Khalid examines the materiality of everyday objects and coaxes out their metaphoric potential. Through fabricating receipts, playing with street cats, composing fictional tours and stealing corporate pens, he dissects ironies embedded in his everyday surroundings. What begins as an arbitrary flânerie, develops into a methodical formula that addresses philosophical and phenomenological, revealing the spatial, poetic relationships between his subjects and their frangible correlation to human beings.

Khalid is alumnus of programs Salama bint Hamdan Emerging Artists Fellowship and Campus Art Dubai 7.0 with previous group shows in Yorkshire, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi



🕺 Solo Shows

2022  Let me tell you something, 421 (Previously Warehouse421), Abu Dhabi
2022  Beyond: Emerging Artist 2022, Abu Dhabi Art


👯 Group Shows 

2023  Coded Gestures, Nika Project Space, Dubai
2021  Made In The Emirates, Sotheby’s, Dubai
2021  Spacetoons, Athr Gallery, Jeddah
2021  After The Beep, Satellite, Dubai
2021  Total Landscaping, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi
2020  The Youth Takeover: Jameel Arts Center, Dubai
2020  ‘Do You See Me How I See You?, Maisan15, Dubai
2019  Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Contemporary Art in the City, Art Dubai   
2018  SEAF COHORT 5 Community & Critique, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi  
2018  Losers club, Grey noise, Dubai                            
2018  On Being Vertical Against your Horizon, Samt
2017  Beyond Boundaries: Art By Email, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire



📚 Programmes

2021  Artistic Developmental Exhibition, Warehouse421
2019  Campus Art Dubai 7.0                                        
2018  The Salama Bint Hamdan Emerging Artists Fellowship    



💰 Grants

2020  Art Jameel Research and Practice Platform Grant



🗣 Talks, Presentations

2022  The Artist is an Author is an Artist, Alserkal Arts Foundation
2021  Artist presentation, Zayed University
2021  Artist presentation: Total landscaping, Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi
2017  Slidefest, Gulf Photo Plus, Dubai



📰 Press                                                                                                                           
2022  Mohamed Khalid was Destined to be an Artist - YUNG
2022  Critic’s pick, Abu Dhabi - Artforum 
2021  “Total Landscaping” at Warehouse 421 - Global Art Daily     
2020  11 artists in the UAE to watch in the coming year - The National
2020  UAE’S GEN Z IS TAKING OVER JAMEEL ARTS CENTRE - Grazia ME
2020  Do You See Me How I See You? - Global Art Daily
2020  Design Diary: Meet Christopher Benton - Gulf News     
2017  Ping! Youve got art mail - The Times(2)                                                          2017  Beyond boundaries - Gulf News                                                                     2016  ‘Self portrait’ - AMOR Issue 21        


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