Exhibitions

Asaad Arabi

A Collective Memory: 2007 to 2017 15 Nov 2017 - 31 Jan 2018 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce A Collective Memory: 2007 to 2017, a solo exhibition by painter, theorist, and critic Asaad Arabi. Read more

Kais Salman

Cities 6 Nov 2017 - 6 Jan 2018 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (12 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Cities presenting Kais Salman’s newest paintings. Read more

Nadim Karam

Compressed Thoughts 6 Nov 2017 - 6 Jan 2018 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Compressed Thoughts, a solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Nadim Karam presenting his newest sculptural works. Read more

Faisal Samra

Distorted Reality 1 Nov 2017 - 4 Jan 2018 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is pleased to announce Distorted Reality, a solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Faisal Samra. Read more

Mouteea Murad

Thresholds 2.0 19 Sep - 26 Oct 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is pleased to present Thresholds 2.0, the solo exhibition of painter Mouteea Murad. Read more

Mohannad Orabi

Ripples 13 Sep - 26 Oct 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Ripples, the solo exhibition of painter Mohannad Orabi. Read more

Roshanak Aminelahi

Gordafarid 13 Sep - 26 Oct 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (12 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Gordafarid, the solo exhibition of Dubai-based painter Roshanak Aminelahi. Read more

Fathallah Zamroud

Distant Remains 6 Sep - 28 Oct 2017 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce Distant Remains the solo exhibition of Beirut-based painter Fathallah Zamroud. Read more

In the Footsteps of Cai Lun: Selected Works on Paper

9 Jul - 31 Aug 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (12 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present In the Footsteps of Cai Lun: Selected Works on Paper, a collective exhibition that highlights painters who also use drawing and printmaking as primary media. Read more

Our Night is Long

9 Jul - 31 Aug 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Our Night is Long, a collective exhibition exploring how painters and photographers are recording the ongoing conflicts that have distraught the Middle East and North Africa. Read more

Apertures

9 Jun - 31 Aug 2017 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to present Apertures, a collective exhibition that brings together diverse painters. Featuring the works of Asaad Arabi, Mouteea Murad, Oussama Diab, Kais Salman, and Tammam Azzam, this thematic show highlights works that, despite addressing a range of subject matter, use meticulous divisions of space, particularly openings or compartments, in order to describe the underlying psychology of hidden realms or laden spaces. Read more

Mohammad Bozorgi

Dance in the Dark 23 May - 14 Sep 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is pleased to present Dance in the Dark, the solo exhibition of Tehran-based artist Mohammad Bozorgi. Read more

Abdalla Al Omari

The Vulnerability Series 22 May - 1 Jul 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (12, Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present The Vulnerability Series, the solo exhibition of Brussels-based painter Abdalla Al Omari. Read more

Athier

After Denudation 6 Apr - 27 May 2017 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to present After Denudation, the solo exhibition of painter Athier Mousawi. Read more

Afshin Pirhashemi

House of Cards 13 Mar - 25 May 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is pleased to present House of Cards, the solo exhibition of Tehran-based painter Afshin Pirhashemi. Read more

Samia Halaby

Documentary Drawings of the Kafr Qasem Massacre 9 Mar - 18 May 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11 & 12 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Illuminated Space and Documentary Drawings of the Kafr Qasem Massacre the concurrent solo shows of New York-based artist Samia Halaby. These side-by-side exhibitions present Halaby’s latest abstract paintings alongside a series of drawings from a long-standing project that led to her most recent publication Drawing the Kafr Qasem Massacre (Amsterdam: Schilt Publishing, 2017). Read more

Samia Halaby

Illuminated Space 9 Mar - 17 Jun 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11 & 12 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Illuminated Space and Documentary Drawings of the Kafr Qasem Massacre, the concurrent solo shows of New York-based artist Samia Halaby. These side-by-side exhibitions present Halaby’s latest abstract paintings alongside a series of drawings from a long-standing project that led to her most recent publication Drawing the Kafr Qasem Massacre (Amsterdam: Schilt Publishing, 2017). Read more

Painting Across Generations

8 Feb - 31 Mar 2017 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to present Painting Across Generations, a collective exhibition that highlights contemporary painters from the Middle East who are recognised as international trendsetters.
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Lara Zankoul

As Cold as a White Stone 12 Jan - 4 Feb 2017 Following a successful debut in Dubai, Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce As Cold as a White Stone, the solo exhibition of Lebanese artist Lara Zankoul. Read more

Safwan Dahoul

Miniatures 9 Jan - 4 Mar 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (12, Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present Miniatures, the solo exhibition of Dubai-based painter Safwan Dahoul. Read more

Thaier Helal

Landmarks II 9 Jan - 4 Mar 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11, Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present Landmarks II, the solo exhibition of abstract painter Thaier Helal. Read more

Shapeshifters and Transformations

21 Dec 2016 - 28 Feb 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is pleased to present Shapeshifters and Transformations, a collective exhibition that brings together five leading artists from the Arab world. Highlighting works by Samia Halaby, Faisal Samra, Safwan Dahoul, Tammam Azzam, and Athier Mousawi, Shapeshifters and Transformations details the ways that artists are currently addressing exigent subject matter, including large-scale violence, the adverse effects of technology in the modern age, and changing landscapes. Read more

Khaled Jarrar

Castles Built from Sand will Fall 13 Nov 2016 - 7 Jan 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (12, Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present Castles Built from Sand will Fall, the solo exhibition of multidisciplinary artist Khaled Jarrar. Read more

Mouteea Murad

Thresholds 13 Nov 2016 - 7 Jan 2017 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11, Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present Thresholds, the solo show of Sharjah-based painter Mouteea Murad. Organised by critic and curator Murtaza Vali, Thresholds highlights the artist’s latest body of work as he further experiments with the use of mathematics in geometric abstraction, an approach to non-objective art that he developed over the course of a decade. Read more