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AND WE’RE BACK!We are happy to announce our first critique session for the season on September 27th. The critique sessi...
19/09/2023

AND WE’RE BACK!
We are happy to announce our first critique session for the season on September 27th.
The critique session is open for 4 creatives to share their work on progress or finished work to an audience of creatives in order to exchange constructive criticism.
In our session attendees are part of the critique and are welcome to jump in with comments, questions and recommendations.
We have very limited spaces and registration is on first come first serve basis.
Kindly send an email to [email protected]

3/3Since my maternity leave and working on my plates for show, I felt I couldn’t keep Naqd abandoned, so I had a few...
18/11/2021

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Since my maternity leave and working on my plates for show, I felt I couldn’t keep Naqd abandoned, so I had a few conversations with some incredible minds in the art scene and planned , a takeover that lasted from April up to July, it was planned to last until September however the last two artists were unfortunately unable to commit due to personal and professional loads.
The artists :

As for myself, I have been learning how to manage life after a baby, and started working on two private commissions that have been keeping me fully occupied. But that’s not where the story ends. I do have a few plans in mind but I’m learning how to balance projects while caring for my baby.

Today’s post was inspired by a conversation with who encouraged me to start dedicating a bit of time for Naqd again.

I’m beyond thankful for everyone that believes in naqd! Thank you for believing in me and I hope I get to see you soon.

Following and my wedding, and many incredible conversations about the art scene with Sharjah Art Foundation] and , we...
18/11/2021

Following and my wedding, and many incredible conversations about the art scene with Sharjah Art Foundation] and , we decided to partner up and created , that’s when I also found out I was pregnant. By the time Forsa school was wrapping up I was getting ready for my maternity leave, but I found out I was selected for the current show and so, I signed up in a ceramics studio and spent my last month of pregnancy wedging and rolling clay to make my plates happen.

Please visit to view the show .
Photo credit: Sharjah Art Foundation]

1/3Hello everyone! My name is Rania Jishi, I am the founder of . I’m an artist, art educator and have recently become a ...
18/11/2021

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Hello everyone!
My name is Rania Jishi, I am the founder of . I’m an artist, art educator and have recently become a mother. For the past few months I have been wanting to post on Naqd but for one reason or another haven’t been able to focus to do so.

I’m posting today to first thank everyone that has been supporting Naqd by either coming to one of the Crit sessions, or reposting and spreading the word about what has been happening. I also want to share some updates and look back at a few achievements and perhaps some future plans.

As many of you may already know, Naqd was running successfully, hosting crit sessions across Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi from 2018 up until early 2020. At the start of the pandemic I decided to switch Naqd to promote , a database I created that included the names and details of creatives impacted by the corona crisis, mainly in the UAE with A few names from around the world. I managed to include 84 names of which many were successfully either hired for a commission or a project and a few even managed to be hired full time. This data was shared across institutions, organizations and private clients. Unfortunately I couldn’t completely track the effectiveness of the database as many of the organizations did not share updates. I only know a few stories from the applicants directly. On a personal level during the same time, I was also planning my engagement and wedding.
Continued in next post

Hello from Abu Dhabi! I’m and I’ll be with you for this month on this account (and hopefully in the real world as well!...
13/09/2021

Hello from Abu Dhabi! I’m and I’ll be with you for this month on this account (and hopefully in the real world as well!)

A little about me: I’m an artist interested in persistently locating and relocation language in the body, and have been recently thinking about the intertwining of pasts and future imaginaries to form our presents.

For this edition of Naqd’s Borrowed Vision, I’ll be exploring a party-crit set up, a more relaxed and social gathering to meet new friends and talk studio. More info soon!

Photo by The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi team, for their studio visit series.

04/08/2021

Head over to our website (link in bio) to view the digital exhibition of “A Call for Collaboration”

Curated By:

Participating Artists:
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Thanks to all our participants, artists, and guests for making this month extra special!To check the final works & the o...
31/07/2021

Thanks to all our participants, artists, and guests for making this month extra special!

To check the final works & the outcome of the collaboration, head to naqdcritique’s website!

Exhibition going live August 2nd to 16th

By the end of “a Call for Collaboration” Project, we were joined by Athoub Al Busaily as a guest critic to the 6 artwork...
31/07/2021

By the end of “a Call for Collaboration” Project, we were joined by Athoub Al Busaily as a guest critic to the 6 artworks presented.

Athoub N. Al Busaily is a Kuwaiti artist currently living in Abu Dhabi. In her work, she investigates the notion of borders, hunting, and the desert environment of Kuwait, often underlined by a tone of irony and the use of visual metaphors. Her works have been exhibited at Warehouse421 (Abu Dhabi), The Hub Gallery (Kuwait City), Maraya Art Centre (Sharjah), Art Budapest (Budapest). In 2019, she received a fellowship from the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation as part of their 7th Cohort. She is currently completing an MA in Art History and Museum Studies at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, she received her BA in Fine Arts from the University of Sharjah.

“A Call for Collaboration” Exhibition featuring 12 artists & 6 new artworks Stay tuned! it’ll be up for viewing from Au...
31/07/2021

“A Call for Collaboration” Exhibition featuring 12 artists & 6 new artworks

Stay tuned! it’ll be up for viewing from August 2nd till August 16th!

Meet the Artist || Bushra Khalid is Lahore based visual artist and educator with the M.F.A (Visual Arts) degree from Co...
28/07/2021

Meet the Artist ||

Bushra Khalid is Lahore based visual artist and educator with the M.F.A (Visual Arts) degree from College of Art and Design, Punjab University in 2017. She is diverse in matter of materials to communicate in art. She was part of "Taaza Tareen 11" by Vasl Artists Association and "Art for Snow Leopard Conservation" by Snow Leopard Foundation.Moreover, she was part of "Karbath 01" artist’s residency in 2018. While doing her M.F.A. in 2017, she also joined Artists' Practice Program held in Shakir Ali Museum. Along with that, she has participated in an international and many national group shows. She has received Arjumand Merit prize 2017 and one of the "Best 10 Artworks" from Lahore Art Council in 2020 as well. Now a days, she is doing lectureship in University of Education, Lahore. And before that she performed as Associate Lecturer in Govt. College Women University, Sialkot for two years.

Meet the Artist || Ramsah ImranBorn and raised in Lahore, Ramsah (b.1996) graduated from the University of Punjab, Colle...
28/07/2021

Meet the Artist || Ramsah Imran

Born and raised in Lahore, Ramsah (b.1996) graduated from the University of Punjab, College of Art and Design with a major in Painting in 2018. She recently had her Master’s Degree from the National College of Arts. Her art practice deals with process-based work where she explores her interest in materiality. She was a part of the group show 'Flower of the blue flames' at Canvas 
gallery Karachi, 2021. She also has exhibited her work in various group shows i.e. “Traces” at O art space, “Camouflage” held at Taseer Art Gallery Lahore in 2019 and an emerging artist exhibition at VM art Gallery Karachi.

Meet the Artist || Reem Al AniReem Al Ani is an illustrator based in Dubai, where she grew up. She seeks to unravel the ...
27/07/2021

Meet the Artist || Reem Al Ani

Reem Al Ani is an illustrator based in Dubai, where she grew up. She seeks to unravel the complex emotions that familiar surroundings and situations bring about in us. To portray these layered environments and lend a vulnerability to them, Reem often blends digital media with traditional methods, ranging from pencil sketches to printmaking. Each illustration is comprised of a collage of drawings, scanned then colored to form the final composition.

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