Sixteen Delfina alumni participate in the upcoming Sharjah Biennial
We are thrilled to share that Sharjah Biennial 16 to carry, features a wealth of former Delfina alumni.
Former 2016 resident Alia Swastika curates the 2025 edition of the Biennial alongside additional alumni who will show their work: Alia Farid (Delfina resident, 2013), Ayman Zedani (Delfina resident, 2021), Ruanne Abou-Rahme & Basel Abbas (international artists-in-residence in 2009), Citra Sasmita (Delfina resident, 2024), Joe Namy (Delfina resident, 2013), Mahmoud Khaled (Delfina resident, 2012), Nadia Al Issa/Christidi (Delfina resident, 2012), Olivia Plender (Delfina resident, 2012), Onur Gökmen (Delfina resident, 2015), Pallavi Paul (Delfina resident, 2014), Pratchaya Phinthong (Delfina resident, 2018), Tara Al Dughaither (Delfina resident, 2024), and Wael Shawky (Delfina resident, 2011).
Artists who have worked with Delfina Foundation will also be participating in the Biennial. This includes Zadie Xa who was part of Delfina Foundation’s 2016 Venice Biennale performance programme and Ala Younis who held an exhibition at Delfina in 2018.
Sharjah Biennial 16 runs from 6 February to 15 June, 2025.