RAMI FAROOK
b. 1981, United Arab EmiratesRami Farook (b. 1981, Dubai, UAE) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator. Rami has participated in selected exhibitions including A Night of A Lifetime, Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMOCA), Riyadh, KSA (2026); Observers of Change, Barjeel Art, Etihad Museum, Dubai, UAE (2025); Amphibian Aesthetics, Kochi, India (2025); No Trespassing, Ishara Foundation, Dubai, UAE (2025); and A Muslim Man, ATHR Gallery, Jeddah, KSA (2025). He curated Young Saudi Artist 2023, On Purpose for ATHR Foundation in Diriyah and presented a solo exhibition curated by Ruba Al Sweel. His other solo exhibitions include Items Discontinued, Maisan 15, Dubai (2020), and Peace and Productivity, Season, Seattle (2017). He also participated in a group exhibition curated by Reem Fadda for Sharjah Biennial’s 2nd Act at Sursock Museum, Beirut (2017), An Arab Artist’s 1st Solo in America at Satellite Art Show during Art Basel Miami (2016), and worked as a producer, patron, and artist at the Kochi Biennale (2012 and 2014). In 2010, he curated Grey Borders / Grey Frontiers for Edge of Arabia during the Berlin Biennale.
Rami’s work is in the collections of Art Jameel, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, The Obayashi Collection, and The Barjeel Foundation, among others.
He lives and works in Dubai, UAE.
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