BIO
Nasir Nasrallah is an Emirati artist, born in Sharjah in 1984. He founded the “Marsam Al Sahel” studio in 2019 as an art space where a number of artists can explore art and criticism and enrich the place with discussions and dialogues. Nasir Nasrallah wrote the book "Creatures of Everyday Objects," which has been translated into Italian, and the book "The Story Converter," which documents an interactive art project by the same title. In the field of illustrations and children's books, he has judged several competitions, such as the Etisalat Children's Book Award and the Children's Book Illustration Exhibition at the Sharjah Book Authority. He curated the 32nd session of the Emirates Fine Arts Society entitled "Untold Stories" and the 4th session of Sharjah Children's Biennial entitled "Questions" in 2014. In his current role as manager of the community program at the Sharjah Art Foundation, he publishes every year the "Corniche" book of comics, which features experimental comics by over 35 regional artists.
For artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah, making art is about experimenting with and synthesising materials, be they physical objects, ideas or theorems. His work is a highly personal response to his environment and the people and places he encounters. He finds particular inspiration in the physical objects he collects, such as toys and small consumer items, which he feels drawn to use in his work.
His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah (2011) and Sharjah Art Museum (2009). His work has also been shown in group exhibitions inside and outside the UAE, including Sharjah Biennial 11 (2013); Cairo Biennial (2006) and annual exhibitions of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah (2005–present). In 2012, he participated in the A.i.R (Artist in Residence) programme, a collaboration between Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Tashkeel and the Delfina Foundation, and he won first prize at the 30th Annual Exhibition, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah.
Nasrallah was the curator of Stories Yet to Be Told, 32nd Annual Exhibition, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah (2014) and Questions, 4th Sharjah Children’s Biennial (2014). He has held the position of Vice President, Emirates Fine Arts Society for six years (2006–2012), and he is currently Director of the Education Programme at Sharjah Art Foundation and Ambassador for the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY).
He received a bachelor’s degree in communication engineering from Khalifa University, Sharjah (2006). He took art courses at the Emirates Fine Arts Society while studying for his degree.
Nasir Nasrallah is an Emirati artist, born in Sharjah in 1984. He founded the “Marsam Al Sahel” studio in 2019 as an art space where a number of artists can explore art and criticism and enrich the place with discussions and dialogues. Nasir Nasrallah wrote the book "Creatures of Everyday Objects," which has been translated into Italian, and the book "The Story Converter," which documents an interactive art project by the same title. In the field of illustrations and children's books, he has judged several competitions, such as the Etisalat Children's Book Award and the Children's Book Illustration Exhibition at the Sharjah Book Authority. He curated the 32nd session of the Emirates Fine Arts Society entitled "Untold Stories" and the 4th session of Sharjah Children's Biennial entitled "Questions" in 2014. In his current role as manager of the community program at the Sharjah Art Foundation, he publishes every year the "Corniche" book of comics, which features experimental comics by over 35 regional artists.
For artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah, making art is about experimenting with and synthesising materials, be they physical objects, ideas or theorems. His work is a highly personal response to his environment and the people and places he encounters. He finds particular inspiration in the physical objects he collects, such as toys and small consumer items, which he feels drawn to use in his work.
His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah (2011) and Sharjah Art Museum (2009). His work has also been shown in group exhibitions inside and outside the UAE, including Sharjah Biennial 11 (2013); Cairo Biennial (2006) and annual exhibitions of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah (2005–present). In 2012, he participated in the A.i.R (Artist in Residence) programme, a collaboration between Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Tashkeel and the Delfina Foundation, and he won first prize at the 30th Annual Exhibition, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah.
Nasrallah was the curator of Stories Yet to Be Told, 32nd Annual Exhibition, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah (2014) and Questions, 4th Sharjah Children’s Biennial (2014). He has held the position of Vice President, Emirates Fine Arts Society for six years (2006–2012), and he is currently Director of the Education Programme at Sharjah Art Foundation and Ambassador for the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY).
He received a bachelor’s degree in communication engineering from Khalifa University, Sharjah (2006). He took art courses at the Emirates Fine Arts Society while studying for his degree.