Art Basel Qatar has announced the list of participating galleries for its 2027 edition, set to take place from 28 to 30 January 2027 in Doha.
Curated by Artistic Director of Art Basel Qatar 2027 Wassan Al-Khudhairi in collaboration with Vincenzo de Bellis, Chief Artistic Officer and Global Director of Art Basel Fairs, the second edition of the fair in Qatar will take place under the theme of between / بين across M7 and Doha Design District in Msheireb Downtown Doha.
Al-Khudhairi shared: “For me, the theme between / بين is a liminal space of possibility, where different perspectives, histories and ideas meet and new ways of seeing emerge. This thinking has shaped our approach to Art Basel Qatar 2027, from the selection of solo-artist presentations to the galleries participating in the show, bringing together artists across generations and at different stages of their careers.
In a curatorial decision aimed at deepening engagement with artistic practices in the fair setting, this edition will gather 82 galleries from across 37 countries and territories to showcase single-artist presentations in response to the selected theme.
Furthering the fair’s commitment to strengthening its regional standing and engagement with the local art scene, nearly half of the presenting artists and more than a third of the participating galleries will hail from the MENASA region. These include Athr with Mohammad Alfaraj, Green Art Gallery with Seher Shah, Gypsum with Huda Lutfi, Lawrie Shabibi with Yaza Khalili, Tabari with Aya Haidar, Hafez Gallery with Faisal Samra, al markhiya gallery with Youssef Ahmad, Sfeir-Semler Gallery with Aref El Rayess, The Third Line with Vian Sora, Leila Heller with Marcos Grigorian, Le Violon Bleu with Chaïbia Talal and Marfa’ Projects with Stéphanie Saadé, among others.
Of the fair’s 30 first-time participants, galleries from the region include Taymour Grahne Projects with Dalal Al-Obaidi, Efie Gallery with María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Iyad Qanazea with Jumana Abboud, Le LAB Gallery with Moataz Nasr, Alhosh Gallery with Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani, Contemporary Art Platform with Monira Al Qadiri and Dastan Gallery with Sirak Melkonian.
Art Basel Qatar will be presented in partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and QC+, with Visit Qatar as lead partner of the fair. In addition to the fair, Art Basel will launch a year-round programme entitled the Collectors Majlis to strengthen the engagement of collectors and galleries, fostering exchange between the fair’s editions and building links between local and international collectors, galleries and institutions. This includes a series of sessions to be held before the fair, led by Art Basel leadership and key figures in the local and regional art scene, including Her Excellency Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, Abdulrahman Al Khulaifi, founder and director of ARAK, Carly Murphy, Global Head of Collectors and Institutional Relations at Art Basel, Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani, the founding director of The Institute of Arab and Islamic Art, Noah Horowitz, CEO of Art Basel, Tariq Al Jaidah, art collector, Vincenzo de Bellis and Wassan Al-Khudhairi.
On the upcoming edition, Horowitz remarked, “Art Basel Qatar was conceived as an enduring platform for the region, and the 2027 edition marks an important next step in bringing our vision to life. Our ambition extends well beyond the fair week: through our new year-round program, we aim to deepen collector engagement between editions and contribute to the sustained growth of the regional art market. This is aligned with our global mission to nurture the next generation of collectors and create new pathways for discovery and exchange.”
Full participant list:
Hassan Hajjaj at 193 Gallery
Andy Warhol at Acquavella Galleries
Youssef Ahmad at al markhiya gallery
Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani at Alhosh Gallery
Alfredo Aquilizan, Isabel Aquilizan at Ames Yavuz
Chant Avedissian at Sabrina Amrani
Mohammad Alfaraj at Athr Gallery
Nabil Nahas at Saleh Barakat Gallery
Christine Safa at Bortolami
Maria Hassabi at The Breeder
Enrico Castellani at Cardi Gallery
El Hadji Libasse Ka at Carlos/Ishikawa
Dana Awartani at Chemould Prescott Road
Isabella Ducrot at Sadie Coles HQ
Monira Al Qadiri at Contemporary Art Platform
Chen Zhen at Galleria Continua
Frank Stella at Paula Cooper Gallery
Cui Jie at Pilar Corrias
Sirak Melkonian at Dastan Gallery
María Magdalena Campos-Pons at Efie Gallery
Nicène Kossentini at Selma Feriani Gallery
Wolfgang Laib at Konrad Fischer Galerie
Carol Bove, Maurizio Cattelan at Gagosian
Alfredo Spampinato at Gomide&Co
Dalal Al-Obaidi at Taymour Grahne Projects
Seher Shah at Green Art Gallery
Adeela Suleman at Grosvenor Gallery
Filipa César at Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art
Huda Lutfi at Gypsum Gallery
Faisal Samra at Hafez Gallery
Bingyi at Hanart TZ Gallery
Marcos Grigorian at Leila Heller Gallery
Salah Elmur at Mariane Ibrahim
Alfredo Spampinato at Isla Flotante
Kamruzzaman Shadhin at Jhaveri Contemporary
Antonis Donef at Kalfayan Galleries
Shahzia Sikander at Sean Kelly
Liliane Lijn at Sylvia Kouvali
Waqas Khan at Galerie Krinzinger
Moataz Nasr at Le LAB Gallery
Rabih Mroué at Laveronica arte contemporanea
Yazan Khalili at Lawrie Shabibi
Mandy El-Sayegh at Lehmann Maupin
Anish Kapoor at Lisson Gallery
Mira Schendel at Luxembourg + Co.
Sonia Delaunay at Gió Marconi
Stéphanie Saadé at Marfa’ Projects
Ken Price at Matthew Marks Gallery
Salvo at Mazzoleni
Toshio Yoshida at Fergus McCaffrey
Paulo Nazareth at Mendes Wood DM
Ugo Rondinone at Mennour
Ayesha Singh at Nature Morte
Rirkrit Tiravanija at neugerriemschneider
Simon Starling at Galleria Franco Noero
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian at NORR COHAN
Ambreen Butt at Gallery Wendi Norris
Ihsan Oturmak at Öktem Aykut
Kiki Smith at Galleria Lorcan O’Neill Roma
Takashi Murakami at Perrotin
Jumana Abboud at Iyad Qanazea Gallery
Keith Piper at Niru Ratnam
Sean Scully at Thaddaeus Ropac
Naiza H. Khan at Rossi & Rossi
Giovanni Anselmo at Lia Rumma
Simryn Gill at Richard Saltoun Gallery
Marina Adams at Galerie Thomas Schulte
Aref El Rayess at Sfeir-Semler Gallery
Pacita Abad at Silverlens
Rosemarie Trockel at Sprüth Magers
Shikh Sabbir Alam at Standard (Oslo)
Mame-Diarra Niang at Stevenson
Aya Haidar at Tabari Artspace
Marina Adams at Timothy Taylor
Vian Sora at The Third Line
Lucio Fontana at Tornabuoni Art
Tristan Unrau at VeneKlasen
Jaffa Lam at Axel Vervoordt Gallery
Ibrahim El-Salahi at Vigo Gallery
Chaïbia Talal at Le Violon Bleu
Park Seo-Bo at White Cube
Oscar Murillo at David Zwirner
Art Basel Qatar runs from 28 to 30 January 2027
