Delfina Foundation, as well as our predecessor Delfina Studios Trust, has a long history and renowned reputation for nurturing and promoting creative talent from across the Middle East, North Africa & South Asia (MENASA).

Through our residency programmes we have supported over 150 practitioners from the region, including Subodh Gupta, Khalil Rabah, Susan Hefuna, Ziad Antar, Rana Begum, Michael Rakowitz, Sunoj D., Farhad Moshiri, Manal Al Dowayan, Hrair Sarkissian, Ayesha Sultana, Lydia Ourahmane, Alia Farid, and Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim.

Moreover the foundation has been pioneering in hosting major solo presentations of artists such as Wael Shawky, Nasser Al Salem, Ala Younis, Baptist Coelho, Ahmet Öğüt, Abbas Akhavan, Ruanne Abou Rahme & Basel Abbas, and Lamia Joreige.

For more about joining this network, click here.

RESIDENCIES SUPPORTED

Saba Khan

London: 15/05/2023 — 06/08/2023

Beya Othmani

London: 20/02/2023 — 30/03/2023

Nassim Azarzar

London: 05/01/2023 — 26/02/2023

Blqees Zuhair

London: 06/06/2022 — 02/07/2022

RESIDENCIES COMPLEMENTED

Moza Almatrooshi

London: 19/09/2022 — 16/10/2022

Wesam Al Asali

London: 08/10/2022 — 18/12/2022

SELECT OUTCOMES OF SUPPORTED RESIDENCIES

Studio Visit: Saba Khan

Reflections on water

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Resident’s Room: Nassim Azarzar

Our resident on his long fascination with the visual culture of Moroccan trucks

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