Ruba Nadar

Overview
Courtesy of the artist
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Ruba Nadar is a painter based in London, UK. Their practice is guided by questions of tenderness, eroticism, and Arab-ness. By dissecting and reassembling fragments from their own archive of photographs and research, they explore characters through textures in their work. These cinematic characters include made-up varsity athletes and queer sphinxes. Their work marries cultural imagery and symbolism with painting and fabric off-cuts, deconstructed garments, and found objects. Influenced by their own experiences, Ruba’s work closely examines the narrative potential embedded in objects, moments, and memories.
Works
  • Ruba Nadar, Beast of a Stadium, 2024
    Ruba Nadar
    Beast of a Stadium, 2024
    Oil, oil bar and fabric on canvas
    25 x 100 cm
    9 7/8 x 39 3/8 in
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  • Ruba Nadar, Jock, 2024
    Ruba Nadar
    Jock, 2024
    Fabric collage
    10 x 20 cm
    4 x 7 7/8 in
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  • Ruba Nadar, My Palms, 2024
    Ruba Nadar
    My Palms, 2024
    Oil, velvet and collage on canvas
    25 x 15 cm
    9 7/8 x 5 7/8 in
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Courtesy of Sarah Larby
Courtesy of Sarah Larby

B. 1998. Lives and works in London.

 

Education

2023-24 Royal College of Art, MA Painting

2017-21 Barnard College, Columbia University, BA Art History

 

Group Exhibitions

2024 Royal College of Art, MA Painting, London

2024 Body Songs, The Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK

2024 Faces & Figures, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, online, Brooklyn, NY        

2023 Speedo Unlimited International, Parent Company, Brooklyn, NY

2023 Perch on Prodding, 3Sisters Gallery, New York, NY

2022 Juicebox, Rupturexhibit Gallery, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames

2021 Off Camera, Louise McCagg Gallery, Barnard College, New York, NY

2019 Ratrock Call to Artists: Eroticism, Columbia University, New York, NY

2019 Ratrock Featured Artists Show, Columbia University, New York, NY