Hashel Al Lamki

Hashel Al Lamki is a multidisciplinary Emirati artist known for his conceptual practice, which spans paintings made from sustainable materials, sculptures, audiovisual digital compilations and large-scale public installations. In his creations, the artist addresses themes of migration, globalisation and urbanisation, highlighting the interconnectedness between humans and their natural habitats. This attention to sustainability is also reflected in his creative process, where he employs upcycling and the use of natural resources to reduce waste.

Al Lamki has exhibited widely in the UAE and abroad, including in group shows such as Sharjah Biennial (2025), Biennale de Lyon (2022), Gwangju Biennale (2024) and the 14th edition of Rencontres de Bamako, Biennale Africaine de la Photographie. Notably, in 2023, he held his survey show Maqam at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, which travelled to Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Kochi, in 2024. His work is held in collections including the Guggenheim (Abu Dhabi); Farjam Foundation, UAE; Barjeel Art Foundation, UAE; and UNHCR, Paris, France.

EDUCATION

2023, MFA Candidate (Fine Art), Goldsmiths University of London, UK

2011, BFA, Parsons The New School for Design, NY, US

2010, Art History (course), Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, US

2007, Exploratory studies in Mediums and Materiality (course), State University of New York, Cobleskill, NY, US

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024, MAQAM, curated by Dr Venetia Porter, Kochi, India
2023, MAQAM, curated by Dr Venetia Porter, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2022, Sensu Lato, Tabari Artspace Dubai, UAE; The Rehearsal Dinner, Cromwell Place, London, UK

2021, Neptune, Beyond Emerging Artists, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE

Pulse, Alserkal Avenue, Al Qouz, Dubai, UAE; Port Authority Chapter 1 and 2, The Foundry, UAE

2020, The Cup and The Saucer, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi, UAE; The Cup and The Saucer, Al Quoz Art Festival, AlSerkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025-6, Land Art And Non-Human Beings, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Thailand
2025, Hot Spots, Sotheby's UAE
2023, Art Here, curated by Maya El Khalil, Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE;
Geopolitics of the UAE, Brussels, Belgium

2022, East - East 東 - الشرق UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues, Atami, Japan; Neptune, Beyond Emerging Artists, Palazzo Franchetti, Venice, Italy; Portrait of The Nation II, Manarat Al Saadiyat, UAE

2021, Between The Sky and The Earth, Middle East Institute, Washington DC, US; Curio Shop, Block House, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Between The Sky and The Earth, Middle East Institute, Washington DC, US; Curio Shop, Block House, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan; Interconnection, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE;
2020, Untitled Love, The Farjam Foundation, DIFC Dubai, UAE; This Too Shall Pass, Sotheby's Dubai, UAE

2019, Terror Glass in Their Cell, Satellite, Dubai, UAE; Ward Gallery, Dubai, UAE; Cuadro, Dubai, UAE; Palindrome Echo, Maraya Art Center, Sharjah, UAE

2018, 3 Wholes, Putting for Pleasure and Politics, The East Plaza, The Arts Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Alibadah, duo exhibition with Mohamed Al Mazroie, Project Space NYU, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2017, Hitchhike to Plato's Cave, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Earlier Emotions, Sikka Art Fair, Dubai, UAE

2016, Invisible White, Abu Dhabi Art, UAE; Inconsistent Sorrys, National Theatre, UAE

2015, Citizens of Cake, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

2014, Sankofa, The Space, Two-Four-54, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2013, Follo(wing), 87 Christopher St, New York City, US

2012, H3, Heesterveld Creative Community, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2011, Le Village Est Tranquille La Nuit, Department of Sud-Est - Jacmel, Haïti; FabricFork, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, New York City, US; Senior Show, Parsons, New York City, US

2010, Sola Light, Aronson Gallery, New York City, US; Re-Dress, United Nude (Show Room), New York City, US; Bio-o, Glass Corner Gallery (Parsons The New School for Design), New York City, US

2009, Flexible Fairytale, Donghia Gallery Parsons, New York City, US

2008, Bathing Senses, Glass Corner Gallery, New York City, US

2007, Drawings as Drawings, (State University of New York), Grosvenor Gallery, Cobleskill, NY, US; Kum-Ba-Yah, The Gathering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

ART FAIRS

2025, Abu Dhabi Art, Tabari Artspace
2023, Art Dubai, Tabari Artspace

2021, Abu Dhabi Art, Beyond Emerging Artists

BIENNIALS

2025, Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
2024-25, Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. UAE

2024, Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
2022, 16th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art

COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC ART

2024, Public Art Biennial Abu Dhabi Biennial, UAE
2024, Noor Riyadh Festival, KSA

2022, CAD 9.0 Blockchain, NFT, Art Dubai, UAE

2021, Beyond Emerging Artists, Abu Dhabi Art, UAE

2016, Zabeel Park ‐ Dubai Municipality, interactive public art titled “Co‐Collide.3”, Dubai, UAE

Manarat Al Saadiyat, an interactive installation titled “Co‐collide.2”, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fine Arts Society, The 34th annual exhibition “Noah’s Ark”, interactive public art titled “Co‐Collide.1”, Sharjah, UAE

FELLOWSHIPS/RESIDENCIES/AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS

2025, Artist in Residence, Aranya Jinshanling, Beijing, China

2025, Gapado AiR International Residency, South Korea

2025, K21 Art Prize (Shortlisted)

2024, Artist in Residence, La Residencia, Deià, Majorca, Spain
2023, Richard Mille Art Prize, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2023, Artist in Residence, The Royal Commission for AlUla, KSA

2022, Atami Art Grant, Japan

2019, Bauhaus 100th Anniversary, Award, Goethe-Institut and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin, Germany

2016-2017, SEAF-Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and Rhode Island School of Design Abu Dhabi and New York, US

2012, Heesterveld Creative Community, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Earthship Biotecture, Taos, New Mexico, US

2011, FAARM, formerly known as (Studio Unité), New York City, US & Jacmel, Haiti

2010, SIM City, Sustainable Infrastructure Modeling, Harlem Park, Baltimore, US; DEED (Development through Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and Design), New York City, US and Santiago Zamora, Guatemala

2008-2011, EDAAD Scholarship Foundation, certificate of merit and grant in recognition of achievement in the field of architectural design

2008, Dean’s List, Parsons the New School for Design

2007, The Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program, SUNY Cobleskill, New York, US

COLLECTIONS & ACQUISITIONS

Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Farjam Foundation, UAE

Barjeel Art Foundation, UAE

UAE Unlimited, UAE

UAE Embassy, Sao Paulo, Brazil

UNHCR, Paris, France

SELECTED PRESS

2026, Artists Explore Co-Existence at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok Post
2026, ‘Rays, Ripples, Residue’ Reframes a Decade of Emirate Art, Review, Frieze

2026, Rays, Ripples, Residue: 421 Arts Campus reflects on decade of creativity in the UAE, The National, UAE

2025, 8 Gulf Artists Defining the Region’s New Cultural Renaissance, ArtNet

2025, Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial 2025: A Landmark Celebration of Creativity Across the Emirate, Art Africa

2025, Sound and Voice Animate the Landscape of Sharjah Biennial 16, Ocula

2022, Art Festival Atami Grant, Bijutsu Techo

2022, Toyota segment on Atami Art Grant

2022, J-Wave Across The Sky, Radio Broadcast

2022, Developing art in Atami City, Tecture Mag

2022, 5 Things That Can Only Be Done With The Atami Grant, Time Out Tokyo, Japan

2022, Creating Space For Creativity In Abu Dhabi, Lonely Planet
2021, Abu Dhabi Art Curators Introduce Performances and New Commissions, Ocula

2021, Abu Dhabi Art Returns With a Hometown Feel: 'We Missed This During Covid', The National

2020, In The Studio, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

Pop-Corn, Global Art Daily; UAE Becomes an Incubator to Help Careers of Local Emerging Artists, Financial Times

2018, Abu Dhabi's secret, BBC Travel

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2022, Rodinia, [research paper in response to Manifesto of Fragility], Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art

Sensu Lato, [exhibition catalogue] Tabari Artspace Dubai, UAE

2020, The Cup and the Saucer, Warehouse421, Jameel Art Centre

Colourful Leaps with Hashel Al Lamki, Warehouse421

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND TEACHING

2023, Fiker Institute x Dubai Culture, Speaker Invitation, On Building Arab Creative Economies: Challenges and Opportunities

2022, Reimagining Home, Panel Discussion, ADMAF, UAE;

Artist Talk, NYUAD, UAE; Warehouse421 Children's Workshop, UAE

2021, Panel Discussion, Middle East Institute, Washington DC, US; Abu Dhabi Art Master Class, UAE; Seminar, a-Amber Network Festival, Berlin, Germany; Culture Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2020, Seminar, Claremont University Centre for Business Management in The Arts, Los Angeles, US; Visiting Artist and Contributor, Curatorial Programme, NYUAD, UAE

2018-2021, 1 BAIT15 - Co-founder, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2017, The Art of Re(creation) Workshops, Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2011, Pre-College Summer Program, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, US