Exhibitions
Shadia has exhibited in Saudi Arabia, the Arab World, USA and Europe.
Recent exhibitions included:
2024: February/April “ More than Meets the Eye “, Maraya Hall, AlUla, Saudi Arabia.
”…redefine the narrative of contemporary art movements in Saudi Arabia, highlighting the contributions of artists and the pivotal role collectors have played in the art scene’s evolution….”
2023 ” Hekayat Sadu “, Cultural Palace - Riyadh, The Ministry of Culture KSA
2022: “Al-Amakin”, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture - Ithral, Dharan, KSA
2022: “21,39”, Jeddah annual arts, Jeddah art council, KSA.
2022: February/March, “What lies Within”, The Black Arch Mecca/AlUla, private collection of Saudi patron and collector Basma AlSulaiman, Maraya Hall, AlUla, Saudi Arabia.
2022: February/March, “I have Seen Thousands of Stars and One Fell in AlUla.”, DesertX second edition of international art exhibition features 15 artists, Saudi Arabia.
2021: December, “The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale”, 11 December / 11 March 2022, the JAX district in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2020: January, “The Quest For Our Next Concern”, group exhibition curated by Fahad bin Naif, Saudi Arabia.
2019: November, “Go Back to Move Forward”, The NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Art Gallery / HE Dr Zaki Nusseibeh's private collection
2019: 11 February Al-Madinah exhibition (Ma'an), Saudi Arabia.
2019 Shadia participated to Art for Al Balad: A Charity Auction of contemporary art from the Middle East to raise funds for a new UNESCO heritage museum in Jeddah Historical District and a Jeddah children’s non-profit organisation. / Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture & Christies
2017: 8 October – 6 January Desert to Delta. Art museum University of Memphis, USA.
2016: Solo “Harj Bin Marj”, ATHR gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
2015: The View from Inside exhibition, FotoFest, Houston, Texas U.S.A..
2014: joined Al-Moalqat exhibition. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
2014: joined Al-Hajj exhibition in Institut Du Monde Arabe, Paris.
2013 and 2014: group exhibition–Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
2012 Shadia participated in “Art of Sight” Seeing is believing, a charity auction, Standard Chartered Bank and the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness & Christie’s
2012: joined " One Thousand and One Night " art exhibition. Institut du Monde Arabe. Paris.
2012: joined the controversial exhibition Le Corps Découvert (The Body Revealed) at L’Institut du Monde Arabe. Paris.
2012: October, joined the celebration of L’Institut du Monde Arabe’s 25th anniversary, by showing an important exhibition entitled 25 Years of Arab creativity.
2012: joined Tessellation Make up, Galerri Zilberman-Istanbul- Tirki, Sep15.
2012: was short listed for The 2012 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. Nominated by Ramin Salsali private museum.
2012: joined Art Dubai, 21 March, with some of ”The Supreme Ka'aba of God" collection tableaux.
2010: Dolmun Museum She was among the artists featured as part of the cultural program of the Saudi Pavilion at the World’s Fair in Shanghai, China, called Nabat.
2008, 2009, 2010: Shadia Alem was among the artists featured on the Edge of Arabia tour moving between London 2008, Venice 2008, Berlin 2010, and Istanbul 2010.
2007: Panorama Albareh art Gallery, Bahrain.
2005: Negative No More, KUNST Museum Bonn, Germany; Institut du Monde Arabe Paris, and Cultural center, Abu Dhabi; she was among the artists featured in contemporary Arab artist Languages of the desert.
2004: All Is Changed, 9 /11, Marx Gallery, Lille, France.
2004, 2009: Jah’s Eye, Space Acacia, Lille, France. 2009 Museum Montparnasse, Paris.
2003: L’estampe Arabe Contemporaine, Thionville, France.
2003: Arab Illustrators of Children’s Books, Institut Du Monde Arabe, Paris.
1999/2002: Djinnyat Lar, sponsored and published by Al-Mansouria Foundation for Art and Culture, moving between Paris, Euro Art Geneva, Beirut, The National Museum in Riyadh, London and the contemporary museum in Seoul, Korea.
1994: Faces and Cities, the House of Artists Gallery, Jeddah.
1993: (In Between) Redha Art Gallery, Jeddah.
1999: Sings, solo exhibition, Roshan Gallery, organized by Al-Mansouria association. Jeddah.