Shooq AlShawi Bahrain, b. 1988

Biography

Shooq AlShawi (b. 1988, Bahrain) lives and works in London. She is an oil painter challenging the medium through gestural abstraction.

She holds a BA (Hons) from the University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion (2010), and a Foundation in Art and Design from Newcastle College (2006). She is part of the Beyond Studios programme, Ouroboros art school critique groups. She is at Turps Banana Spring 2026 Residency.

She’s the cofounder of the Arab Art Dialogue, the collective includes notable Arab Art contributors internationally.

In 2025 she was shortlisted for ArtEvol 2025: Voices from the Undefined at the Saatchi Gallery. Shooq was recently interviewed by Frieze.

Her work has been internationally shown, her most recent shows include The 52 Annual Fine Arts Exhibition at the Musuem of Bahrain, Bahrain (2026); ‘Where We Meet’, General Assembly, London (2026); ‘A Room’, Apsara, London (2025).

Her work is part of collections in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.

Works