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Returning for its fourth edition, Dubai Collection Nights is a two-week-long series of curated events that brings the public closer to the Dubai Collection community. Taking place from across various locations in the city, the initiative offers a platform for local audiences to see artworks from Dubai’s first institutional collection and connect with artists, patrons, and art professionals.
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Artists
Helen Khal
Marwan Sahmarani
Youssef Nabil
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim
Afaf Zurayk
Abdul Rahman Katanani
Samira Badran
Anas Al Braehe
Yvette Achkar
Mounira Al Solh
Sarah Awad
Guirguis Lotfy
Bibi Zogbé
Etel Adnan
Michael Halak
Aref El Rayess
Nja Mahdaoui
Hussein Al Sharif
Said Baalbaki
Munira Nusseibeh
Tahar Mguedmini
Yolanda Labaki
George Bahgoury
Mohamed Arejdal
Saad Yagan
Afshin Pirhashemi
Kais Salman
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Abbas Akhavan
Farah Al Qasimi
Nour Malas
Parviz Tanavoli
Chant Avedissian
Riyad Nemah
Zena Assi
Hussein Madi
Ali Shirazi
Thaier Helal
Sabah Arbilli
Andisheh Avini
Jamil Molaeb
Assadour Bezdikian
Arash Nazari
Paul Guiragossian
Fatema Al Mazrouie
Reem Al Faisal
Serwan Baran
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A repository of information and research about the artworks, artists, and patrons in the collection.
Across Four Cities: Rethinking Modernist Art in the SWANA Region
Hazem Harb: Tracing Memory, Architecture, and the Politics of Space
Artistic Mission: The Role of Pioneering Arab Women Artists in Modern Arab Art
Juma Al Haj, Of Mud, 2021
Missak Terzian in conversation with Hala Khayat
Collections without Buildings: Spreading the Art
Museums without Art: The Kunsthalle Model
In Conversation with Dana Awartani
Evoking the Beauty, Perseverance and Resistance of Palestine: Sliman Mansour
Laying the Groundwork: The Early Pioneers of Saudi Arabia’s Contemporary Art Scene
Millions of Pieces and Stories from West Africa: The Art of El Anatsui
Uncovering the Rise of the West African Contemporary Art Scene
In Conversation with Nadine Kanso
Mohammed Kazem and Conceptual Art in the UAE. Conversations from June 2024
Artworks
Sarah Almehairi – Off Centered Control, 2024
Mazen Rifai – Untitled, 2022
Abdul Rahman Katanani – Untitled, 2022
Samira Badran – Umm Attia with Henna, 1975
Helen Khal – Tree
Talal Al Najjar – Tuwatam (Fairuz), 2020
Anas Al Braehe – Mother and Child, 2018
Yvette Achkar – Two White Horses, 1960
Mounira Al Solh – Two Moons at my Door, 2023
Afaf Zurayk – Untitled, 2000
Bibi Zogbé – Mal D'Amour, 1947
Michael Halak – Cracked Olives, 2018
Aref El Rayess – Untitled Abstract Composition, 1969
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Munira Nusseibeh – Untitled - Women from the UAE, 2022
Sarah Awad – Limbo, 2022
Nja Mahdaoui – Graphemes on Parchment 2, 2009
Tahar Mguedmini – Untitled (triptych), 2013
Marwan Sahmarani – Guns and Tricks, 2022
George Bahgoury – Untitled, 2013
Saad Yagan – Maestro II, 2015
Afshin Pirhashemi – Untitled, 2016
Kais Salman – Untitled, 2022
Abdul Rahman Katanani – Untitled (Two kids from the camp) , 2011
Lawrence Abu Hamdan – FARAWAY Wissam, 2016
Youssef Nabil – I Saved My Belly Dancer XXIV, 2015
Fathi Afifi – Untitled, 2021
Farah Al Qasimi – After Dinner, 2018
Farah Al Qasimi – Lunch, 2018
Farah Al Qasimi – Curtain Shop, 2018
Nour Malas – The Demons Have Migrated to Earth, 2023
Riyad Nemah – From the Street Boys Series, 2000
Islam Zaher – A Study of a Reclining Female Figure in a Passive Concrete Space, 2020
Zena Assi – My City Framed in Colour, 2000
Hussein Madi – Untitled, 2000
Chant Avedissian – Tawakalltu Ala Allah , 1990
Chant Avedissian – Om Al Soubian, Icons of the Nile 1971 , 1990-1993
Hussein Madi – Portrait of a Lady, 2011
Ali Shirazi – Al Rahman (soorat Al Rahman from the Quran), 2013
Ali Shirazi – Untitled, 2013
Sabah Arbilli – Al Raafi3, 2015
Sabah Arbilli – Al Ra7eem, 2015
Sabah Arbilli – Al 3aleem, 2015
Mohammad Bozorgi – Perplexity, 2008-2013
Mohammad Bozorgi – Names of God, 2008-2013
Mohammad Bozorgi – The Oracles of Truth, 2014
Thaier Helal – Resurrect 7, 2018
Dubai Collection Nights 2025
Dubai Collection Nights is a week-long series of curated events that bring the public closer to the Dubai Collection community. Taking place across various locations in the city, the initiative offers a platform for local audiences to see artworks from Dubai’s first institutional collection and connect with artists, patrons, and art professionals. Our third edition took place between the 10th - 16th of March, 2025.
Dubai Collection Nights Recap: The Stories, The Artists, The Patrons, The Moments
Mohammed Kazem: Artist Studio Visit
Tour of A.R.M. Holding Art Collection
Al Safa Art and Design Library: A Walking Tour of Burj Rashid Exhibition
Panel Discussion: Curator’s Corner with Nada Shabout
Panel Discussion: Archiving the Past, Shaping the Future
Experiential Artist Suhoor with Talal Al Najjar and Ayesha Erkin at Bayt Al Mamzar
Dubai Collection Studio Visit
Panel Discussion: The Art of Collecting Series
Grassroot Initiative + Emirati Artist Studio Visit: Sima Collective
Children’s Workshop: Geometry + Art with Ziad Al Najjar
Workshop: Composition & Art with Ahmad Moualla