Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq
Artists, curatorial team, advisors, and partners connected to Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq.
Artists
Represented and guest artists exhibiting with the gallery.
Shilpa Gupta
Wael Shawky
Bani Abidi
Saodat Ismailova
Cao Fei
Farah Al Qasimi
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Sophia Al-Maria
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
Sohrab Hura
Indian artist and photographer (b. 1981) working across photography, film, painting and works on paper; a member of Magnum Photos. His intimate gouaches explore relationships, vulnerability and fleeting encounters. (Sources: Magnum Photos; Green Art Gallery)
Nicholas Galanin
Nicholas Galanin (b. 1979) is a Tlingit and Unangax̂ artist and musician based in Sitka, Alaska, whose sculpture, installation and video address Indigenous sovereignty, land and the legacies of colonialism. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Yousef Ahmad
Yousef Ahmad (b. 1955) is a pioneering Qatari artist and educator known for his calligraphic abstraction and for works on handmade palm-fibre paper that draw on the materials and landscape of Qatar. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Hit Man Gurung
Hit Man Gurung (b. 1986) is a Nepali artist based in Kathmandu whose paintings, installations and public projects address labour migration, displacement and the social realities of Nepal. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Khalid Albaih
Khalid Albaih (b. 1980) is a Sudanese political cartoonist and artist whose widely circulated cartoons, including the Khartoon! series, comment on politics, freedom of expression and the Arab world. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Mayar Hamdan
Mayar Hamdan is a Palestinian artist whose practice spans moving image, text and installation, exploring language, translation, memory and belonging. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Kamal Aljafari
Kamal Aljafari (b. 1972, Ramla) is a Palestinian filmmaker and artist whose essay films, including Recollection and An Unusual Summer, rework archival and found footage to reclaim erased Palestinian histories and landscapes. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Naiza Khan
Naiza Khan (b. 1968, Bahawalpur) is a Pakistani-British artist based in London and Karachi whose drawings, sculpture and installations, including long-term research on Manora Island, explore the body, landscape and colonial histories; she represented Pakistan at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Majid Al-Remaihi
Majid Al-Remaihi (b. 1992) is a Qatari artist and filmmaker whose videos, writing and installations draw on Gulf vernacular culture, memory and personal histories. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Shaima Al-Tamimi
Shaima Al-Tamimi is a Yemeni-East African artist and photographer based in Qatar and Kenya whose photography, film and archival projects explore migration, identity and family histories across the Indian Ocean. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Meriem Bennani
Meriem Bennani (b. 1988, Rabat) is a Moroccan artist based in New York whose immersive video installations and animations blend documentary, reality TV and fantasy to explore identity and technology. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Mohamed Bourouissa
Mohamed Bourouissa (b. 1978, Blida) is an Algerian-born French artist whose photography, film and installations, often made in collaboration with communities, explore power relations, marginality and social representation. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Liu Chuang
Liu Chuang (b. 1978, Hubei) is a Chinese artist based in Beijing whose installations and films examine labour, migration, technology and ecology in the context of China's rapid development. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Ade Darmawan
Ade Darmawan (b. 1974) is an Indonesian artist and curator based in Jakarta, a founding member of the collective ruangrupa, which was artistic director of documenta fifteen in 2022. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Saba Khan
Saba Khan (b. 1981) is a Pakistani artist based in Lahore whose paintings and installations satirise class, taste and power in Pakistani society; she co-founded the artist-led initiative Murree Museum Artist Residency. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Ayoung Kim
Ayoung Kim (b. 1979, Seoul) is a South Korean artist whose speculative videos, games and installations weave geopolitics, migration, logistics and science fiction, as in the Delivery Dancer series. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Charles Lim
Charles Lim Yi Yong (b. 1973) is a Singaporean artist and former Olympic sailor whose long-term project SEA STATE investigates the sea, land reclamation and the shifting borders of Singapore; he represented Singapore at the 2015 Venice Biennale. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Imaad Majeed
Imaad Majeed is a Sri Lankan writer, poet and multidisciplinary artist based in Colombo whose work engages language, archives and the politics of memory in Sri Lanka. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Diego Marcon
Diego Marcon (b. 1985, Busto Arsizio) is an Italian artist whose unsettling films and animations, such as The Parents' Room, explore the uncanny, the grotesque and the limits of cinematic language. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Naeem Mohaiemen
Naeem Mohaiemen (b. 1969, London) is a Bangladeshi artist, filmmaker and writer whose films, installations and essays explore the failed utopias of the left, borders and statelessness; he was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2018. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Alia Farid
Alia Farid (b. 1985, Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist whose films, sculptures and installations examine histories of extraction, colonialism and ecological change across the Gulf and the Caribbean. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Yuko Mohri
Yuko Mohri (b. 1980, Kanagawa) is a Japanese artist whose kinetic installations combine found objects, sound and natural forces such as gravity, magnetism and water; she represented Japan at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Simone Fattal
Simone Fattal (b. 1942, Damascus) is a Syrian-born Lebanese artist based in Paris whose ceramic and bronze sculptures, paintings and collages draw on archaeology, myth and the memory of war. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Manny Montelibano
Manny Montelibano (b. 1971) is a Filipino artist and filmmaker based in Bacolod whose video installations reflect on landscape, labour and history in the Visayas; he represented the Philippines at the 2015 Venice Biennale. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Jean Katambayi Mukendi
Jean Katambayi Mukendi (b. 1974, Lubumbashi) is a Congolese artist whose intricate drawings and sculptures made from recycled electrical components reflect on energy, mathematics and the infrastructures of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Oscar Murillo
Oscar Murillo (b. 1986, La Paila) is a Colombian artist based in London whose paintings, installations and collaborative projects such as Frequencies address labour, migration and global exchange; he was a joint recipient of the 2019 Turner Prize. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Selma Selman
Selma Selman (b. 1991, Bihać) is a Bosnian Roma artist whose performances, paintings and sculptures, often made from scrap metal, confront gender, labour and the marginalisation of Roma communities. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Hira Nabi
Hira Nabi is a Pakistani artist and filmmaker based in Lahore whose documentary and experimental films, such as All That Perishes at the Edge of Land, focus on labour, ecology and the more-than-human. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Priya Sen
Priya Sen is an Indian filmmaker and artist based in New Delhi whose films and moving-image installations explore intimacy, the city, and the lives of communities at its margins. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
New Red Order
New Red Order is a public secret society and artist collective founded by Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil and Jackson Polys, using video, installation and performance to critique settler colonialism and Indigenous representation. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Ho Tzu Nyen
Ho Tzu Nyen (b. 1976) is a Singaporean artist whose films, installations and theatre performances, including The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia, explore the myths and histories of Southeast Asia; he represented Singapore at the 2011 Venice Biennale. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Lydia Ourahmane
Lydia Ourahmane (b. 1992, Saïda) is an Algerian artist whose installations and conceptual projects address migration, borders, inheritance and the bureaucratic structures that govern movement. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Pratchaya Phinthong
Pratchaya Phinthong (b. 1974, Ubon Ratchathani) is a Thai conceptual artist whose understated projects examine value, exchange and economic systems, often through collaboration and displacement of everyday objects. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Tan Pin Pin
Tan Pin Pin (b. 1969) is a Singaporean filmmaker whose documentaries, including Singapore GaGa and To Singapore, with Love, explore memory, archives and national history. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Khalil Rabah
Khalil Rabah (b. 1961, Jerusalem) is a Palestinian artist and co-founder of the Riwaq Biennale, known for long-term projects such as the Palestinian Museum of Natural History and Humankind that interrogate institutions, history and representation. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Sheelasha Rajbhandari
Sheelasha Rajbhandari (b. 1988) is a Nepali artist based in Kathmandu and a co-founder of the Artree Nepal collective, whose textile-based sculptures and installations explore gender, labour, myth and ritual. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Ayman Zedani
Ayman Zedani (b. 1989) is a Saudi artist based in Riyadh whose installations, sound and moving-image works explore ecology, myth and the interaction of human and non-human systems in the Arabian Peninsula. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Dala Nasser
Dala Nasser (b. 1990, Beirut) is a Lebanese artist whose large-scale paintings and installations, made through processes of rubbing, staining and exposure to the elements, register the ecological and political histories of sites in Lebanon. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Ahlam Shibli
Ahlam Shibli (b. 1970) is a Palestinian photographer whose long-term photographic series examine home, loss, belonging and the conditions of those living under occupation and displacement. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Marina Tabassum
Marina Tabassum (b. 1969, Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi architect whose practice MTA is known for climate-responsive buildings such as the Bait Ur Rouf Mosque and the modular Khudi Bari houses; she received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Soane Medal. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Newsha Tavakolian
Newsha Tavakolian (b. 1981, Tehran) is an Iranian photographer, a member of Magnum Photos, whose documentary and conceptual work, such as Listen and Look and See, explores the lives of women and youth in Iran and the region. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Nathalie Vairac
Nathalie Vairac is a French-Senegalese actress, performer and artist based in Dakar whose work spans theatre, performance and installation, engaging memory, ritual and the body. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Adrian van Wyk
Adrian van Wyk is a South African artist, curator and researcher based in Cape Town whose work engages histories of the Indian Ocean, archives and the politics of land. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Munem Wasif
Munem Wasif (b. 1983, Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi artist and photographer whose slow, research-based photographs and films examine land, water, labour and ecological change in Bangladesh. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
He Xiangyu
He Xiangyu (b. 1986, Dandong) is a Chinese artist based in Beijing and Berlin whose sculptures, installations and drawings, including the Cola Project and Palate Project, explore cultural translation, consumption and the body. Their work is presented in Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026 in Doha.
Curators & programme
Curatorial team and exhibition programming.
Tom Eccles
Tom Eccles is a British-born curator and executive director of the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard), New York. Formerly director of the Public Art Fund in New York, he has curated major exhibitions and public projects internationally and has been a long-standing adviser to the LUMA Foundation in Arles. He is co-curator of Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026.
Ruba Katrib
Ruba Katrib is a curator based in New York, chief curator and director of curatorial affairs at MoMA PS1. She has organised numerous exhibitions and commissions of contemporary art and was previously curator at SculptureCenter, New York. She is co-curator of Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026.
Shabbir Hussain Mustafa
Shabbir Hussain Mustafa is a Singapore-based curator and writer whose work focuses on the art histories of South and Southeast Asia. Formerly a senior curator at the National Gallery Singapore, he curated the Singapore Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2022 and has organised exhibitions across Asia. He is co-curator of Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026.
Mark Rappolt
Mark Rappolt is a London-based editor and curator, editor-in-chief of ArtReview and ArtReview Asia. He has written extensively on contemporary art and architecture and has curated exhibitions in Asia and Europe. He is co-curator of Unruly Waters, the flagship exhibition of Rubaiya Qatar 2026.