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MAKING STONE SPEAK
Sculptor Athar Jaber captures the beauty and the grotesque of contemporary society.Charles Shafaieh, Hadara Magazine, April 14, 2025 -
The 11 Best Things to Do in Dubai in April
From art festivals and exhibitions to new culinary experiences, there's something for everyone to enjoy this month in DubaiRawaa Talass and Mona Basharat, Architectural Digest Middles East, April 3, 2025 -
Embracing Identity, Culture, and Heritage
ELLE Arabia, March 15, 2025 -
Athar Jaber, the Acclaimed Iraqi-Dutch Sculptor, Is Finally Feeling at Home in Abu Dhabi
Born in Rome to Iraqi parents the artist is questioning concepts of identity and belonging through his thought-provoking new exhibition in DubaiRawaa Talass, Architectural Digest, March 11, 2025 -
Discomfort and awe at Athar Jaber's first Dubai exhibition
Vestiges features a series of stone sculptures showing twisted human faces and body parts that have been severedRazmig Bedirian, The National, March 7, 2025 -
Five Interesting Artworks to Explore at the Inaugural Edition of Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial
Vogue Arabia , January 15, 2025 -
Exhibition explores creative links between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
The National News , December 29, 2024 -
2024 in Review: Nine of the Best Arab Art Exhibitions Around the World.
The National News , December 27, 2024 -
Monopol Magazine In Conversation with Tammam Azzam
Monopol Magazine, December 23, 2024 -
SAMIA HALABY FEATURED IN ELECTRIC DREAMS EXHIBITION AT THE TATE MODERN AND OUTERNET LONDON
Selections Arts Magazine , December 4, 2024 -
THAIER HELAL ABOUT ‘NAVIGATING THROUGH NOTHING’ AT AYYAM GALLERY
Selections Art Magazine, November 21, 2024 -
Six Artists Open Up About Voting in the US Election | Featuring Sama Alshaibi
Hyperallergic, October 31, 2024 -
A Retrospective Reimagining Middle Eastern Feminism with Leila Nseir at Ayyam Gallery Dubai
Art Day Middle East , October 18, 2024 -
What To Do in Dubai This Month? The October 2024 Edit
Architectural Digest Middle East , September 30, 2024 -
‘ISTORIA: A RETROSPECTIVE REIMAGINING MIDDLE EASTERN FEMINISM WITH LEILA NSEIR’ AT AYYAM GALLERY
Selections Arts Magazine , September 23, 2024 -
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji in Canvas Magazine
Canvas Magazine, September 17, 2024 -
Faisal Samra: ‘If I’m not an artist, then I don’t exist’
Arab News , September 12, 2024 -
BEING SAMIA HALABY: ARTISTIC PRACTICES: ON THE SINUOUS PATH FROM INSPIRATION TO IMPLEMENTATION: THE ART OF PAINTING INVADES MY CLOTHES
Selections Arts Magazine , August 19, 2024 -
MEET THE PALESTINIAN PHOTOGRAPHER DOCUMENTING HISTORY THROUGH HER ART
Mojeh Magazine , August 15, 2024 -
Sculptures tell story of war whose atrocities linger in the lives of millions in Middle East
University Of Sharjah , NewsWires , August 11, 2024 -
The best art on show in the UAE this weekend: Six things to see and do
The National , August 9, 2024 -
EXHIBITION OF THE MONTH: LENS & LIGHT: MOMENTS IN FOCUS
Mohjeh Magazine , August 8, 2024 -
‘LENS & LIGHT: MOMENTS IN FOCUS’ AT AYYAM GALLERY DUBAI
Selections Arts Magazine, July 11, 2024 -
Sama Alshaibi's tribute to women who carry all the burdens of the world on their heads
L'Espresso , July 3, 2024 -
True Photo Journal Interview with Rula Halawani
True Photo Journal, May 15, 2024 -
‘THE INFINITE & THE FINITE’ BY KHALED AKIL AT AYYAM GALLERY
Selections Arts Magazine , May 6, 2024 -
Khaled Akil on his first solo exhibition in the UAE, which took two years to complete
Maan Jalal, The National News , April 30, 2024 -
Vogue Living Arabia
Vogue Living Arabia, April 29, 2024 -
Arab-American Heritage Month: Sama Alshaibi — ‘I’m trying to change this idea of what an Arab woman is’
Arab NewsApril 25, 2024 -
Tammam Azzam
Canvas Magazine , April 22, 2024 -
CHARCOAL, INK AND A DONKEY BY SADIK KWAISH ALFRAJI AT GALERIE TANIT, BEIRUT
SELECTIONS Arts MAGAZINE , April 8, 2024 -
Abu Dhabi’s Bassam Freiha Art Foundation Makes a Mark With Its Striking Architecture
Architectural Digest, March 19, 2024 -
«مُختارات» لسمره.. رؤى عما يشكله الحشد والتوغل في النفس
Alayam News Paper, March 8, 2024 -
Faisal Samra Immortalises Shock Through Ayyam Gallery Exhibition
Muhammad Yusuf, Gulf Today , March 5, 2024 -
7 highlights from this year’s Desert X AlUla
RAWAA TALASS, Arab News, February 22, 2024 -
Palestinian artist Rula Halawani on life under occupation, and bringing her pictures to Cork
MARJORIE BRENNAN, Irish Examiner, February 13, 2024 -
Desert X AlUla Reveals Artist List For 2024 Edition
Canvas Online, February 7, 2024 -
These Are the Artists in the 2024 Venice Biennale
Elaine Velie, Hyper Allergic, February 1, 2024 -
Syrian artist Tammam Azzam grapples with man-made destruction in latest exhibition
Maan Jalal, the national news, January 15, 2024 -
Indiana University Cancels Major Exhibition of Palestinian Artist
Zachary Small, The New York Times, January 11, 2024 -
University Cancels Palestinian Artist’s Retrospective
ANNA LENTCHNER, art asia pacific, January 11, 2024 -
Indiana University Cancels Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby’s Exhibition
Elaine Velie , Hyperallergic, January 10, 2024 -
Indiana University Cancels Survey for Palestinian Painter Samia Halaby
ALEX GREENBERGER, art news, January 10, 2024 -
Sami Samawi’s AI Art Depicts Mediated Experience of Gaza War
Sam Gaskin, Ocula, December 20, 2023 -
Ayyam Gallery raising a fund of support for Palestine with event
Muhammad Yusuf, Gulf Today, December 17, 2023 -
Must-See Art Exhibitions and Events in the MENA Region This December
SELMA NOURI, GQ Middle East, December 13, 2023 -
Their Voices, Our Dreams - أَصْوَاتُهُمْ، أَحْلَامُنَا | Artist Sami Samawi
Delna Mistry Anand, L'officiel Arabia, December 12, 2023 -
Golshifteh Farahani, Empress Farah Portrayed In Roshanak Aminelahi’s Art Show
Rawaa Talass, Kayhan Life, November 29, 2023 -
Silsila
Clare Gucwa, DARIA Magazine, November 24, 2023 -
13th Taipei Biennial 2023
universes in universe, November 18, 2023 -
Collecteurs Selects: Exhibitions to See in Dubai in October and November 2023
Nadine Khalil, collecteurs, October 24, 2023 -
Asia Now : les œuvres à ne manquer, entre tentacules de laine et têtes de forage
Camille Bois-Martin, numero, October 20, 2023 -
Samia Halaby celebrated in Sharjah with first retrospective in the Middle East
Razmig Bedirian, The national news, October 12, 2023 -
Sharjah Art Museum Honors Palestinian-American Artist Samia Halaby in ‘Lasting Impressions’ Exhibition
Musab Shaikh, Magzoid magazine, October 4, 2023 -
COLOUR MY WORLD
CATHERINE BOLGAR , hadara magazine, September 18, 2023 -
SAM presents 'Lasting Impressions: Samia Halaby'
Sharjah 24, July 12, 2023 -
Ayyam Gallery hosts artworks from the College of Fine Arts and Design
Muhammad Yusuf, Gulf Today, May 23, 2023 -
Iraqi-Dutch artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji’s exhibition reflects the human experience
Maan Jalal, the national news, April 14, 2023 -
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji on his Art Project 'Books of Passages', Three Generations of Migration, Identity, Layers of Memories, Expression and Thoughts through Art
art breath, April 1, 2023 -
PAINTING AND THE PERSONAL COMPUTER | SAMIA HALABY
Alex Estorick, Right Click Save, March 28, 2023 -
The Best Booths at Art Dubai, from a Verdant Office Space to Visions of Urban Decay
NADINE KHALIL, Art News, March 3, 2023 -
SAMIA HALABY, DE-CODING COLOURS
SELECTIONS Arts MAGAZINE, January 18, 2023 -
Artist Kais Salman's Fables in the Unknown Come to Ayyam Gallery
Widewalls, January 15, 2023 -
Art Talk | Conversation with Palestinian Photographer Rula Halawani
Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah, Middle East Institute , November 14, 2022 -
10 Contemporary Arab Artists Shaking Up The Art Scene
Thomas Pinn, scoop empire, October 25, 2022 -
Top 12 exhibitions to see in the UAE this year
Maan Jalal, the national news, September 27, 2022 -
Ayyam Gallery to host works of leading Syrian painter Kais Salman
Muhammad Yusuf, Gulf Today, September 2, 2022 -
A pair of photo shows with eyes on both the past and the present
Vanessa H. Larson, the Washington post, August 24, 2022 -
Ayyam Gallery iterates the longstanding relevance of paper in latest exhibition
Anushka Sharma, Stir Pad, July 29, 2022 -
Palestinian photojournalist turned artist inspires female students
Naima Morelli, Al-Monitor, July 12, 2022 -
Sama Alshaibi on Creativity and Alternate Narratives, Socio-Political Issues, Environmental Concerns and the Gendered Effects of War and Migration
Nour Saleh, ART BREATH, May 25, 2022 -
Freedom in Body and Water
Coco Picard, Hyperallergic, April 2, 2022 -
Moving Dialogues Between Art History and The Syrian War
MAGDA MICHALSKA, daily art magazine, March 14, 2022 -
Intersecting Roots: Arab Diversity in Amman
Amna Al Obaidi, weave news, January 5, 2022 -
3 Saudi Artists Participate in World’s First Travelling Contemporary Art Biennale
About Her, October 15, 2021 -
MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS | INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN, VALENCIA
ANASTASIA NYSTEN, selections, July 14, 2021 -
Photographic depictions of conflict by Sama Alshaibi
Devinder Bains, Gulf news, July 9, 2021 -
Support relief efforts in Palestine and receive 'thank-you' artwork from Alserkal galleries
Laura Coughlin, what's on, June 10, 2021 -
ADDRESSING THE DISPLACEMENT FROM IRAQ: CATHARTIC EXISTENTIAL IMAGERY BY SADIK KWAISH ALFRAJI
TULIKA BAHADUR, On Art and Aesthetics, June 6, 2021 -
Samia Halaby
Rula Khoury, Archives of Women Artists Research & Exhibitions, June 1, 2021 -
Syrian art exhibition in Washington's Middle East Institute captures the agony of civil war
Melissa Gronlund, The National News, May 30, 2021 -
UA professor to use national award to shine light on women from native land
Shaq Davis, Tucson.com, May 3, 2021 -
Syrian artist Tammam Azzam: ‘To be an artist is an endless dream’
DENISE MARRAY, Arab news, February 26, 2021 -
Ayyam Gallery plays matchmaker for energetic art and hyper horology
Muhammad Yusuf, gulf today, December 26, 2020 -
Lost (and Found) Artist Series: Samia Halaby
Shira Wolfe, artland magazine, December 18, 2020 -
Sama Alshaibi: Reorienting Our Gaze
Dr Woodman Taylor, Tribe, December 16, 2020 -
THE BREAKDOWN: Safwan Dahoul — Dream 179
RAWAA TALASS, Arab news, September 18, 2020 -
Mustafa Fathi and the Harmony of Nature
piasa, September 11, 2020 -
6 artworks from Arab artists you must see at That Art
Arab News, August 11, 2020 -
Sama Alshaibi - Reimagining the Arab Women
ANASTASIA NYSTEN, Selections, May 3, 2020 -
An artist who dares to code: Palestinian painter Samia Halaby opens up about her pioneering digital work
Melissa Gronlund, the national news, April 14, 2020 -
Revising representation: Review Santa Fe Photo Festival
Michael Abatemarco, Pasatiempo, October 18, 2019 -
Tamman Azzam’s Forgotten Cities Explore Destruction and the Past
SOPHIA VALDES, SFWEEKLY, October 2, 2019 -
The Syrian civil war abstracted, a Gold Rush city changed by time in two new Haines Gallery exhibits
Grace Li, Datebook, September 12, 2019 -
Tammam Azzam
Tammam Azzam, Artforum, September 4, 2019 -
Portfolio: Sama Alshaibi: Carry Over
ANGIE RIZZO, Southwest Contemporary, July 29, 2019 -
“Women’s Work,” Artfully Revisited and Redefined
April Greene, Hyperallergic, July 25, 2019 -
The Ms. Q&A: How Curator Grace Aneiza Ali is Reimagining “Women’s Work”
CELESTE HAMILTON DENNIS, MS. MAGAZINE, July 22, 2019 -
HOW A PALESTINIAN-IRAQI ARTIST CAPTURED THE MIDDLE EAST'S WATER CRISIS IN THIS 8-YEAR PHOTO SERIES
Bahia Amin, Scene Arabia , May 31, 2019 -
THE CENTER AWARDS: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANT WINNER: SAMA ALSHAIBI
Aline Smithson, LENSCRATCH, May 6, 2019 -
From Palestine to New York and Back Again: On the Life and Work of Samia Halaby
Dorian Batycka, hyperallergic, May 2, 2019 -
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji: The River That Was in the South
Anna Seaman, April 13, 2019 -
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji
Skye Arundhati Thomas, artforum, March 12, 2019 -
Sama Alshaibi: Strength as a Constant
ISABELLA ELLAHEH HUGHES, Of Note Magazine, March 1, 2019 -
Faisal Samra: My artistic work is not separate from my life
Hoda Al-Daghfak, Al-Faisal, January 1, 2019 -
Painter and filmmaker Abdalla Al Omari portrays Syria’s civil war through art
William Hilderbrandt, France 24, November 30, 2018 -
Syrian Artist Thaier Helal On Landmarks from Memory and Exploring Abstraction
Maie El-Hage, HARPER’S BAZAAR ARABIA, July 24, 2018 -
Black and White and Back: Reversed Negatives in Rula Halawani’s series Negative Incursions
Sherena Razek, invisible culture journal, March 15, 2018 -
81 Year Old Commodore Amiga Artist - Samia Halaby
Bill Winters, The Guru Meditation, March 5, 2018 -
International bidders prove Mideast art is all the rage at Christie’s London auction Previous
DENISE MARRAY, Arab news, October 29, 2017 -
Beyond a Pentagonal Room: Sama Alshaibi’s Silsila at the Johnson
Varun Biddanda, the Cornell daily sun, October 23, 2017 -
“YOU CAN BE A WOMAN AND BE STRONG”
HarpersBazaarArabia.com, October 15, 2017 -
Persian Painter Roshanak Aminelahi Talks Female Empowerment
Kate Wills, HARPER’S BAZAAR ARABIA, October 8, 2017 -
Break Away
Maymanah Farhat, Vogue Arabia, September 1, 2017 -
The Power of Vulnerability
Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News, June 28, 2017 -
A Syrian artist's 'sweet revenge': Painting Trump and other world leaders as starving refugees
Kristine Phillips, NZ Herald, June 21, 2017 -
Say Aloha to the Very First Honolulu Biennial!
Gordy Grundy, Huffington post, June 20, 2017 -
A Syrian artist’s ‘sweet revenge’: Painting Trump and other world leaders as starving refugees
Kristine Phillips, Washington Post, June 20, 2017 -
These Portraits Point Out How Refugees Are Being Forgotten
Kyle Fitzpatrick, attn:, June 19, 2017 -
Syrian artist depicts Trump and other leaders as refugees
Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, June 16, 2017 -
This Syrian Artist Wants World Leaders To Know What It Feels Like To Be Refugees
Anup Kaphle, Buzzfeed News, June 12, 2017 -
Samia Halaby
Meer Art, May 24, 2017 -
Art Monthly Australasia Issue 298: Honolulu Biennial 2017
Leuli Eshraghi, Art Monthly, May 15, 2017 -
Exhibition: Kais Salman - Cities of Rust
Gidza, April 27, 2017 -
Thaier Helal: Landmarks, a review
Anya Stafford, the national news, January 18, 2017 -
Mouteea Murad and the Vocabulary of Geometric Abstraction
Maymanah Farhat, Jadaliyya, November 7, 2016 -
Acts Of Alchemy
Marina Iordan, canvas, November 1, 2016 -
The 10 Best Contemporary Syrian Artists
C. A. Xuan Mai Ardia, The Culture Trip, October 10, 2016 -
Walking Down Syria’s Darkening Road
Danna Lorch, Selections Magazine, September 1, 2016 -
Artist Traces Water's Role In Middle East Conflicts
Mark Brodie, KJZZ, June 16, 2016 -
New SMoCA exhibit 'Silsila' explores desert, water
Kellie Hwang, az central, June 3, 2016 -
A deep sense of sadness and helplessness
Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News, May 11, 2016 -
Syrian Artist Safwan Dahoul Is Still Dreaming Big
Rebecca Anne Proctor, harper's bazaar arabia, March 19, 2016 -
The Origins of Dreams: An Interview with Safwan Dahoul
Maymanah Farhat, Jadaliyya, March 13, 2016 -
Tammam Azzam talks about his exhibition in Dubai
Lara Atallah, ArtForum, February 23, 2016 -
For My Father, Rula Halawani’s solo show
Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News, February 17, 2016 -
Negation and nostalgia: Interview with Palestinian photographer Rula Halawani
Kriti Bajaj, ONWARD, February 16, 2016 -
Exiled Syrian artist Tammam Azzam paints haunting images of his destroyed homeland
Corinne Segal, pbs newshour, February 12, 2016 -
After Exile, an Artist Confronts the Aesthetics of Diaspora
Dorian Batycka , hyperallergic, February 9, 2016 -
The road to nowhere
Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News, February 4, 2016 -
[Interview] Tammam Azzam from Syria
MELISSA CHEMAM, toute la culture, January 7, 2016 -
What Art Can Teach Us about This Year’s Biggest News Stories That a Newspaper Can’t
Andrew Wagner & Isaac Kaplan, Artsy Editorial, December 22, 2015 -
La PHOTOGRAPHIE : The Collapse
Rachel Aima, Harper's BAZAAR, December 15, 2015 -
Stunning photo of Western masterpiece on bombed building in Syria sweeps social media
Hardeep Matharu, Independent, December 3, 2015 -
A retrospective of Moustafa Fathi’s legacy
Jyoti Kalsi, gulf news, October 28, 2015 -
6 Inspiring Middle Eastern Artists
Madelaine D'Angelo, Huffington Post, October 12, 2015 -
A Portrait of Moustafa Fathi
Maymanah Farhat, Nassouh Zaghlouleh, and Ammar al-Beik, Jadaliyya, October 5, 2015 -
Tammam Azzam is building bridges via art
Anna Seaman, the national news, September 26, 2015 -
Moustafa Fathi: Towards the Absolute of Nature
Islamic arts magazine, September 14, 2015 -
Silsila: Linking the Body and the Desert
Alexander Strecker, Lensculture, May 21, 2015 -
IRAQI-PALESTINIAN ARTIST SAMA ALSHAIBI’S FIRST BOOK EXPLORES IMPERILED WATER RESOURCES
Conor Risch, Photo District News, April 2, 2015 -
Truths through a child’s eyes
Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News, March 19, 2015 -
Driven by Storms: An Interview with Sadik Alfraji and Nat Muller
Marina Iordan, jadaliyya, March 8, 2015 -
Syrian artist tells the story of his country and the suffering of its people
DENIZE MARRA, Arab news, February 11, 2015 -
The Talking Point: Contemporary Uprising
Julia Maile, Harper's Bazaar, January 15, 2015 -
Syrian artist finds hope in nature
Jyoti Kalsi , Gulf News, December 24, 2014 -
Arab art all set to make an impression in Hawaii
Anna Seaman, the national news, October 27, 2014 -
Syrian Artists Set Up Base in Beirut
Ginanne Brownell, the New York Times, June 18, 2014 -
A creative upsurge; Syrian art today -- Part 2
Maymanah Farhat, ahram online, June 5, 2014 -
FEATURE: IRAQI ARTIST SADIK KWAISH ALFRAJI
isqineeha, May 23, 2014 -
Samia Halaby — artist, activist and teacher
DENIZE MARRAY, Arab news, April 23, 2014 -
Creating a safe haven for Syrian artists fleeing war
Jon Jensen, CNN, April 3, 2014 -
The Bitter over the Sweet
ANNA SANSOM, damn magazine, February 4, 2014 -
CARTOGRAPHY WITHOUT FRONTIERS: THE BODY, THE BORDER AND THE DESERT IN SAMA ALSHAIBI’S ARTWORK
M. Neelika Jayawardane, Contemporary Practices, November 1, 2013 -
Photos Show Middle East Through Women's Eyes
MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI, npr, October 9, 2013 -
A Preview: The 55th Venice Biennale
MutualArt, Huffington Post, June 3, 2013 -
REVIEWED: RULA HALAWANI: TRACES
Martin Macdonald , artworld new, April 22, 2013 -
'Traces' by Palestinian artist Rula Halawani
Islamic Arts Magazine, April 10, 2013 -
Sadik Alfraji Interview
Andy Butler, designboom, March 20, 2013 -
Kais Salman
Arabian Business, January 30, 2012 -
A GEOMETRY OF COLOR AND DIMENSION
Bazaar Staff, Bazaar, December 1, 2011 -
“Through the Looking Glass” by Mouteea Murad at Ayyam Gallery
by Rebecca Anne Proctor, Haute Living, May 1, 2011 -
Contemporary Middle East
Brooke Anderson and Don Duncan, The Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2010 -
An Interview with Rula Halawani
Aya Alireza, Muraqqa, March 1, 2010 -
Rula Halawani
Tina Sherwell, Arte East, March 15, 2005 -
Looking towards Palestine: Photographic projects in Madrid
John Collins, The Electronic Intifada, February 16, 2005 -
Lebanese artist steals the show at Syrian gallery launch
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