Exhibitions

Rhapsody

Omar Najjar 4 Mar - 30 Jul 2020 “The best way to paint music, is to paint the orchestra” – Omar Najjar The Workshop and Fann A Porter present Rhapsody, a series of oil paintings by Jordanian painter, Omar Najjar. Najjar has a long interest in humanity and his bold brushstrokes and use of oil painting as a... Read more

Hold Onto The Flower

Majd Kurdieh 15 Jan - 29 Feb 2020 Fann A Porter is pleased to announce the expansion of its activities with the launch of a new gallery space in Amman, Jordan. 'Fann A Porter's presence in Amman, Jordan will help strengthen its existing creative infrastructure to ensure the continued nurturing and success of our artists in an important... Read more

Surrender to Love

Majd Kurdieh 25 Nov 2019 - 15 Jan 2020 “Surrender and all the rest of the miracles will be possible before you are defeated by the monster.” Majd Kurdieh The Workshop and Fann A Porter are pleased to announce their third solo exhibition with acclaimed Syrian artist Majd Kurdieh. Spanning a period of the past two years, this large... Read more

Fann A Porter

Manara Arts & Culture 30 Oct - 30 Nov 2019 The Workshop and Fann A Porter are proud to announce a group show of notable emerging artists taking place during Amman Design Week. The gallery will send a specially curated exhibition comprising the work of five artists from the region to showcase the breadth of diversity in Dubai. Curated by... Read more

Art for All Collective

25 Sep - 6 Nov 2019 AFA Collective at Fann A Porter embodies the ethos of a gallery housed in a multi-disciplinary community engagement space. Nurturing international talent through myriad programming, it believes in and relies upon the public that activates it. Serving as both an exhibition and a concept, AFA Collective offers visceral and communicative... Read more

Gust of Wind

Shereen Shalhoub 21 Apr - 31 May 2019 With a series of experimental sculptural clay works, The Workshop and Fann A Porter present Gusts of Wind, the first Dubai solo exhibition of Shereen Shalhoub. The artist, who trained at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York and lives and works in Dubai. She participated in last... Read more

Subconscious Reality

Houssam Ballan 25 Mar - 20 Apr 2019 Subconscious Reality, explores the society and persons in the midst of conflict, and the alternate realities these situations can create. The exhibition features Ballan’s newest paintings, large works on canvas, portraying numerous figures interacting with one another. Read more

Narratives from the Middle East

22 Feb - 22 Mar 2019 Majd Kurdieh, Houssam Ballan, Omar Najjar, Fadi Attoura, and Mariam Abbas As part of an international cultural exchange with BBA in Berlin, Germany, Fann A Porter is pleased to present Narratives from the Middle East, a group exhibition of work by Majd Kurdieh, Houssam Ballan, Omar Najjar, Fadi Attoura, and... Read more

Poetics of Change

2 Feb - 3 May 2019 For their debut show in The United Arab Emirates, Berlin-based BBA Gallery has gathered together a dynamic group of artists whose works draw upon the poetics of change and explore themes of transition and transformation. This bringing together of unique visions, culminates in a vibrant, thought-provoking show that encompasses painting,... Read more

A Playful Path

Fadi Attoura 7 Nov - 7 Dec 2018 Inspired initially by his children and their creations, Attoura’s works transcend a feeling of hope and virtuosity. The artist explores the carefree traits and innocence one usually finds in children that provide them with an abundance of hope and the idea that our youth is our future. Strongly poetic and... Read more

Spectrums in Memory

Nidal Khaddour 24 Sep - 27 Oct 2018 A survey of the artist’s latest works, the exhibition explores human perception, impression, and projection through a collection of large and medium sized abstract works. Khaddour paints landscapes of open fields and of equivocal mountains, night skies, city streets, and interiors. Side by side and from afar, the works evidently... Read more

Beings

Houssam Ballan 30 Apr - 30 May 2018 Figurative painter Houssam Ballan ’ s canvases are informed by his accomplished technical abilities and through his extensive academic and research endeavour. As an artist, Ballan ’ s frequent experimentation informs the growth in his work as he works intuitively. In his earlier paintings, Ballan ’ s young protagonists are... Read more

Stealing Sadness

Majd Kurdieh 11 Mar - 11 Apr 2018 The exhibition will present a new collection of works featuring Fasaeen & The Very Scary Butterfly Gang, Kurdieh's whimsical cartoon-like characters that speak for the artist, and might steal sadness everywhere. Kurdieh created the small characters that he calls Fasaeen, with their 'gang' which are the other animal characters. He... Read more

Land Needs Ironing

Majd Kurdieh 1 - 30 Mar 2017 Read more