Mohammed Kazem (born 1969) is a contemporary Emirati artist working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works primarily with video, sound art, photography, found objects and performance art. Kazem is one of the five conceptual Emirati artists who ...
, and Nedim Kufi.


Artists

The gallery is known for collaborating with both emerging and renowned artists from
UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal elective monarchy made up of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi serving as i ...
,
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as well as the rest of the globe. It currently works with over 60 artists, although it has official representation contracts with a select list of around 29. Some of the artists currently represented by the gallery are: *
Adonis In Greek mythology, Adonis (; ) was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone. He was considered to be the ideal of male beauty in classical antiquity. The myth goes that Adonis was gored by a wild boar during a hunting trip ...
* Ahmad Farid * Ayman Baalbaki * Avelino Sala * Arman Stepanian * Barana Saadat * Bashar Alhroub * Connie Noyes * Dean William * Fatema Al Mazrouie * Fatema El Hajj * Gita Meh * Hamed Norouzi * Hussain Sharif * Jawad Malhi * Khaled Al-Saai * Seoung Woo * Kourosh Salehi * Mahmoud El Dewihi * Marc Guiragossian * Meriem Bouderbela * Rabee Kiwan * Omar Zeidan * Serwan Baran * Racha Bennett * Reem Al Faisal * Reza Derakshani * Rose Husseiny * Salwa Zeidan * Saurabh Narang * Shiblee Muneer


List of previous exhibitions

2023 * ABU DHABI ART FAIR 20 NOV - 26 NOV 2023 * MALHI DISORENTATION NOV 09 2023 - JAN 05 2024 * MENARTFAIR PARIS 15 SEP - 17 SEP 2023 * CARTHAGE DAYS TUNISIA 12 SEP - 2023 2022 * ABU DHABI ART FAIR 16 NOV - 20 NOV 2022 * ART MIX NOV 09 - DEC 31 2022 * UNLIMITED JUN 29 - 29 SEP 2021 * ABU DHABI ART 17 NOV - 21 NOV 2021 * REVIST REDISCOVER 10 NOV - 21 DEC 2021 * ART DUBAI 29 MAR - 03 APR 2021 2020 * ABU DHABI ART FAIR 16 NOV - 26 NOV 2020 VIRTUAL ART FAIR * BREAK ART FROM THE MIDDLE EAST 25 FEB - 5 APR 2020 2019 * ABU DHABI ART FAIR 21 NOV - 23 NOV 2019 * TRANSPOSE GROUP EXHIBITION 11 MAR - 11 APR 2019 2018 * ABU DHABI ART FAIR 14 NOV - 17 NOV 2018 2017 * ABU DHABI ART FAIR 07 NOV - 11 NOV 2017 * BEIRUT ART FAIR 2017 * FOCUS OMAR ZEIDAN SOLO SHOW * CUT & TIE HUSSAIN SHARIF SOLO SHOW 12 MAR - 01 JUN 2017 * TIMELESS A GROUP SHOW 13 FEB - 28 FEB 2017 * FOCUS OMAR ZEIDAN 11 JAN - 29 JAN 2017 2016 * EXPANDING HORIZONS A GROUP SHOW 25 JUN - 5 SEP 2016 * DIVERCITY A GROUP SHOW 17APR - 31 JUL 2016 * TALES FROM THE PAST FOUAD TOMB 21 MAR - 11 APR 2016 * A DIFFERENT SPRING OMAR ZEIDAN SOLO SHOW 10 FEB 27 FEB 2016 * MAN WHO BUILT A NATION FATEMA AL MAZROUIE 14 JAN 2016 07 FEB 2016 2015 * VLADIMIR ZINKEVICH RAINBOW IN WATER NOV 25 DEC 1 2015 * ABU DHABI ART FAIR 18 NOV 21 NOV 2015 * BAHREIN ART FAIR 12 OCT 16 OCTOBER 2015 * FRESH & LIGHT 01 JULY 30 SEP 2015 * FRIEZE ART FAIR 18 MAY 2015 * ZHUAND HONG YI SOLO SHOW 28 APRIL 2015 * BOOK TALK GREAT BODY NO DIET 16 APRIL RACHA ZEIDAN * SHAPING SCEENS GALLERY 21TH ANNIVERSARY 15 APRIL 2015 - 15 MAY 2015 * HOW TO WRITE A BOOK IN 40 HOURS WORKSHOP 25 MAR 2015 * BE THE LIGHT Energy workshop 31 Jan 2015 ;2014 * Transformations a group exhibition 13 October 2014 - 05 November 2014 * Collective Chemistry Collective exhibition. Artist: Abdul Badi Abdul Musawwir, Alice Al Khatib, Dean Williams, Emmanuel Guiragossian, Fatema Al Mazrouie,
Hassan Sharif Hassan Al Sharif (1 January 1951 – 18 September 2016) was an Emirati artist and prolific writer. He lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is widely regarded as a central figure in contemporary and conceptual art in the region, oft ...
,
Hussain Sharif Hussain Sharif (born 1961) is an Emirati artist based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Co-founder of Emirates Fine Arts Society and is one of the original "Five" conceptual artist in the UAE including Mohammed Kazem, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Abdul ...
, Katya Traboulsi, Kourosh Salehi, Mandy Kunze, Mohammed Abu El Naga, Mahammed Kazem, Nasser Palangi, Nives Widauer, Salwa Zeidan, Hwang Seoung woo and Zhuang Hong Yi. * "Transformations" solo exhibition by Omar Zeidan * Beirut Artfair ( ME.NA.SA.ART) Artists:
Salwa Zeidan Salwa Zeidan is a Lebanese artist, sculptor, and curator. Life Zeidan was born in Bekaa Valley The Beqaa Valley (, ; Bekaa, Biqâ, Becaa) is a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon and its most important farming region. Industry, especially ...
,
Hussain Sharif Hussain Sharif (born 1961) is an Emirati artist based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Co-founder of Emirates Fine Arts Society and is one of the original "Five" conceptual artist in the UAE including Mohammed Kazem, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Abdul ...
, Habib Fadel, Paul Guiragossian and Adonis * Expanding Horizon I collective exhibition. Artist: Rahul Dutta, Adonis, Omar Zeidan, Hwang Seong- Woo, Fatema Al Mazrouie, Joelle Kudi, Alice Al Khatib, Marc Guiragossian, Rose Husseiny, Salwa Zeidan, John Van Alstine, Gheorghi Filin, Morvarid K. Chritch and Abdul Badi Abdul Musawwir * "MUALLAQAT" Solo Exhibition by Adonis *"Abu Dhabi calling Dubai" collaboration with Cube Art Gallery, Dubai. Artists: Abdul Badi Abdul Musawwir, Adonis, Daifallah, Bader Al Mansour, Fatema Al Mazrouie, Hala Al Khalifa,
Hussain Sharif Hussain Sharif (born 1961) is an Emirati artist based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Co-founder of Emirates Fine Arts Society and is one of the original "Five" conceptual artist in the UAE including Mohammed Kazem, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Abdul ...
, Kourosh Salehi, Moataz Nazr, Nasser Palangi, Rahul Dutta and Saurabh Narang. ;2013 * Abu Dhabi Art: Reza Derakshani, Hassan Sharif, Hussein Sharif, Reem Al Faisal, Fatema Al Mazrouie * "New Beginnings" - opening of the Saadiyat showroom, collective exhibition. Artists: Reza Derakshani, Adonis, Hassan Sharif, Rose Husseiny, Katya Traboulsi, Qassim Al Saedi, Omar Zeidan, Thomas Israel, Kourosh Salehi, Dean Williams, Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, Morvarid K. Rahul Datta,
Salwa Zeidan Salwa Zeidan is a Lebanese artist, sculptor, and curator. Life Zeidan was born in Bekaa Valley The Beqaa Valley (, ; Bekaa, Biqâ, Becaa) is a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon and its most important farming region. Industry, especially ...
;2011 * Abdul Badi Abdul-Musawwir Solo Exhibition *
Art Dubai Art Dubai () is an international art fair that takes place every March in Dubai. Founded in 2007, Art Dubai is a major platform for art from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Each year, the fair features a globally diverse lineup of ov ...
2011 ;2010 * ADISS (Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium) * Sotheby's Auction, Doha, Qatar * "Globe" * Abu Dhabi Artfair 2010 * "Dropping Lines" Contemporary Emirati Art Show (with Hassan Sharif) * Contemporary Romanian Art Exhibition * Just Prints Show * Bo Taslé d`Héliand ;2009 * Adonis * Abu Dhabi Art 2009 * NADIRA MAHMOUD * Accrochages * Rose Husseiny * Contemporary Emirati Artists * In Light


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