Stitches
Seed Shells
2020
Acrylic on canvas board
52 cm x 45 cm
(Quarantine Series)
Rosebud
2020
Acrylic on wood panel
31.5 cm x 41.5 cm
(Quarantine Series)
Stitches
2020
Acrylic on wood panel
51 cm x 41 cm
(Quarantine Series)
Sarah Alagroobi is an Emirati multidisciplinary artist with an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in London. She explores the notions of culture and identity of both Middle Eastern and Western contexts through colonial discourse, including notions of whitewashing and “othering.” Her practice mines personal and collective experiences that portray an agile simplicity in the expressions of place, borders, and a sense of belonging. She is the co-curator of BANAT Collective, a creative community that discusses intersectionality, feminism, gender, and identity politics in the Arab world. Her work has gathered the attention of design magazines such as ESTRO, ID, and Close-Up. Her work has also been exhibited regionally and internationally at Somerset House in London, Salone del Mobile in Milan, the Versus Art Project in Istanbul, the Venice Biennale, Dutch Design Week, ME Collectors Room in Berlin, Warehouse421, Art Jameel, and Abu Dhabi Art.