Nihad al-Turk Syria, b. 1972

In the Footsteps of Cai Lun II: Selected Works on Paper assembles a group of painters and artists who have used drawing and printmaking as primary media. The exhibition features Tammam Azzam, Nihad Al-Turk, Mohammad Bozorgi, Thaier Helal, Samia Halaby, Athier Mousawi, and Faisal Samra.

Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce Drawings on Paper, the forthcoming solo show of Syrian painter Nihad Al Turk. Featuring a new body of work, the exhibition will highlight an essential component of Al Turk’s artistic practice by examining his use of drawing as a formal device that gives volume and depth to expressionist figures and objects—subjects that appear to shift in place as masses trapped in disfigured shells.

Ayyam Gallery is pleased to announce the United Kingdom debut of Syria’s Apex Generation, an exhibition featuring recent works by artists Nihad Al Turk, Abdul Karim Majdal Al-Beik, Othman Moussa, Mohannad Orabi, and Kais Salman. Curated by art historian and Ayyam Gallery Artistic Director Maymanah Farhat, the exhibition will spotlight a new school of Syrian painting in the midst of expansion despite the disintegration of the Damascus art scene, its original centre. This multi-venue group show will be held at Ayyam Gallery’s London location from 7 August until 11 September. Syria’s Apex Generation first opened at Ayyam Gallery’s Dubai and Beirut locations in June, where it received critical acclaim, and will travel to London with a new selection of works.

Ayyam Gallery is pleased to announce Syria’s Apex Generation, an exhibition featuring recent works by artists Nihad Al Turk, Abdul Karim Majdal Al-Beik, Othman Moussa, Mohannad Orabi, and Kais Salman. Curated by art historian and Ayyam Gallery Artistic Director Maymanah Farhat, the exhibition will spotlight a new school of Syrian painting in the midst of expansion despite the disintegration of the Damascus art scene, its original centre. This multi-venue group show will be held at Ayyam Gallery’s Alserkal Avenue and DIFC locations in Dubai from 9 June until 28 August, and at its Beirut location from 11 June until 28 August.

Ayyam Gallery Jeddah is pleased to present Contemporary Arabia, a multimedia exhibition featuring a selection of established and emerging Arab artists, including Samia Halaby, Tammam Azzam, and Shaweesh, to be held 5 May until 7 June 2014.

From May 19 - July 31, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai (Al Quoz) will present R-Evolution, a group exhibition providing an unprecedented look into the complex relationship of art and politics before and after the various uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

On September 6 Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly present the exhibition 2012. Spotlighting recent work by several Damascus-based artists, this forthcoming group show provides an unprecedented look into the complex intertwining of art and politics that has arisen over the past year as artists have intrepidly responded to widespread turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa.

Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce the forthcoming solo exhibition of Syrian artist Nihad Al Turk. Opening on May 5, Daily Myths will present a new series of works by the young painter. Expanding the symbolist themes that dominated his previous canvases, Al Turk builds upon a complex system of symbols and imagery, one that is driven by anthropomorphic representations that speak of the inherent flaws of mankind.

From May 8 – June 30, Ayyam Gallery Dubai will present its second Shabab Uprising exhibition, a showcase highlighting 10 of the most critically acclaimed emerging artists working today, including painters Thaier Helal and Kais Salman and photographer/ filmmaker Ammar Al Beik.

Ayyam Gallery, Damascus is proud to present Nihad Al-Turk’s latest solo exhibition, which asks the viewer to enter a magical world that unfolds like a science fiction movie.

Ayyam Gallery's summer show will be a group exhibition of its full collection of artists.