Ishara Art Foundation

The non-profit organisation focuses on art from the South Asian region, presented through a wide programme of exhibitions and commissions opening new dialogues across the geographic area

Warehouse 3, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, UAE

Inaugurated in March 2019 and founded by collector, art patron and entrepreneur Smita Prabhakar in partnership with Alserkal Avenue, the Ishara Art Foundation is the first non-profit institution in the United Arab Emirates dedicated to art and artists from South Asia. With an expansive definition of the region, which includes the diaspora and overlapping histories of the region around India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal the foundation brings new and established practices to Dubai’s diverse local and international audiences. Through monographic presentations, group exhibitions, new commissions and touring exhibitions, Ishara develops new dialogues and explores regional interconnections.

Get directions

Contacts & Details

OPENING TIMES:
Sat – Thu 10am – 7pm

CLOSING DAYS:
Friday

T: +971 4 223 3001
M: info@ishara.org
W: Ishara Art Foundation

ADDRESS
Warehouse 3, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, UAE

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Jitish Kallat: Order of Magnitude

Ishara Art Foundation presents Order of Magnitude by Jitish Kallat, the artist’s first major solo exhibition in West Asia and the Levant.

12 Jan 2022 - 16 Jun 2022
Ishara Art Foundation

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

Exhibitions

Growing Like a Tree

An exhibition that looks at regional histories of image-making through a visual and sonic excavation of place, memory and culture.

20 Jan 2021 - 20 May 2021
Ishara Art Foundation

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

Exhibitions

Amar Kanwar: Such a Morning

Produced with the support of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Marian Goodman Gallery and Amar Kanwar Film Productions.

19 Jan 2020 - 19 May 2020
Ishara Art Foundation

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

Exhibitions

Body Building

Gathering over 90 works, include portraiture, photography, archival materials, and experimental forms...

12 Sep 2019 - 14 Dec 2019
Ishara Art Foundation

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

Exhibitions

Altered Inheritances: Home is a Foreign Place

The exhibition – a conversation between Shilpa Gupta and Zarina – features work made from the 1970s...

18 Mar 2019 - 23 Jun 2019
Ishara Art Foundation

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi