Sarah Alagroobi is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher and educator with an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London. She explores notions of culture and identity in both Arab and Western contexts through post-colonial discourse. Her practice mines personal and collective experiences that portray an agile simplicity in expression of place, borders and a sense of belonging. She founded The Letters Project, an online platform that foregrounded anonymous letters that spoke to the anthropological and socio-cultural climate of the Arab region. Her work has gathered the attention of leading design magazines ESTRO, ID and Close-Up and has been exhibited regionally and internationally at Somerset House, London, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Versus Art Project, Istanbul, Venice Biennale, Dutch Design Week, ME Collectors Room, Berlin and Warehouse421, Art Jameel, Art Dubai and Abu Dhabi Art.

  • 2018 - Royal College of Art, London, UK.
    2013 - American University of Sharjah, UAE.
    2011 - American University of Rome, Italy.
    2008 - British School of Brussels, Belgium.

  • 2020 - BICAR Curatorial Residency x Warehouse421
    2020 - samt Residency Programme VOL 03 - Blue
    2017 - ADMAF support with materials grant
    2016 - ADMAF support with materials grant awards
    2016 - Emirati Women of the Year {nominee}
    2016 - Global Women's Forum Rising Talent 2016
    2013 - Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award 1st Place Winner {Design} 3rd Place Winner {Fine Arts}
    2012 - TEDx Ajman Speaker

  • 2022 - Substracting the Imaginary, solo show, Fabien Fryns Gallery Dubai, UAE.
    2020 - Sharjah Art Foundation studios Samt Residency, Sharjah, UAE.
    2019 - Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2019 The Park Gallery, Manarat Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
    2019 - NOMADIC TRACES Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
    2019 - Art Jameel, Dubai, UAE.
    2018 - Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2018 The Park Gallery, Manarat Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
    2018 - VERSUS Art Project {Group Exhibition} Istanbul, Turkey.
    2018 - SURGE East Wing Biennial 13 Somerset House, London, UK.
    2018 - Thumbnail Exhibition Hockney Gallery, London, UK.
    2017 - Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2017 {solo show}The Park Gallery, Manarat Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
    2017 - Portrait of a Nation, Berlin Art Week ME Collectors Room, Berlin, Germany.
    2017 - Royal College of Art WIP Show London, UK.
    2016 - Abu Dhabi Festival Abu Dhabi, UAE.
    2015 - Dutch Design Week {furniture design}Eindhoven, Netherlands.
    2015 - Istanbul Design Week {furniture design} Istanbul, Turkey.