Lulua Alyahya (b. 1998, Washington D.C.) holds a BFA from the Slade School of Fine Art and an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2020, she was awarded the Cass Art Painting Prize.
Alyahya is currently presenting her first solo exhibition in the United Arab Emirates at Jameel Art Centre’s Artist’s Room, on view until 31 January 2027.
Recent exhibitions include Pygostyle, The Residence Gallery, London (2022); Roundabout, ATHR Gallery, Jeddah (2021); Spacetoons, ATHR Gallery, Jeddah (2021); Right Back at You, The Function Suite, London (2020); SpaceshipDungeonZoo, Alvaro Barrington’s Studios, London (2019); Bad Art Presents ‘FANDOM’, Bones & Pearl Studios, London (2019); A Year of Nostalgia, a year-long exhibition and events programme in two villages in rural Lincolnshire (2018); and Widening the Gaze, Slade Research Centre, London (2018).
Lulua Alyahya lives in Bahrain.

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