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Safwan Dahoul Syria, b. 1961

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  • Summer Collective

    Summer Collective

    Wavering Hope 18 Jun - 5 Sep 2025
    Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present‭ this year’s summer collective titled ‬Wavering Hope‭‭.
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  • Summer Collective

    Summer Collective

    An Ode to Portraiture 3 Jul - 8 Sep 2023
    Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present An Ode to Portraiture a summer collective featuring works by Afshin Pirhashemi, Safwan Dahoul, Elias Izoli, Kais Salman, Khaled Takreti, Nihad Al Turk, and Sadik Kwaish Alfraji.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Awake 8 Mar - 15 May 2022
    Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present Awake, a solo exhibition featuring Safwan Dahoul’s newest body of work.
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  • Summer Collective

    Summer Collective

    Echoes & Perceptions 19 Jul - 30 Sep 2020
    Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present Echoes and Perceptions, a Summer Collective with works by Abdul Karim Majdal Al Beik, Afshin Pirhashemi, Athier Mousawi, Faisal Samra, Farzad Kohan, Kais Salman, Sadik Alfraji, Safwan Dahoul, and Sama Alshaibi.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    The Awakening 23 Mar - 30 Jun 2020
    Due to the postponement of Art Dubai 2020, Ayyam Gallery is pleased to exhibit the commissioned works that were destined for the fair alongside the scheduled exhibition at the gallery by Rula Halawani.

    The gallery is temporarily closed until further notice. The vernissage scheduled for the 23rd is thus canceled. To enjoy a virtual tour please visit alserkal.online and contact info@ayyamgallery.com for further information.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Still Dreaming 17 Sep - 25 Oct 2018
    The second presentation of Safwan Dahoul's latest body of work, Still Dreaming, highlights a selection of paintings from the artist’s 2018 solo exhibition at Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC).
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  • Summer Collective

    Summer Collective

    you + topia 12 May - 30 Sep 2018
    Ayyam Gallery Dubai is pleased to present you + topia, a collective exhibition.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Still Dreaming 19 Mar - 30 Apr 2018
    Ayyam Gallery DIFC is pleased to present Still Dreaming a solo exhibition of Safwan Dahoul presenting his latest works.
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  • Painting Across Generations

    Painting Across Generations

    8 Feb - 31 Mar 2017
    Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to present Painting Across Generations, a collective exhibition that highlights contemporary painters from the Middle East who are recognised as international trendsetters.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Miniatures 9 Jan - 4 Mar 2017
    Ayyam Gallery Dubai (12, Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present Miniatures, the solo exhibition of Dubai-based painter Safwan Dahoul.
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  • Shapeshifters and Transformations

    Shapeshifters and Transformations

    21 Dec 2016 - 28 Feb 2017
    Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is pleased to present Shapeshifters and Transformations, a collective exhibition that brings together five leading artists from the Arab world. Highlighting works by Samia Halaby, Faisal Samra, Safwan Dahoul, Tammam Azzam, and Athier Mousawi, Shapeshifters and Transformations details the ways that artists are currently addressing exigent subject matter, including large-scale violence, the adverse effects of technology in the modern age, and changing landscapes.
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  • 10:52

    10:52

    1 Jun - 29 Oct 2016
    Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present 10:52, a collective exhibition that commemorates the tenth anniversary of its founding. Highlighting all fifty-two artists who have had solo shows at its different locations in the past decade, this selection of works reflects Ayyam Gallery’s evolution as one of the leading art spaces in the Middle East and North Africa.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Still Dreaming 14 Mar - 21 May 2016
    Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11, Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to present Still Dreaming, the solo exhibition of seminal painter Safwan Dahoul. A selection of new works from the artist’s ongoing Dream series is highlighted in this large-scale exhibition, including several mural-sized canvases.
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  • Safwan Dahoul & Nadim Karam

    Safwan Dahoul & Nadim Karam

    Fifth Anniversary Exhibition 30 Oct - 10 Jan 2014
    Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce its fifth anniversary show, featuring recent works by Lebanese multidisciplinary artist Nadim Karam and Syrian painter Safwan Dahoul. The exhibition’s opening on 30 October will serve as a celebration of the space’s five years of operation.
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  • Contemporary Uprising: Art from the Middle East

    Contemporary Uprising: Art from the Middle East

    21 - 25 May 2014
    Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present Contemporary Uprising: Art from the Middle East, a collective exhibition of ten renowned artists from Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia, from the 21 to 25 May 2014 at Nest Gallery in Geneva, Switzerland.
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  • Contemporary Arabia

    Contemporary Arabia

    5 May - 7 Jul 2014
    Ayyam Gallery Jeddah is pleased to present Contemporary Arabia, a multimedia exhibition featuring a selection of established and emerging Arab artists, including Samia Halaby, Tammam Azzam, and Shaweesh, to be held 5 May until 7 June 2014.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Almost a Dream 5 Feb - 13 Mar 2014
    Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is delighted to announce Almost a Dream, an exhibition of new work by acclaimed Syrian painter Safwan Dahoul from the 5 February - 13 March. Firmly established as one of the most prominent Arab artists working today, Dahoul will exhibit paintings created within the last year, since his hugely successful 2013 debut UK exhibition, Repetitive Dreams.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Repetitive Dreams 9 May - 8 Jun 2013
    Ayyam Gallery London is delighted to announce Syrian painter, Safwan Dahoul’s first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom, Repetitive Dreams. Firmly established as one of the most prominent Arab artists working today, he will present the first series of paintings he has created since leaving Damascus for Dubai last year. This coincides with an exhibition of large-scale works by Dahoul at Edge of Arabia London from 8 May - 15 June 2013.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    A Real Dream 2 - 30 Nov 2011
    Ayyam Art Center will proudly present A Real Dream, the solo show of Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul. Featuring several new paintings, this forthcoming exhibition will highlight a recent breakthrough in the artist’s Dream series, a large body of work that he began in 1982.
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  • Safwan Dahoul

    Safwan Dahoul

    Still Dreaming 17 Jan - 28 Feb 2011
    Ayyam Gallery Dubai DIFC is pleased to announce the forthcoming solo show of prominent Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul.
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  • Safwan Dahoul and Nadim Karam

    Safwan Dahoul and Nadim Karam

    9 Oct - 5 Dec 2009
    Ayyam Gallery is opening its third location in the heart of Beirut; the city of art, culture and beauty. The inagural show will feature a solo painting show by master Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul and a solo sculpture show by Lebanese legend Nadim Karam.
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  • Safwan Dahoul and Ammar Al Beik

    Safwan Dahoul and Ammar Al Beik

    Ayyam Editions 20 - 30 Jun 2009
    Ayyam Editions at Ayyam Gallery-Damascus presents in this exhibition limited edition prints by two famous Syrian artists: Painter Safwan Dahoul and Photographer & Filmmaker Ammar Al Beik.
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  • Shabab Uprising

    Shabab Uprising

    19 Feb - 19 Apr 2009
    From February 19 to April 19, Ayyam Gallery Dubai will proudly present Shabab Uprising, an exhibition featuring a selection of work by some of Syria’s most consummate young artists.
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  • Black vs Colour

    Black vs Colour

    16 Oct - 30 Nov 2008
    Ayyam Gallery, Dubai has gathered some of Syria's finest contemporary names from its formidable stable of artists for a group exhibition which will feature a vast variety of media. Some of the artists express themselves in shades of black and white, while others opt for colour. The show is an expression of both and will include paintings and photographs that cover different subjects, styles and techniques, all drawing on colour or monochrome. The six artists on show will be Khaled Takreti, Safwan Dahoul, Nassouh Zaghlouleh, Ammar Al-Beik, Asaad Arabi, and Youssef Abdelke. The exhibition is in essence six solo shows brought together by the theme of Black versus Colour.
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  • Safwan Dahoul & Nadim Karam

    Safwan Dahoul & Nadim Karam

    15 Mar - 17 Apr 2008
    Dream, a dominating title in all of Safwan Dahoul paintings since 20 years. Every painting he ever created is a dream that never ends. Dahoul's elegant portraits, clean lines and flowing figures echo cubist tendencies, but have a life and originality all of their own. Their dominating earth colors, reason being he wants to carry out his message in a simple way without having to resort to colors to convey emotion. He has a vision that painting the motion of the human body allows him to deliver his message more thoroughly than by using any other means. A prominent figure in the global art scene, he enjoys great popularity among international art collectors. Today, the most important museums and art collectors collect his paintings.
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  • Ayyam Gallery Beirut Opening Night

    Ayyam Gallery Beirut Opening Night

    8 Oct 2009
    Ayyam Gallery opened its third location on Thursday, October 8th in the heart of Beirut Lebanon.
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  • Ayyam Gallery Dubai Grand Opening

    Ayyam Gallery Dubai Grand Opening

    29 May 2008
    Ayyam Gallery opened its doors in Dubai on May 29th 2008. The opening night was well attended and there was a special electricity in the air. Most of Ayyam Gallery's artists were flown into Dubai for this special occasion.
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