Lahd Gallery is proud to announce its first calligraphic art exhibition featuring several artists from around the world. Launching on 20th October 2011, this exhibition will trace the art of calligraphy to its historical origins and explore how it has developed into an exacting craft of high aesthetic sensibility. The participating artists come from varied and diverse backgrounds: Tunisia-born Abdallah Akar and Julien Breton, both from France, Madny Al Bakry from Oman, Shukor Yahya from Malaysia, Hamid Nasir from Pakistan and India-born Said Adrus residing in the UK.

Lahd Gallery is proud to announce the premier of our first pop art exhibition featuring a Kuwaiti Pop art duo, Hamad Al Saab and Ali Sultan. Presenting the Arab culture and history through their own contemporary vision, both Hamad & Ali believe that although pop icons around the world have transcended their time to become symbols of popular heritage and national pride, their works will reflect Arab culture in a modern and internationally accessible way.

Lahd Gallery is proud to present Rediscovering Sudan, a group exhibition of Sudanese artists whose art reflects the complexity of contemporary Sudanese society. The richness of contemporary Sudanese art is evident in its diversity and this entire Sudanese heritage, past and present, forms the base on which contemporary art is developed. It is this unique characteristic that makes Sudanese art stand out from the different African art schools.

Lahd Gallery presents Shurooq Amin: SHOT! The Untold Truth of Society Girls, a recent collection of paintings by Kuwaiti artist Shurooq Amin, underlining the fabric of modern Arabian Gulf society. Unperturbed by the inherent societal restrictions, she goes on to strip the façade and reveal the hidden lives of society girls in Kuwait. The paintings depict the girls in an embellished state, revealing themselves, while always denominated by the polarity of the East and West.

Lahd Gallery presents An Istanbul Legacy, a group exhibition featuring an exquisite selection of artworks from three leading contemporary Turkish artists. This diverse exhibition will explore the art and culture of Turkey incorporating many different aspects of artistic traditions. Art works by distinguished artists Guido Casaretto, Ugur Caki and Bedri Baykam will be shown, which will be aimed at provoking interest amongst varied audiences through the diversity of their individual styles.