Artist

Nujoom Alghanem

Lives in UAE

Nujoom Alghanem is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and artist from the UAE. She has directed and produced several short art and fiction films in addition to feature documentaries. She is also a film, media and cultural consultant to educational and professional institutes and organizations in the UAE. Her work was previously featured at the National Pavilion UAE in the 2017 group exhibition ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors: Positions in Play’. Some of her recent films were Sharp Tools (2017) which won around ten regional and International awards, Honey, Rain and Dust (2016), Nearby Sky (2014), which won Best Non-Fiction Prize in the Muhr Feature Competition at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and Best Documentary from GCC Film Festival, 2016, Abu Dhabi, Sound of the Sea (2014), which was awarded a Special Jury Prize at the Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival and Amal (2011), which won several awards including a Special Jury Prize from the Beirut International Film Festival. In addition, some of Alghanem’s other documentary films include Hamama (2010), Between Two Banks (1999), and Al Mureed (2008), winner of the Best Documentary in the Gulf from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Also a poet, Alghanem has written eight poetry collections including Asqoto Fi Nafsi [I Fall Into Myself] (2012), Layloun Thakilon Alla Allayle [Heavy Night on the Night] (2010), Malaikat Al-Ashwaaq Al-Baeeda [Angels of Distant Longing] (2008), La Wasf Lima Ana Feeh [No Describing What I Am In] (2005), Manazel Al–Jilnaar [Homes of Pomegranate Blossoms] (2000), Rawahel [Journeyings] (1996), Al–Jarair [The Sins] (1991), and Masaa Al–Janah [Evening of Heaven] (1989). She earned a Master’s degree in Film Production from Griffith University School of Film in Australia, and a Bachelor’s degree in Video Production from Ohio University, USA.

Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Nujoom Alghenem: Unframed
Aisha Alabbar Gallery is delighted to present Unframed, a solo exhibition by Nujoom Alghenem. Bringing together for the first time historical and new paintings as well as a new series of photographic film stills.
22 Feb 2023 - 28 Apr 2023
Aisha Alabbar Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Nujoom Alghanem: Malamih – Faces, Phantoms and Expressions
The exhibition explores the artist's new body of work dedicated to human expressions
22 Feb 2021 - 31 Aug 2021
Maraya Art Centre
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Mind the Gap
Tashkeel presents “Mind the Gap”, a group exhibition revolving around the values of story-telling,...
01 Mar 2017 - 06 Apr 2017
Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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