Biography

Sarah Almehairi’s overarching body of work unfolds a discourse on themes of materiality, systems &interrelations, and language through the intuitive and poetic examination of narrative and abstraction. Byengaging with geometric forms, she extracts and defines a structural language read time and time again tosuggest a form other than its own – a map, a sentence, a puzzle piece. Through the process, they are brokendown, built, and reassembled as continuous iterations of themselves. These elements towards telling a story arenot so explicit, lines and layers are used throughout her pieces as a means of exploring clarity and organizationof collected information. Working primarily with investigative range of media, she explores the push and pull ofmaterial to evoke a story that both conceals and reveals itself.

Born in 1998, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Lives and works in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Represented by CARBON 12, Dubai

Education
2015 - 2019 BA, Art and Art History (Visual Arts Track), New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
2025

"I Construct What I Want to Disrupt" Arts Club, Dubai

2024


“The Errantries of Sarah Almehairi and Bernhard Buhmann”, CARBON 12, Dubai

“’Encounters' 'لقاءات“', Dubai Collection, Dubai

2023

“Beyond: Emerging Artists”, Cromwell Place, London

“Perceptible Rhythms/Alternative Temporalities”, MEI Art Gallery, Middle East Institute, Washington DC

2022

“Beyond: Emerging Artists”, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi

“Portrait of a Nation II: Beyond Narratives”, Curated by Maya El Khalil, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi

2020

“A Picture Held Us Captive”, Virtual Exhibition, Abu Dhabi Art

“SEAF Community & Critique”, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi

“Out of The Woods”, CARBON 12, Dubai

“Intimaa”, UAEUnlimited, NYUAD Project Space, Abu Dhabi

“Intimate Dimensions”, Hafez Gallery, Jeddah

2019

“The Youth Takeover”, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai

“PLAY”, Tashkeel Gallery, Dubai

2018

“This Time in This Place”, Culture Summit 2018 Abu Dhabi, Manarat Al Saadiyat

“35th Annual Emirates Fine Arts Society Exhibition”, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2023

“Off Centered Pauses”, JJ Joong Jung Gallery, Seoul

“Don’t Overlook the Weather (As Your Thoughts Collect)”, Alserkal Arts Foundation Public Commission. Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE

2022

“When the Ground Was”, CARBON 12, Dubai

2019

“Between”, NYUAD Project Space, Abu Dhabi“Between”, CARBON 12, Dubai
Residencies
2021 - Cultural Foundation Art Residency, Abu Dhabi
2020 - Salama bint Hamdan Emerging Artists Fellowship, Cohort 7, Abu Dhabi
Awards
2024 - Finalist, Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here – Richard Mille Art Prize, UAE