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ZEINA ABDULLAH
Zeina Abdullah is a multidisciplinary Egyptian artist active in the contemporary art scene in the UAE, whose practice explores memory, loss, and emotional experience. She creates complex and layered works that resonate with vulnerability and strength, examining how personal and collective histories, life experiences, and cultural continuity intersect. She earned a Fine Arts degree from the University of Sharjah in 2024. Abdullah’s work has been exhibited in a range of institutions and projects, reflecting her interest in emotional introspection and the cultural heritage of the region, including the traditions and daily life of the United Arab Emirates.

Family, ritual, and communal spaces form a central theme in her work, through which she reflects on the symbolic power of daily practices. Everyday objects in her work become silent witnesses carrying layered emotional memories. Drawing on the significance of Emirati domestic traditions and daily life, Abdullah reimagines private and public spaces as sites for reflection, remembrance, and healing. Her contemplative installations embody the belief that memory is evolving, and that emotional and cultural heritage can be anchored materially.
Through her delicate and introspective practice, Abdullah establishes a visual language in which grief, memory, and cultural continuity intersect. Her work builds a bridge between personal and collective experience, offering viewers a space to engage with resilience and the transformative power of art. By making the invisible tangible, she invites reflection on how memory shapes identity and emotional experience across generations and cultures.

EDUCATION
2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

EXHIBITIONS
2025 Abu Dhabi Art Fair. RARARES Gallery. Manarat Al Sadiyaat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2025 Editions Art & Design fair. Dubai Design Week, RARARES Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2025 Elysian Awakening of Powerful Spring, Group show. RARARES Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2025 VOLTA Art Fair, MENA Pavilion, RARARES Gallery. Basel, Switzerland
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