Shezad Dawood, Skin of Dreams at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. Ismail Noor for Seeing Things(1)

Dawood's Abu Dhabi retrospective spans sixteen years of painting, ceramics and film, staged inside a civic building he treats as a co-author.

A wide view of Shezad Dawood’s “Skin of Dreams” exhibition at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi shows suspended textile works, colorful freestanding walls, paintings and display platforms arranged throughout a large atrium.

Shezad Dawood: Skin of Dreams is on view at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi through
September 20, 2026.

Shezad Dawood, Skin of Dreams at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. Ismail Noor for Seeing Things(1)