Sharjah Biennial 16

Art historian and artist Iftikhar Dadi is the John H. Burris Professor in the Department of History of Art and Director of the South Asia Program, and board member of the Institute for Comparative Modernities at Cornell University.

Daftar Asfar is a collaborative publishing platform that focuses on creative collaboration and thoughtful artistic development.

Ziad Dalloul graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus in 1977. He then studied at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, where he has been living ever since.

Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research is a multifaceted project devoted to educational, cultural and agricultural exchanges and production in Bethlehem and beyond.

Darine Hotait is a writer and film director. Her films explore the politics of identity as well as issues concerning the Arab and African diaspora, often using elements of science fiction and magical realism.

Jesse Darling is a London- and Berlin-based artist working in sculpture, installation, video, drawing, text, sound and performance.

Documentary photographer Solmaz Daryani makes images of social, political and ecological issues relating to Iran and the surrounding region.

Catherine David is deputy director of the Musée national d’Art moderne (MNAM) and head of the Research and Globalisation department at the Centre Georges Pompidou.

Enrico David’s diverse practice converges at the intersections of sculpture, textiles, drawing, painting and installation.

Muriam Haleh Davis is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Raffie Davtian studied Sculpture at the State Academy of Arts in Yerevan.

Often collaborating with others across borders and communities, Shezad Dawood employs film, painting, neon, sculpture and virtual reality to deconstruct systems of image, language, site and narrative.

Ayman Yossri Daydban’s painting, photography and printmaking explore issues of identity and alienation, often through combinations of cinematic images and text.

Jonathas de Andrade’s work often explores how collective codes of conduct and organisation impinge on and shape other modes of being.

Under the influence of Edgardo Mannucci, De Dominicis developed his own artistic style, working in various media including sculpture, painting, film and installation.