The NYUAD Project Space Presents:
Upcoming Exhibitions
Almaha Jaralla: Shadia
Curated by Hashel Al Lamki
Curated by Hashel Al Lamki and featuring the latest work by artist Almaha Jaralla, this exhibition recounts the recent history of the Arabian Peninsula through the observation of collective memories of indigenous people and their relocation within the region.
Mahmood Al Daoud: The Flow of Stillness
The Flow of Stillness is a solo exhibition that takes audiences on a journey in nature. Artist Mahmood Al Daoud finds inspiration in nature in all of his works, and ever since moving to the UAE, he has been taken by the UAE’s unique environment.
Noura Ali-Ramahi: Allow Me Not to Explain
Allow Me Not to Explain is a solo exhibition that grew out of the artist’s struggle to explain what her work is about.
Coin-Op: Exploring the Spirit of ‘80s and ‘90s Arcade Games
Artists: Jonathan Bonner, Steven Doughty, Eric Martin
This exhibition is an interactive installation looking at the retro arcade experience and explores the community and spirit that lived in these spaces.
Past Exhibitions
The Transformative Power of the Anthropocene
Curated by the Anthropocene Research Kitchen
Participating Artists and Scholars: Ayesha Ahmed, Sama Alshaibi, Lyna Ammagui, Samuel Mark Anderson, Aikaterini (Katia) Arfara, Laure Assaf, Marzia Balzani, Joshua Camaroff, Cadence Cheah, Erin Collins, Karno Dasgupta, Sondos Eatamadi, Dale Hudson, George Jose, Sophia Kalantzakos, Aiganym Khamitkhanova, Fiona Kidd, Virag Kiss, Anna Kurkova, Charles Lim, Sheetal Majithia, Tegan Ritz McDuffie, Piia Mustamäki, Swaralipi Nandi, Yusril Nurhidayat, Firat Oruc, Bruna Pereira, Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, Nora Razian, Kim Robertson, Mark Swislocki, Mandip Subedi, Deepak Unnikrishnan, Shamoon Zamir
Intimaa: Belonging
Curated by Emirati arts researcher Nasser Abdullah, "Intimaa: Belonging" will feature new commissions by UAE-based emerging artists who question their place in an era of globalization and how society has formed a unified existence that can be referred to as a ‘universal identity’
Saidi Ali Nasser Sowafy: Ugandan Splendor – Imagining Home and History
Saidi Ali Nasser Sowafy’s paintings immerse audiences in richly symbolic visual representations of 20th-century Ugandan village cultural and social life.
Go Back to Move Forward
Curatorial Class Exhibition
"Go Back to Move Forward" presents artworks by fourteen artists who grapple with an unsettling past, a turbulent present, and an imagined future. These artists navigate the socio-political landscapes of the Arab world and reimagine reality through collective memory.
Moments in Their Time…
Arts Faculty: The Exhibition 2019
"Moments in Their Time..." offers a small glimpse into concepts, methods and styles our faculty artists continue to explore in larger scale projects, locally and internationally.