Emirati Artist Shaikha Al Mazrou selected as the Visual Campaign Artist for 17th edition
Get ready for the 17th edition of Abu Dhabi Art, happening from November 19 to 23 at Manarat Al Saadiyat!
Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, the fair will showcase Emirati artist Shaikha Al Mazrou as the Visual Campaign Artist for 2025, highlighting her influential role in the UAE’s dynamic art landscape.
Abu Dhabi Art continues to play a key role in advancing the UAE’s growing art market. The fair is the highlight of a year-round programme by Abu Dhabi Art, encompassing commissions, exhibitions, and a strong focus on educational outreach.
Each year, the Visual Campaign Artist creates the fair’s visual identity. Shaikha Al Mazrou is represented by Lawrie Shabibi Gallery in Dubai.
Her appointment as this year’s artist is a testament to her groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art in the UAE.
Al Mazrou’s artistic practice is deeply informed by minimalism and conceptual art, drawing on the influences of Modernist and Bauhaus artists such as Paul Klee, Carle Andre, and Wassily Kandinsky.
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Her work merges mass-produced materials, like electronic waste and construction materials, with colour and form, creating geometric abstract sculptures that explore notions of space, tension, and physicality.
Al Mazrou’s work is part of major international collections, including the RMZ Foundation, Art Jameel, and The Farjam Foundation.
She is a winner of the Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize (2020) and was shortlisted for the Louvre Abu Dhabi Richard Mille Art Prize. She is also Assistant Arts Professor of Visual Arts at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi Art has also announced that gallery applications for the 2025 edition of the fair are now open online and will close on 30 April 2025.
Applications are open in the usual categories of Modern and Contemporary, Special Projects and Emerge.
19-23 November 2025 at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi. For more information visit abudhabiart.ae
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