Mashael Alsaie Bahraini, b. 1994
Biography
Mashael Alsaie is a Bahraini multimedia artist and photographer. Mashael’s practice expresses research-driven interpretation of Bahraini mythologies via text, image, and glass. Incorporating themes of science fiction and ecofeminism, her most recent work explores collective consciousness embedded in the myth of the Adhari Spring.
Alsaie’s work has been featured in exhibitions at KBHG Basel (2023), Warehouse421 (2021), Misk Riyadh (2020), and PS122 New York (2019). She has been an Artist in Residence at Residency Unlimited in Brooklyn (2020), Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation (2021), and Samt Alternative Art School (2022).
Notable features in publications includeTribe Magazine, i-D Magzine, Vogue Arabia, Vogue Italia, Postscript Magazine, AlJazeera Plus, Emirates Woman, Womena, Hypebeast Online,Hypebeast/Adidas, MinaaZine, Harpers Bazaar Arabia, Mille Magazine, The Modern East, Nasi Magazine, Jdeed Magazine, GirlGaze ,KQED.
Works
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Sea of Tears , 2023 -
A lament for the dead I, 2024
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A lament for the dead V
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Twirling, twirling, twirling , 2024
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A a lament for the dead IV, 2024
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A lament for the dead III, 2024
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A lament for the dead II, 2024
Exhibitions
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'Gentle Porosities' by Mashael Alsaie
Solo show by Mashael Alsaie 23 Oct - 26 Nov 2024Hunna Art is thrilled to announce the opening of its first permanent space within one of Kuwait’s most exciting cultural spaces, the Design District Center. This significant milestone reaffirms the...Read more -
Noor Riyadh 2023
At the Riyadh Art space in JAX District 30 Nov 2023 - 2 Mar 2024Four artists -Aidha Badr, Amna AlBaker, Mashael Alsaie and Talin Hazbar- have been selected for 'Refracted Identities, Shared Futures', the exhibition accompanying the 2023 of Noor Riyadh. Held at the...Read more
Art Fairs
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Abu Dhabi Art
Booth E4 - 'Emergence' Sector 20 - 25 Nov 2024Hunna Art is proud to debut at Abu Dhabi Art 2024 within the Emerge sector, where galleries present artworks under US $3,000, inviting new collectors...Read more -
Foundations
Foundations - Collect from galleries that support early-career talents 23 Jan - 14 Feb 2024We are pleased to announce that Hunna Art has been selected, along with an impressive selection of upcoming and exciting art galleries, to be part...Read more -
Menart - Paris
14 - 17 Sep 2023Read more
Essays and Publications
Press
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(Diptyk) Abu Dhabi revoit sa stratégie
Rania Kettani, Diptyk, November 28, 2024 -
(Gulf Today) Hunna Art founder Oceane Sailly raises Arabian Peninsula’s voice internationally
Gulf Today, November 25, 2024 -
(The Arab Gulf State Institute in Washington) “Gentle Porosities:” Mashael Alsaie’s First Solo Show Urges a Tenderness Toward the Land
Nada Ammagui, The Arab Gulf State Institute in Washington, November 20, 2024 -
هنّ آرت" يستضيف أعمال البحرينية مشاعل الساعي اقرأ المزيد" (Al-Jarida)
Al-Jarida, October 28, 2024 -
Mashael Alsaie’s “GENTLE POROSITIES” art exhibition boosts GCC’s women artists
The Times , October 27, 2024 -
السفير البحريني: «عين عذاري» منطقة تاريخية لها مكانة في الخليج (Al-Anba)
Al-Anba, October 27, 2024 -
"هنَّ آرت" تنطلق في الكويت بمعرض للبحرينية مشاعل الساعي" (Al-Seyassah)
Al-Seyassah, October 27, 2024 -
افتتاح أول مساحة “لهنّ آرت” في الكويت (Q8-Press)
Q8-Press Newspaper, October 27, 2024 -
الفنانة البحرينية مشاعل الساعي تطلق معرضها الفني ” Gentle Porosities” بالتعاون مع النادي الدبلوماسي الدولي (Al-Khalij)
Al-Khalij, October 27, 2024 -
(Vogue Arabia) Noor Riyadh 2023: The Most Interesting Female Artists to Look Out For
Nitya Chablani, Vogue Arabia, November 29, 2023 -
(BeauxArts) 5 galeries coups de cœur à découvrir lors de Menart Fair!
Maïlys Celeux-Lanval , BeauxArts, November 2, 2023 -
(Jdeed) MENART Fair is back to Paris | What you shouldn’t miss
Jdeed Magazine, September 14, 2023
