Ahed Al Kathiri

Ahed Al Kathiri is an emerging artist based in Dubai, UAE. Born and living away from her motherland, Yemen, she uses her personal experience to explore notions of belonging, place, and existence. Ahed’s introspective and intimate work engages with written work, sound, textiles, and recently performance.

Veronika Berezina founded NIKA Project Space in the UAE in 2023, a gallery that fosters the artistic inquiry of emerging and established artists and curators internationally, with a focus on practitioners from the Global South. NIKA Project Space serves as a platform for artistic discourse and experimentation and champions the work of female artists and curators. In addition to exhibitions which focus on conceptualization, abstraction, and philosophical inquiry, NIKA Project Space offers a critically engaged programme that emphasizes contemporaneity and dialogue through talks, performances, and educational initiatives. The gallery also hosts a research programme, inviting artists to create impactful new works that implement research-based and experimental creative processes, ultimately facilitating the exploration and portrayal of nuanced societal experiences and historical narratives. ‍ In 2024, NIKA Project Space inaugurated a European location in the Komunuma art district in Romainville,on the outskirts of Paris. In Dubai, the gallery is located in Al Khayat Avenue, Al Quoz. ...