Alia Alshamsi
Alia Alshamsi (b. 1982, Dubai) is an artist and photographer with over two decades of experience. She studied Photography at Griffith University (Australia) and holds an MA in Photo-Image from Durham University (UK), focusing on archive and memory.
In 2005, she was the youngest photographer featured at the Biennale di Fotografia in Brescia alongside artists such as Cindy Sherman. She later taught at the American University of Sharjah and expanded into illustration, publishing children’s books and poetry.
She served as Cultural Programming Manager at Louvre Abu Dhabi for seven years and curated Interwoven: Art, Identity and the Gulf. She is also Vice President of the Emirates Reprographic Rights Association, advocating for copyright and intellectual property.
Nikolay Koshelev
Nikolay Koshelev (b. 1987) is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist working across painting, graphic art, sculpture, ceramics, installations, and theatrical design. He lives and works between Paris, Dubai, and Brooklyn.
His work draws on classical training and early graffiti influences, merging traditional techniques with contemporary visual culture, including gaming and post-internet aesthetics. His practice often features imaginary worlds populated by avatars across media.
Born in Moscow, he studied at the Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and later at the New York Academy of Art, where he received the Dedalus Foundation scholarship.
His work revisits fin-de-siècle symbolism, blending figurative and abstract elements, and reflects renewed interest in mysticism and intuition over scientific certainty.
Tatiana Ojjeh
Tatiana Ojjeh is a Saudi-German multidisciplinary artist based in Dubai. Raised in California and Geneva, she holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design (New York) and an MFA from Chelsea College of Arts (London).
Her international background informs a poetic and sensitive practice spanning ink, watercolor, ceramics, bronze, marble, and installation. She founded Art liner (2011), producing international art projects, including collaborations with Anish Kapoor and the RAF Red Arrows.
She later returned to full-time practice, creating hand-tufted carpets and exhibiting in Dubai. Recent works include installations inspired by Jacques Prévert and immersive exhibitions combining sculpture, sound, and natural materials.
She is a member of The Sima Collective and continues to develop an intimate, contemplative artistic language.
Camelia Mohebi
Camelia Mohebi (b. 1978, Dubai) is a multidisciplinary Emirati artist working across painting, sculpture, mixed media, and installation. With over two decades of practice, her work explores identity, memory, healing, and transformation through experimental materials and methodologies that bridge symbolic, cultural, and metaphysical realms.
Raised between the UAE, Iran, and Switzerland, she studied Visual Communication at the American International University in London. Her practice is informed by experience in theatre, film, design, and integrative healing.
Her work often uses abstraction, repetition, and layered typographic forms to explore perception and collective memory. She has exhibited at institutions including Christie’s (London), Sotheby’s (Dubai), Rossi & Rossi (Hong Kong), and the Dubai Calligraphy Biennale.
In 2023, she founded The Sima Collective, a platform focused on residencies, workshops, and exhibitions supporting experimental, process-driven art.
Noura Alserkal
Noura Alserkal is a UAE-based artist whose work explores the tension between the known and unknown through archival research and reimagined narratives. Her practice investigates family histories and taboo subjects, blending material experimentation with conceptual inquiry.
She holds a Master’s degree in Jewellery and Metal from the Royal College of Art, where she received the RCA x Swarovski Design Project award (2018).
Her work has been shaped by international programs including the Dubai–Berlin Exchange and the Cultural Excellence Fellowship by ADMAF and the British Council.