People

Nisreen Abu Dail is an artist and architect. In 2009, she founded naqsh collective with her sister Nermeen Abu Dail.

Sir David Adjaye OBE is recognised as a leading architect of his generation.

Safeya Alblooshi experiments with sound in the realms of manipulated field recordings, experimental composition and participatory performance.

Atteqa Ali’s work focuses on the use of historical references in art as well as collaborative and socially engaged art in the extended Middle East.

Fernanda Alvarado is a self-taught urban and documentary photographer. A member of the La Revuelta collective, she collaborates on the Voces del Centro project and has been an English teacher for eight years.

Mckie Alvarez is a musician, songwriter, dub-reggae producer, sound designer and DJ.

Mirwan Andan is the artistic director and co-founder of Riwanua. He is also a part of the Jakarta-based art collective ruangrupa—the artistic directors of documenta fifteen (2022).

Manal Ataya is a museum professional with over 15 years of senior executive experience in museum development and cultural diplomacy.

Elissa Ayoub is a scholar and filmmaker who produces fiction and non-fiction films about the Middle East with a focus on women’s lives.

After studying French Literature and Film, choreographer and dancer, Nacera Belaza embraced dance as the medium through which she could best explore and express her aesthetic sensibilities.

Hicham Benohoud works in photography, focusing on objects from his surroundings and employing unique display strategies.

Fatima Bintou Rassoul Sy is a curator and cultural mediator and the Director of Programmes at RAW Material Company.

The work of sculptor Mohammed Abdullah Bulhiah, constructed in metal, wood and stone, consists of both abstract forms and sculptures of Emirati wildlife.

Alma Chaouachi is an art historian whose research focuses on a post-colonial approach and discourse on art across the MENA region and the Islamic world.

Nikhil Chopra’s artistic practice draws upon approaches associated with theatre, portraiture, landscape drawing, sculpture and installation to chronicle the world through live performance.