A barrage of new openings hit the region at the end of last month, with galleries placing a particular focus on uplifting female artists. Aidha Badr’s I’m Never Coming Back explores themes of motherhood and identity through portraiture, while Gail Spaien’s Arranging Flowers seeks to interpret domestic spaces through dreamlike floral compositions. The Ithra Museum’s latest exhibition, Horizon in Their Hands, pushed female artists further into the spotlight by revisiting the work of fifty Arab women artists who shaped modern art between the 1960s and 1980s. An increased focus on retrospection and celebrating the region’s heritage also cropped up in other galleries; Gallery Naila is currently commemorating Saudi National Day through reinterpretations of local heritage, while The Third Line’s twentieth anniversary exhibition features works by all artists ever represented by the gallery.
The Best Art Exhibitions To Visit This October
Amelia Dhuga, GQ Middle East, October 6, 2025
