Between 2011 and 2016 Delfina Foundation partnered with The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Art Dubai and Tashkeel on annual residencies for Emirati and international artists and curators.
Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai brought together expertise and resources from arts organisations in the UAE and the UK to support international exchange through artistic research, production and residencies. A.i.R Dubai aimed to promote international discourse and exposure in the UAE through open studios, educational activities and new commissions as part of Art Dubai Projects.
A.i.R Dubai 2016
Moza Almatrooshi
Dubai: 18/02/2016 — 25/03/2016
Lydia Ourahmane
Dubai: 18/02/2016 — 25/03/2016
Yasmina Reggad
Dubai: 04/01/2016 — 25/03/2016
Areej Kaoud
London: 18/02/2016 — 25/03/2016
Jumairy
Dubai: 18/02/2016 — 25/03/2016
Miriam Al Muhairi
Dubai: 18/02/2016 — 25/03/2016
A.i.R Dubai 2015
UAE-based artists were selected via a competitive open call included the established, Khorfakkan-based artist Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim; photographer and writer Hind Mezaina; Sharmeen Syed, whose practice references architectural research; and multi-media artist Jessica Mein. They were joined by the Amsterdam-based, former Rijksakademie resident Mehraneh Atashi, who works in photography, video and installation and has been recently pre-occupied with the concept of entropy, as well as Beirut-based artist Rheim Alkadhi, who weaves poetic collages from objects, texts, and images. A.i.R Dubai residencies, as well as Art Dubai Commissions, were curated by Lara Khaldi.
A.i.R Dubai 2014
Sara Al Haddad
London: 08/01/2014 — 30/03/2014
Sunoj D.
Dubai: 08/01/2014 — 30/03/2014
Nadia Ayari
Dubai: 08/01/2014 — 30/03/2014
Maitha Demithan
London: 08/01/2014 — 30/03/2014
Ipek Ulusoy Akgul
London: 08/01/2014 — 30/03/2014
A.i.R Dubai 2013
Dina Danish
Dubai: 07/01/2013 — 31/03/2013
Joe Namy
Dubai: 07/01/2013 — 31/03/2013
Yudi Noor
Dubai: 07/01/2013 — 31/03/2013
Ebtisam Abdulaziz
Dubai: 07/01/2013 — 31/03/2013
Ammar Al Attar
Dubai: 07/01/2013 — 31/03/2013
Reem Falaknaz
Dubai: 07/01/2013 — 31/03/2013
Bérénice Saliou
Dubai: 07/01/2013 — 31/03/2013
A.i.R Dubai 2012
Zeinab Alhashemi
Dubai: 08/01/2012 — 07/04/2012
Hadeyeh Badri
Dubai: 08/01/2012 — 07/04/2012
Nasir Nasrallah
Dubai: 08/01/2012 — 07/04/2012
Magdi Mostafa
Dubai: 08/01/2012 — 07/04/2012
Deniz Üster
Dubai: 08/01/2012 — 07/04/2012
Fayçal Baghriche
Dubai: 08/01/2012 — 26/03/2012
Alexandra (Ali) MacGilp
Dubai: 08/01/2012 — 07/04/2012
A.i.R Dubai 2011
Abbas Akhavan
Dubai: 01/02/2011 — 25/03/2011
Tobias Collier
Dubai: 01/02/2011 — 25/03/2011
Hind bin Demaithan
Dubai: 01/03/2011 — 25/03/2011
Shaikha Al Mazrou
London: 01/02/2011 — 23/05/2011
Shamma Al Amri
Dubai: 01/02/2011 — 25/03/2011