W e are pleased to announce that the Sotheby’s Dubai gallery is open, and that we are able to welcome you in our premises.

Sotheby’s Dubai gallery is located in the Dubai International Financial Centre and presents an expanded programme of year-round events, including selling and non-selling exhibitions, events and talks, reflecting the spectrum of Sotheby's international sales and extensive client services.

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Sotheby’s Dubai is proud to present The Gallery Collective, an innovative partnership with some of the UAE’s most renowned homegrown galleries. This unique series, running from November 2024 through 2026, celebrates the thriving local art scene by showcasing the diverse talent emerging from the region. Each exhibition will feature a carefully curated selection of artworks from the UAE’s leading galleries.

The series will open with Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, showcasing the distinctive works of New York-based artist Khalif Tahir Thompson alongside the acclaimed American artist Summer Wheat. Thompson’s emotionally charged pieces, characterized by a vivid colour palette, explore themes of identity, cultural heritage, and personal narrative. In contrast, Wheat’s textured, vibrant paintings focus on femininity, labour, and community through bold, figurative compositions and innovative use of materials. This exhibition offers collectors a unique opportunity to engage with two compelling artistic voices, each bringing a powerful perspective to the contemporary art landscape.

Exhibition Dates
28 October 2024 – 6 January 2025

Hot Spots is the first collaborative exhibition between Tabari Artspace and The Third Line. Showcasing a collective of artists from across the Middle East and North Africa, working across disciplines, the exhibition seeks to foreground new connections and dialogues between the galleries' represented artists.

The title draws inspiration from the language and codes of advertising, particularly the vocabulary used in travel marketing. By adopting this commercial vernacular, the exhibition brings forward deeper themes of human movement, cultural attachment, and globalisation.

Exhibition Dates
9 January 2025 – 10 March 2025

At the intersection of contemporary and Islamic art, Form and Rhythm brings together an intergenerational group of artists using geometric abstraction and the application of traditional crafts in their artistic practice. Long a cornerstone of Lawrie Shabibi’s programme, contributing artists include Hamra Abbas, Dima Srouji, Farhad Ahrarnia, Timo Nasseri, Mohamed Melehi, Nabil Nahas and Shahpour Pouyan. The exhibition comprises ceramics, works of cut stone and glass, Mughal-inspired hard stone inlay and Persian micro-mosaic as well as paintings and silkscreens.

Exhibition Dates
12 March 2025 – 7 May 2025