• Aljoud Lootah

  

  Aljoud Lootah, a multidisciplinary designer based in Dubai, is noted for interpreting Emirati culture and traditional craftsmanship through contemporary design.

• Khalid Al-Banna

  

  With an outlook shaped by his academic foundation in architectural engineering, Emirati artist Khalid Al-Banna’s paintings and sculptures reflects on the past and the complexity of cultural changes in the UAE.

• Dana Awartani

  

  Poetry and light are key elements in Jeddah-based artist Dana Awartani’s, which aims to revive sacred art to reintroduce it to the modern world.

• Nasser Al-Salem

  

  The Saudi artist’s practice challenges the boundaries of the traditional Islamic art of calligraphy by re-contextualizing it in unconventional forms.

• Ammar Al-Attar

  

  The Emirati photographer uses retro photographic equipment and techniques in his work. Al-Attar seeks to research and examine aspects of Emirati rituals, material culture and geography that are being lost with the march toward modernization.

• Zoulikha Bouabdellah

  

  The French-Algerian artist’s installations, videos and drawings portrays icons, motifs and ornaments and juxtaposing them with geopolitical dynamics and global issues linked to conflicts or the status of women.