Modern Art for a Modern City
The arts are alive and well in Riyadh, thanks in no small part to a thriving gallery scene. Even if you’ re just whiling away the hottest part of the afternoon or on the hunt for a one-of-a-kind piece to hang on your home’ s walls, there’ s plenty to admire.
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NAILA ART GALLERY
As a favorite haunt for elite artists and critics and one of the most prominent art galleries in the city, Naila boasts a collection of over 10,000 pieces of artwork from 400 visual artists.
ABSTRACT ART GALLERY This gallery hosts local art pioneers, providing a space for them to display their handiwork. Peruse the abstract arts on display in the company of discerning art connoisseurs … and perhaps become one yourself.
AL AJLAN ART GALLERY Established in 2019 by Saudi artist Mohammed Al Ajlan, it showcases the dazzling, the exceptional and the bizarre. Al Ajlan’ s paintings fuse color arts, poetry and Islamic and Arab heritage, to arrive at fine abstract art well worth some contemplation.
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