Abu Dhabi Art Showcases Emerging UAE Talent at Saatchi Gallery London

Abu Dhabi Art’s Beyond Emerging Artists Exhibition Opens at London’s Saatchi Gallery LONDON – October 1, 2025: The acclaimed Beyond Emerging Artists (BEA) exhibition, part of the Abu Dhabi Art programme, arrives in London for the first time, with a ten-day showing at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery from October 1 to 11, 2025. The presentation follows a successful international debut in Hong Kong earlier this year and marks the programme’s seventh international edition. Curated by Lorenzo Fiaschi, co-founder of GALLERIA CONTINUA, the exhibition showcases works from three rising UAE-based artists: Fatma Al Ali, Dina Nazmi Khorchid, and Simrin Mehra Agarwal. Their practices span a spectrum of media, including sculpture, sound, and textiles, exploring interconnected themes of transformation, memory, and the emotional bonds between people and the environments they inhabit. The works were first unveiled as part of the 2024 BEA cycle at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, where they received praise for their bold introspection and cultural specificity. Now, London audiences are invited to discover how this lineage of contemporary art emerging from the UAE resonates within a global context. Renowned for launching the careers of numerous contemporary artists, the Saatchi Gallery provides an ideal platform for the exhibition. Its emphasis on accessibility, experimentation, and cultural dialogue offers a dynamic environment in which these Middle Eastern voices can enter into conversation with a broader art-viewing public. Presented with the support of Abu Dhabi Art’s Global Partner, HSBC, this initiative underlines the fair’s continued mission to elevate emerging talent from the UAE. Through international placements such as this one, Abu Dhabi Art aims to foster cross-cultural exchange and introduce new artistic perspectives to key art capitals around the world. Launched in 2017, the Beyond Emerging Artists programme provides selected artists with intensive mentorship, curatorial guidance, and international exposure. Its move to London signals another significant step in solidifying Abu Dhabi Art’s position as a catalyst for contemporary creativity and global artistic dialogue. Team V.DIR-EM-UAE