Mattar Bin Lahej (born 1968) is an Emirati painter, photographer and sculptor from Dubai. He founded Marsam Mattar, the first art gallery in the United Arab Emirates to be managed by an artist.[1][2] Bin Lahej is also the artist and calligrapher behind the facade on the museum of the future, making it one of the most prominent buildings and structures in Dubai and is described as "the only building that speaks Arabic" [3]
Group exhibitions
edit- 2015 Sikka Art Fair, Dubai,UAE
- 2013 Emirati Expressions, Saadiyat Island, UAE[4]
- 2012 Liquid Identity, Venice, Italy
- 2012 Signature, Manama, Bahrain
- 2012 First impression, Ludhiana, India
- 2011 Art Dubai, Dubai,UAE
- 2010 Acela Festival, Morocco
- 2010 Washington DC, USA
- 2009 Art Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2009 Emirati Expressions, Saadiyat Island, UAE
- 1996 Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
Solo exhibitions
edit- 2012 Index, Dubai, UAE
- 2011 Index, Dubai, UAE
- 2010 Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
- 2009 UAE Cultural Days, Germany
- 2009 "Movement of stillness” Mattar Gallery, Dubai.
- 2008 “Abu Dhabi in colors" Fair ground, Abu Dhabi
See also
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References
edit- ^ Al Bustani, Hareth. "My UAE: Mattar Bin Lahej one with the arts".
- ^ "Arab artists: Mattar's brush strokes represent the artist's pulse". Alarabiya English news.
- ^ Bedirian, Razmig (2022-02-25). "Mattar Bin Lahej on designing the calligraphy that wraps around the Museum of the Future". The National. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Nada, Al Taher. "Abu Dhabi art festival showcases Emirati talent".