News - EBTISAM ABDULAZIZ

I'm excited to share that I’ll be participating in an incredible exhibition organized by the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSI), celebrating a decade of photographic creativity and insight from the Gulf region.

Making Space: Gulf Photographers on the Scene
This dynamic exhibition brings together the work of 15 contemporary photographers from across the Gulf. Through documentary, conceptual, and imaginative lenses, the show explores themes of cultural identity, environmental change, social transformation, and the evolving meaning of space.
📅 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: AGSI’s new office
1150 18th St NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

Join us May 3rd, 2025 for an evening of live performance art
Otis Street Arts Project
Doors open at 5PM
Performances 5:30-6:30PM
Closing Celebration 6:30-8PM
Ebtisam Abdulaziz: Tied in Tension_2025
also performing : Heloisa Escudero, Carolina Mayorga, Jason Bulluck and Megan Maher

Opening Reception November 16,2024 _ 5-8PM
Ebtisam Abdulaziz live performance November 16th, 6PM
About the exhibition:
(((((( Vibes ))))))
“a distinctive feeling or quality capable of being sensed”
Come share your vibes with us on November 16th, 5-8PM, for the opening reception of OSAP artists' exhibition “Vibes"
Ebtisam Abdulaziz live performance November 16th, 6PM
This live performance centers on themes of entrapment and the struggle to break free, exploring questions about social progress, media influence, and human intellect. It suggests that as knowledge expands, it increasingly shapes artistic expression. In this performance, the artist uses live expression as a means to reflect on personal growth and confront the complex interplay between ideas and reality. Art, for the artist, becomes a way to document the chaotic era humanity is navigating. Through an exploration of the body and its connections to media perception, social expectations, and political discourse, the performance often examines how cultural identities are formed and influenced.

Thrilled to announce that my performance
(See Something Say Something) is part of
EMPOWERMENT |ART & FEMINISMS Exhibition.
INDIA| PUNE- Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan
The Exhibition is curated by Andreas Beitin, Katharina Koch und Uta Ruhkamp
About the exhibition: https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/sta/pun/ver.cfm?event_id=26066234

Official Opening & Timings:
05.10.2024 | 7-9 PM

Join us for our Artists Open Studios day!
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 12:00-5:00 pm
at Otis Street Arts Project @otisstreetarts
3706 Otis Street, Mount Rainier, MD
My studio will be open as part of the huge Gateway Arts District
and you will get to see some of my recent work!

Thrilled to announce my participation in this year’s edition of Europe’s most prestigious fair TEFAF Maastricht , Please look for My work(untitled 2023 (3), acrylic on canvas, 36x48 inches) at Kent Antiques, Booth (255) @kentantiques ,where this year an innovative curatorial approach bridging antiquity with modern practice is bringing a fresh perspective to the Fair”.
The dates of the fair are:
Early Access: 7-8 March 2024, 11 am - 7 pm.
General Admission: 9-14 March, 11 am - 7 pm.
Venue: MECC Maastricht.

I am excited to announce that I am a 2024 recipient of a Jackson Pollock / Lee Krasner Foundation Grant. @pollockkrasnerfoundation I am truly honored for this generous support!
In support of Lee Krasner’s mission to advance the work of visual artists, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation is honored to provide support to the growing list nearly 5,000 #PKFGrantees who have received $85million across 79countries to-date.
Image Caption:
Lee Krasner in Hans Hoffman’s studio, early 1940s. Photo ©Robert E. Mates and Paul Katz. Lee Krasner artwork ©Pollock-Krasner Foundation/ARS. Image courtesy of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.

My work (Untitled 2020 (21), Acrylic on canvas, 18x24 inches)
Will be part of: TRANSFORMER'S THE INVINCIBLE VISIBLE AUCTION EXHIBITION
At the American University’s Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Auction Exhibition:
November 4 - 17, 2023 | Gallery Hours: Weds - Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gala Night:
Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 6:30 - 9:30 PM

For more details on Transformer’s The Invincible Visible Auction Exhibition & Gala Tickets
visit: https://www.transformerdc.org/invincible-visible-2023

Two-Person Exhibition ' Ebtisam AbdulAziz and Eva Weingärtner' on Friday, July 21, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at STUDIOSPACE, Lange Strasse 31. Frankfurt.

In the exhibition series „“ , two artists jointly present their works for one evening. Sometimes harmonious, sometimes controversial, this format of encounter invites dialogue. A theoretical exploration of the exhibition by a third person completes this format and will be published afterwards.
en.studiospacelangestrasse31.net/aktuell
@studiospacelangestrasse31

My Work (The Blues 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 36x48 inches) is now in the Bonhams auction London, on May 24th, 2023.
Bonhams Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art [email protected] @bonhamsmiddleeast
www.bonhams.com/auction/28654/modern-and-contemporary-middle-eastern-art

The Blues: "Manipulating numbers and mathematical systems is simply a cry of revolt against the shackles of oppressive regimes" Ebtisam Abdulaziz

Work in progress 2023 / Seeking funding
I just finished building a 3D mock foam model for one of my paintings!! I am seeking FUNDing to bring this 3D installation MONSTER piece to LIFE and to the standard I feel it deserves, Who's IN?

video: vimeo.com/784441736
Previous 3D Installation:
www.artistebtisamaziz.com/focal-illusion-2019.html

My performance work (see something, say something) is part of
Empowerment Exhibition at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg.
www.kunstmuseum.de/en/exhibition/empowerment/
Curators:
Andreas Beitin
Katharina Koch
Uta Ruhkamp
Curatorial Assistants: Regine Epp and Dino Steinhof.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpMn5KOGpfk
Septempber 10, 2022- January 08, 2023
#EbtisamAbdulaziz_SeeSomeThingSaySomeThing

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
12:30-1:30pm
Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) for an art talk and book signing marking the launch of two seminal publications by ADMAF, mapping the cultural and artistic landscape of the United Arab Emirates.
Melissa Gronlund, editor of the book, Art of the Emirates II, and artist, Ebtisam Abdulaziz, whose work is featured in the exhibition and publication Portrait of a Nation II, will discuss the growth of the UAE's art scene with MEI’s Senior Vice President, Kate Seelye.
link to the article:
www.linktr.ee/abudhabifestival

My contribution to the Wilson Center Middle East Program’s (MEP) series on women voices in the arts. This Month they are exploring the role of women voices in the arts, and challenges they face.
@thewilsoncenter
link to the article:
www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/challenging-cultural-norms-through-performance-art-uae

Virsual Art Talk | Shifting Illusions: A Conversation with Artist Ebtisam Abdulaziz and Dr. Elizabeth Rauh
March 25, 2022, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(ET)
The Middle East Institute Arts and Culture Center is pleased to host an art talk with renowned visual and performance artist Ebtisam Abdulaziz, whose work is featured in the exhibition Between the Sky and the Earth: Contemporary Art from the UAE, currently on view at the MEI Art Gallery.
link to the talk:
https://youtu.be/KB7FprvcLI4

Talk: Wednesday, February 23 at 2pm
The Montgomery College Visual and Performing Arts Department of the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus presents the first artist talk of Spring Semester 2022 featuring artist in residence Ebtisam Abdulaziz.
Ebtisam is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and holds a bachelor’s degree in science and mathematics from the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain. The virtual artist talk will be given at 2pm on Wednesday, February 23rd. This event will be held via ZOOM webinar. This event is free and open to the public. Please go to www.montgomerycollege.edu/artsinstitute to register for this artist talk.
www.eastcityart.com/artist-talks/montgomery-college-presents-an-artist-tak-with-resident-ebtisam-abdulazizs-artist-talk/

Negotiating Newness: Contemporary Women Artists’ and Architects’ Practices in the United Arab Emirates
Friday, February 17, 2022
5:30- 7:00 PM USA Time
https://caa.confex.com/caa/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/9956
CHAIRS
T Woodman Lyon Taylor Zayed University
A Ebtisam Abdulaziz Independent Artist
PRESENTATIONS
My Performance Art - Being Present

2022 Artist in Residency program at Montgomery College
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Takoma Park/ Silver spring Campus
( January 23-May 20)

Virtual art talk at Al Burda Festival
LIFEWTR Series 1: Art Beyond Borders
Dec 21, 2021, 4:40 pm UAE time
https://burda.ae/en/speakers-2021/ebtisam-abdulaziz/
www.instagram.com/p/CW_BBoBlrcJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
The session will also be live-streamed
/on the website: https://burda.ae/en
#AlBurdaFestival #AlBurda #EXPO2020
@lifewtr_arabia
#LIFEWTR #ArtBeyondBorders

Artwork of Poster: Ebtisam Abdulaziz Untitled 2021#3, acrylic on canvas, 18x24 inches #ArabicLanguageDay

Friday, 17 December2021,
The UN Chamber Music Society (UNCMS), together with
the Abu Dhabi Festival, will hold a concert in celebration of
World Arabic Language Day, at the prestigious Weill Recital
Hall at Carnegie Hall.
@unchambermusic
One of the most widely spoken languages in the world, Arabic is a pillar of the cultural diversity of humanity. In celebration of World Arabic Language Day, and the historic role of Arabic in the development of art and science, the program will feature a variety of popular and classical music from the Arab region.
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2021/12/17/UNChamber-Music-Society-Concert-in-Celebration-of-Arabic-Language-Day-0730PM

My design artwork for Swatch X

You customization platform @alserkalavenue
SwatchArt Peace Hotel opened their exhibition celebrating a decade of the Shanghai Residency in collaboration with Alserkal Advisory.
The exhibition showcases works by 10 of iits former Swatch Art Peace Hotel (@swatchartpeacehotel) residents at a special anniversary exhibition taking place
in Warehouse 82 in Alserkal Avenue.
Five UAE artists were also selected to design artworks for the Swatch X You customization platform.
They are: Noor Al Suwaidi , Diaa Allam, Ebtisam Abdulaziz, Khalid Al Banna and Khalid Mezaina

Find out more in the link in
bio. @swatch_ae @swatch

Swatch National Day
2022
@swatch_ae
Customize your Swatch and celebrate with us #uae50 @expo2020dubai
We reached out to the artist Ebtisam AbdulAziz to
design a very special canvas for this occasion.
“It's an honour to collaborate with Swatch for the
Golden Jubilee of UAE, says Ebtisam Abdulaziz,
who has created the geometrically intricate
SwatchxYOU canvas . “To me time and art are two
important forces, when they are joined the result
is very powerful. UAE has developed a lot in all
kinds of fields; it has progressed since I was a
child. Having seen all this I feel happy and thrilled
about the Expo 2020 Dubai now bringing the
world to the UAE.”
https://www.swatch.com/en-ae/makeyourwatch?1=SXYP-NG&2=HSUOK136&3=50jubilee&4=186,91&9=1&10=0

My piece My work (My home - My studio, acrylic
on canvas 2010), courtesy of @barjeelart curated by Faris AlShafar @faris.alshafar for the UAE’s 50th anniversary, as well as to celebrate the UAE’s seat on the
Security Council.
The exhibition showcasing Emirati art for the UAE Permanent Mission to the UN.
Artwork courtesy of Barjeel ArtFoundation & The UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth.

My work (Focal illusion) is exhibited at Between the Sky and the Earth: Contemporary Art from the UAE
Dec. 3, 2021 - Mar. 31, 2022
https://www.mei.edu/exhibition/betw
een-sky-and-earth