Commissioning and funding a public art project in the emirate of Abu Dhabi each year.
Bringing together a group of dedicated art patrons and enthusiasts who seek to support artists in the realisation of ambitious new projects for the city.
[Bottom Image Credit] Christopher Joshua Benton, Our Plant Immigrants, 2021
Contributing toward the presence and visibility of Contemporary art from the United Arab Emirates, both locally and abroad.
Friends of Abu Dhabi Art
Alia Sefrioui
Amna Al Nowais
Barbara Farahnick-Mathonet
Berkay Oncel
Buthaina Al Mazroui
Christina Aboyoun
Christine Trainor
Dany Farha and Tanya Farha
David Kavanagh and Rachel Conlan
Dina Shehada
Dr. Mona Hammami
Fairouz Villain and Jean Paul Villain
Haif Zamzam
Haifa Ahmed Alobeidli
Ibrahim Al Manaee
Karim El Solh
Karin Troy
Khadijah Al Kudsi and Hashim Al Kudsi
Lizeth Maalouf
Mark Gilligan and Heather Gilligan
Mary Habib
Maysoon Barber
Mimi Merhebi
Mohammed Afkhami
Mustafa Kheriba
Olivier Georges Mestelan
Rana Asfour
Salama Mohammed Al Helli
Salvatore Lavallo
Samia Bouazza
Saood Al Nuaimi
Sima Ved
Image credit: Maitha Abdalla,Flying Closer To The Sun, 2021
Co-founder and Head
Co-founder and Head
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee