Artist

Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim

Born in Khorfakkan, 1962 and lives in Khorfakkan, UAE

One of the five pioneering conceptual artists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim is well-regarded for his work inspired by the landscape of his country. Ibrahim was part of the first generation of contemporary artists alongside Hassan Sharif and Abdullah Al Saadi to emerge from the country in the late 1980s, at a time when the visual arts weren’t valued. Ibrahim won the first prize for Sculpture at the Sharjah Biennial in 1999 and 2001. His work demonstrates his interest in the barren, rocky landscape of the UAE. Handcrafted objects like in his sculpture Untitled (2020) look like primitive tools or bones and give the appearance of archaeological artifacts. His works on paper including White Form on Black (2016) have writing and shapes evocative of cave paintings. His work has been exhibited at the Sharjah Biennial and Venice Biennale and is in the collections of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and Sharjah Art Foundation.

Ibrahim employs a variety of artistic means to create works that often bring him in direct contact with nature. Hashed leaves, clay, paper, glue are among the materials that appear in Ibrahim’s paintings, which reflect on his academic background in archaeology and psychology. A long-time member of Emirates Fine Art Society, Ibrahim founded in 1997 the Art Atelier in the Khorfakan Art Centre. He has held solo shows in the UAE and has taken part in group shows in countries including Germany, France and Holland.

Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Al Haraka Baraka: In Movement There is Blessing
A project commissioned by U.A.E. Unlimited Arab Exploration. The theme of the exhibition Al Haraka Baraka:...
25 Feb 2016 - 30 Apr 2016
Maraya Art Centre
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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Is Old Gold?
Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre – DUCTAC presents the group exhibition “Is Old Gold?”, co-curated...
21 Feb 2017 - 07 Apr 2017
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Portrait of a Nation
The exhibition puts together 50 contemporary artists from the UAE, a country which was founded in 1971...
13 Sep 2017 - 29 Oct 2017
Exhibitions
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
A solo show dedicated to Emirati artist Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim presenting a survey of works spanning...
16 Mar 2018 - 16 Jun 2018
Sharjah Art Foundation
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim Solo Show
The artist’s works bring light on the issue of the contemporary world’s disconnection from...
18 Mar 2018 - 18 Apr 2018
Cuadro Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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