Sharjah Biennial 16

Ali Jaafar was the international editor of film and TV industry bible Variety, where he covered extensively the Arab world and Middle East, as well as the British, European and Asian entertainment business.

Alfredo Jaar is an artist, architect and filmmaker whose work examines sociopolitical issues through installation, photography and film.

Emily Jacir is an artist whose work investigates translation, transformation, resistance and movement.

Jaffat El Aqlam, which established its digital existence through zines, open calls, workshops and collaborative dialogue, is an independent platform that celebrates artistic creations by humans from/based in the MENA region.

Founded by Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai includes both architects and skilled craftspeople, who design and build projects together.

Politcs, power relationships, sexuality and communication are often the focus of the work of Agnes Janich.

Ann Veronica Janssens’s experimental work emphasises in-situ installations and the use of very simple or intangible materials, such as light, sound or artificial fog.

Activist, painter, printmaker, curator and writer Gavin Jantjes was born in Cape Town, South Africa, just as the apartheid regime was beginning its ascent.

Samer Jaradat is a musician and entrepreneur with experience in cultural music management and business leadership.

Danda Jaroljmek holds a BA in Public Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design, London and works from Kuona Trust, Centre for Visual Arts, Kenya.

Khaled Jarrar works in photography, video and performance.

Informed by travel and nature as well as UAE culture and tradition, Salem Jawhar creates vividly coloured ceramic works that reflect his multi-faceted engagement with his surroundings.