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Al Markhiya Gallery at Fire Station: Artist in Residence, in collaboration with the Dalloul Artist Collective, announced Saturday the launch of an art exhibition titled “Lines of Belonging”, featuring Qatari artist Salman al-Malek and Lebanese artist Fawzi Baalbaki.The exhibition will open on Tuesday at 6.30pm at the Fire Station: Artist in Residence and will run until August 16.Bringing together two distinguished voices in contemporary Arab painting, “Lines of Belonging” explores the intersections of memory, identity, and lived experience.Through their distinctive artistic practices, the exhibition highlights a shared commitment to the power of art as a bridge between personal narratives, cultural heritage, and universal human emotion.The exhibition's paintings and artworks explore the dynamic relationship between form, line, and colour, offering the public a rich visual experience that opens up broad horizons and multiple interpretations.This reflects the richness and uniqueness of both experiences within the world of contemporary art, making the exhibition a special opportunity for art enthusiasts to discover new creative features that blend artistic heritage with profound human experience.Al-Malek approaches painting as both cultural memory and contemporary proposition.His practice negotiates the relationship between authenticity and modernity, giving rise to works that are deeply rooted in social consciousness while remaining open to formal experimentation.For al-Malek, art must hold a purpose - even when expressed through abstraction or colour.For Baalbaki, the painted line is an act of emotional survival.His figures, animals, and intertwined forms emerge through simplified gestures that move between abstraction and recognition, inviting the viewer to complete what the line leaves open.His compositions hold tenderness, solitude, companionship, and fleeting moments of joy within surfaces of deliberate lightness.Together, their works offer something increasingly rare: a space where form still carries feeling, abstraction remains human, and art continues to serve as a bridge between memory, place, and shared experience. 

Al Markhiya Gallery at Katara Art Center is organising the exhibition 'Between Yesterday and Today,' opening on Tuesday. Featuring the works of artists Lulu M, Masoud Rashid al-Balushi, and Mubarak al-Malik, the exhibition offers an artistic exploration of the three artists’ careers, highlighting the transformations in their creative experiences, the ideas that have evolved over time, and the artistic identities that have been shaped through years of research, experimentation, and growth.Through their new works, the artists showcase different stages of their artistic journeys, with each piece reflecting a unique signature and experience, while maintaining the common thread that united them in their early beginnings. The exhibition also provides visitors with an opportunity to compare the transformations in their artistic styles and creative visions over the past ten years.The exhibition serves as a space for dialogue between the past and the present, documenting the evolution of the artists' individual experiences and highlighting how accumulated expertise and experiences have shaped their current works, whether in terms of techniques, themes, or visual approaches.The organisers emphasise that 'Between Yesterday and Today' is not merely a showcase of new artworks, but rather a journey of reflection on the paths of three artists who began from a common point before each embarking on his or her own unique journey, only to reunite this time in an artistic experience that celebrates growth, development, and continuity within the visual arts landscape. 

Al Markhiya Gallery launched on Wednesday an online exhibition titled "The Infinite Line," by renowned Qatari visual artist Yasser Al Mulla. The exhibition is available online and will run until October 12. The gallery invited art enthusiasts and gallery-goers to take a virtual tour of the exhibition, which features contemplative artworks distinguished by themes of persistence, memory, and rebirth, hallmarks of Al Mulla's artistic expression. The works on display range from black and white to shades of gray, unfolding into a broad spectrum of visual possibilities that place the viewer in a space between doubt and certainty. Hosted on the international art platform Artsy, the online exhibition offers audiences around the world the opportunity to interact with the artist Al Mulla's experience and learn about his artistic imprint. This exhibition is part of Al Markhiya Gallery's ongoing efforts to support Qatari artists, in addition to its commitment to promote Arab artists. By organizing such exhibitions, the gallery aims to showcase creative talents on global platforms, highlighting the richness and diversity of the Qatari and Arab art scene. Al Markhiya Gallery is regarded as a cornerstone of the cultural and artistic scene in Qatar and the Gulf region, contributing to enriching the visual arts movement, fostering cultural development, and promoting Qatari and Arab art both locally and internationally through exhibitions and international participations.

Al Markhiya Gallery is preparing to launch a new group exhibition titled “Reshaped” at the Fire Station - Artists’ Residence, on Tuesday evening, August 26, from 7 to 9pm, with the participation of a select group of Qatari and Arab artists currently working in Qatar.The exhibition brings together the works of more than twenty-five artists.In this context, Anas Qutait, art co-ordinator of Al Markhiya Gallery, said: “Through this exhibition, we are keen to present diverse artistic experiences that reflect the richness of the Arab art scene in Qatar. We emphasise the importance of materials as a partner in the creative process. The diversity of participants and their various styles give the exhibition an aesthetic and cognitive dimension that enriches the audience’s experience and exposes them to new interpretations of contemporary art.” Qutait added that the exhibition offers the public a unique opportunity to view a wide and diverse collection of artworks that reflect the spirit of experimentation and innovation among the participating artists, where materials and styles intertwine to create an integrated sensory and intellectual experience.The exhibition also provides an opportunity for visitors to interact directly with the works and explore the way each artist approaches both materials and ideas, making each painting, sculpture, or installation a unique experience that engages the senses and provokes thought.Through this diversity, the exhibition transforms into a vibrant space for contemplation and exploration, allowing the audience to experience art from a different perspective and brings them closer to understanding the depth of the creative process and the nature of the relationship between the artists and their material.This makes “Reshaped” an important addition to the cultural and artistic scene in Doha. At its core, the exhibition presents an artistic contemplation of the relationship between material, meaning, and transformation.“Reshaped” is part of Al Markhiya Gallery’s ongoing efforts to support Arab artists and highlight their experiences, while also consolidating Doha’s position as a prominent cultural destination hosting the most prominent art events in the region.