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We are pleased to invite you to the opening of “Whispering Definitions” a solo exhibition by the Emirati artist Najat Ma...
31/08/2026

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of “Whispering Definitions” a solo exhibition by the Emirati artist Najat Makki, at Iyad Qanazea Gallery.

Date: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Iyad Qanazea Gallery

Najat Makki is one of the pioneering figures of contemporary art in the United Arab Emirates. Known for her expressive use of color, lyrical abstraction, and deep connection to Emirati heritage, her work bridges intuition, symbolism, and experimentation. Over decades of artistic practice, she has played a vital role in shaping the UAE’s cultural landscape, inspiring generations through her distinctive visual language and her commitment to artistic exploration.

We look forward to welcoming you to this meaningful event.

We are delighted to welcome Jawad Al Malhi to the Iyad Qanazea Gallery.Jawad Al Malhi is a multidisciplinary artist work...
27/08/2026

We are delighted to welcome Jawad Al Malhi to the Iyad Qanazea Gallery.

Jawad Al Malhi is a multidisciplinary artist working in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation, focusing on everyday community life and crowd dynamics.

He has exhibited widely, including Sharjah Biennial 09 & 15, Venice Biennale (2009, 2017, 2026), Documenta 13, Pompidou Centre, Qalandia International, the Palestinian Museum, Kamal Lazzar Foundation, Barjeel Art Foundation and Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. Recent shows include Place‑Ness (Pompidou Málaga, 2024), Fragmentation (Doha, 2024), And After (Abu Dhabi, 2025) and is currently representing the UAE in the National Pavilion at the 61st International Venice Biennale.

His solo exhibitions include Wa Ba3den (Lisbon, 2025), The Walled Off Hotel (Bethlehem, 2017), House No. 197 (Brussels, 2017), and Measures of Uncertainty (Jerusalem 2014; Art Dubai 2016). Residencies include Delfina Foundation, Townhouse Cairo, IASPIS Stockholm and Mamaus Lisbon.

His works are held in major collections such as the British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Pompidou, Kamal Lazzar Foundation, Barjeel, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah Art Foundation, and he is shortlisted for the Ithra Prize 2026.

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photo credit: line courtesy of UAE National Pavilion.

We are delighted to welcome Jawad Al Malhi to the Iyad Qanazea Gallery.Jawad Al Malhi is a multidisciplinary artist work...
27/08/2026

We are delighted to welcome Jawad Al Malhi to the Iyad Qanazea Gallery.

Jawad Al Malhi is a multidisciplinary artist working in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation, focusing on everyday community life and crowd dynamics.

He has exhibited widely, including Sharjah Biennial 09 & 15, Venice Biennale (2009, 2017, 2026), Documenta 13, Pompidou Centre, Qalandia International, the Palestinian Museum, Kamal Lazzar Foundation, Barjeel Art Foundation and Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. Recent shows include Place‑Ness (Pompidou Málaga, 2024), Fragmentation (Doha, 2024), And After (Abu Dhabi, 2025) and is currently representing the UAE in the National Pavilion at the 61st International Venice Biennale.

His solo exhibitions include Wa Ba3den (Lisbon, 2025), The Walled Off Hotel (Bethlehem, 2017), House No. 197 (Brussels, 2017), and Measures of Uncertainty (Jerusalem 2014; Art Dubai 2016). Residencies include Delfina Foundation, Townhouse Cairo, IASPIS Stockholm and Mamaus Lisbon.

His works are held in major collections such as the British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Pompidou, Kamal Lazzar Foundation, Barjeel, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah Art Foundation, and he is shortlisted for the Ithra Prize 2026.

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photo credit line courtesy of UAE National Pavilion.

Iyad Qanazea Gallery is pleased to invite you to the closing reception of “In A Group Picture” by artist Inass Yassin.We...
14/08/2026

Iyad Qanazea Gallery is pleased to invite you to the closing reception of “In A Group Picture” by artist Inass Yassin.

We look forward to welcoming you to this special concluding event.

Date: 20 August 2026
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
Location: Iyad Qanazea Gallery

For RSVP, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Call: 0544425127

We are delighted to welcome Jumana Emil Abboud to the Iyad Qanazea Gallery.Palestinian-Canadian artist Jumana Emil Abbou...
21/07/2026

We are delighted to welcome Jumana Emil Abboud to the Iyad Qanazea Gallery.

Palestinian-Canadian artist Jumana Emil Abboud is a storyteller, water-worker, and diviner whose multidisciplinary practice spans over two decades. Her work explores cultural memory and resilience through visual, oral, and participatory practices, re-animating folklore in dialogue with present and future time.

Abboud’s art has been presented internationally at institutions including Jameel Arts Centre, de Appel, Cample Line, Documenta 15, TAVROS Space, TBA21-Academy, SeMA, Casco Art Institute, Darat al Funun, Bonnefantenmuseum, Bildmuseet, BALTIC, and at the Biennales of Diriyah, Sydney, Venice, Qalandiya, Istanbul, and Sharjah.

Her recognitions include the Jameel Fellowship at the Victoria & Albert Museum and shortlisting for the Joan Miró Prize and Artes Mundi 11.

Abboud’s works are held in private and institutional collections such as the Van Abbemuseum, MAC Lyon, The Khalid Shoman Collection, Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), and Magasine III.

She holds a PhD in Fine Art and is currently based between Jerusalem and London.

20/06/2026

Inass Yassin | In A Group Picture

In a Group Picture | Inass YassinA selection of works by artist Inass Yassin, produced across different stages of her st...
15/06/2026

In a Group Picture | Inass Yassin
A selection of works by artist Inass Yassin, produced across different stages of her study on
the aesthetics of the celebratory scene in village portraiture—a design language and rural
visual sensibility drawn from 1980s wedding albums.
Yassin traces representations of the Palestinian countryside, developing a visual language for
portrait painting that takes the wedding scenography of the 1980s as the structural foundation
of the work, proposing a portrait language rooted in the unrepresented and absent realm of
popular photography.
These works are the result of years of research, inquiry, and conversations with local
residents about the content of the images and the methods used to design the portrait
backdrops, alongside an investigation into the fate of these photographs in the present
moment. “The works are grounded in field research based on collecting family wedding
albums from the 1980s, sourced from the homes of friends and neighbours in the village of
Asira—scenes of celebration that I myself witnessed and experienced in my childhood.”
This visual memory is charged with vibrant, joyful compositions: living rooms or home gardens
filled with colour, woven textiles, carpets, paper decorations, flowers, fruit, horses, and drums
that stirred excitement in the hearts of children.
The visual symbols of the Palestinian countryside at the time appeared through dense color
palettes, varied textures, and motifs of growth and fertility. This is evident in the heavily
patterned curtains, embroidered cloths, and decorative hangings that were arranged by hand
in the celebration room to create a lively, theatrical backdrop—the same mise-en-scène that
shaped the visual space of most rural photo albums of that era.
Yassin constructs a painterly language based on the intentional production of the portrait and
its specific backdrop as a way to situate this language within the broader field of image-
making. Here, the painted portrait merges with the ornate theatrical setting behind it—a
uniquely rural Palestinian visual synthesis of the 1980s, a cultural aesthetic that once
flourished with color and sound before gradually fading from view.

We’re pleased to invite you to the opening of “In A Group Picture,” a solo exhibition by Palestinian artist Inass Yassin...
01/06/2026

We’re pleased to invite you to the opening of “In A Group Picture,” a solo exhibition by Palestinian artist Inass Yassin at Iyad Qanazea Gallery.

Date: Thursday, 11 June 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Iyad Qanazea Gallery

Inass Yassin’s practice explores the visual language of rural Palestinian celebrations, drawing from 1980s wedding albums to reconstruct absent popular photography. Through research, community dialogue, and collected family archives, she creates portraits fused with ornate festive backdrops, reviving a vibrant visual heritage of color, texture, and symbolism that once shaped village image‑making before it faded.

We look forward to welcoming you to this meaningful event.

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