Abu Dhabi: As Eid Al Fitr approaches, several exhibitions across the United Arab Emirates are set to conclude, marking the end of the current cultural season before institutions prepare to launch a new programme of shows.
According to Bahrain News Agency, among them is Lumieres de Femmes, hosted by Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi in celebration of International Women's Day. Organised in collaboration with the AD'Art Collective, a francophone artist community in Abu Dhabi, and The Feminin Pluriel Collective, a global women's network, the exhibition is supported by arts patrons Fairouz and Jean-Paul Villain. The exhibition brings together works by 23 French and francophone women artists based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, featuring a variety of media including painting, photography, illustration, and ceramics. Participating artists include Karine Roche, known for her layered urban-natural landscapes; Benedicte Gimonnet, who explores colour and light through minimalist techniques; and Emirati artist Khulood Al Jabri, whose textured works incorporate local cultural motifs. The exhibition runs until March 29 at the Atrium of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.
In Dubai, Vestiges at Ayyam Gallery features the first solo exhibition in the city by Iraqi-Dutch sculptor Athar Jaber. The show presents a series of sculptures created since 2014, reflecting introspective themes related to emotional tension and the human experience. The works depict abstracted and fragmented human forms that symbolise internal states shaped by global events and social realities. The artist aims to prompt reflection on contemporary conditions, using form and material to explore deeper psychological states. The exhibition runs until April 1 and is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, and Saturday from noon to 6pm.
At Green Art Gallery, Karachi-born artist Seher Shah presents Of Dust and Woven Air, an exhibition combining drawing, printmaking, and poetry to explore memory and absence. The works are inspired by The Dacca Gauzes, a poem by Indian-American poet Agha Shahid Ali, which evokes memories of the artist's maternal family and their experiences across South Asian cities. Through what the exhibition describes as "emotional cartography," Shah traces personal and cultural connections between port cities such as Chittagong, Chennai, Kochi, and Karachi, as well as the Arabian Sea. Her work offers a contemplative perspective on loss, identity, and the passage of time. Of Dust and Woven Air runs until April 5 and is open Monday to Saturday, from 11am to 7pm, at Green Art Gallery, Dubai.