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Sana Gallery
EstablishedOctober 25, 2012
LocationSingapore
TypeMiddle Eastern Contemporary Art Gallery
WebsiteSana Gallery

Sana Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Singapore focused on Middle Eastern art.[1] Sana Gallery was founded in 2012 by Assaad W. Razzouk, the British-Lebanese clean energy and climate change entrepreneur.[2] The gallery was officially opened on Oct 25, 2012, as the first Middle Eastern contemporary art gallery in South East Asia and showcased work by the Syrian artist Thaer Maarouf and the Syrian-Lebanese painter Semaan Khawam in a show entitled Kisses of an Enemy.[3][4]

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Sana Gallery, Opening, 2012

Projects

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Sana Gallery, Opening, 2012

Sana Gallery serves as a platform to showcase young Middle Eastern talent in Singapore to South East Asia, India and China.[5] Sana Gallery's projects include exhibitions anchored around artists’ commissions, installations, artists’ talks and performances.[6] The gallery also offers a temporary residence in Singapore for emerging artists to immerse themselves in the local and regional culture and benefit from the resources available to art and artists in Singapore and in South East Asia.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sana Gallery, About". Sana Gallery. 2012.
  2. ^ "Sindicatum Board of Directors". Sindicatum Sustainable Resources.
  3. ^ "An Ode to the Middle East in Singapore's Sana Gallery". The Daily Star. October 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Kolesnikov-Jessop, Sonia (November 1, 2012) "First gallery dedicated to Middle East art opens in Singapore", ARTINFO. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Sana Gallery". Art in Asia. 2012.
  6. ^ "Kisses of an Enemy". MenasArt. October 2012.
  7. ^ "Singapore Hosts Middle Eastern art Exhibition Inspired by Arab Spring" (PDF). Al Mustaqbal. October 18, 2012.