Lives and works in Bahrain
Lulua Alyahya (b.1998) holds a BFA from the Slade School of Fine Art (UK) and an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London (UK). Her paintings are sparsely composed of dislocated subjects, posing strange yet familiar accounts of culturally resonant archetypes. The depicted figures are often steeped in irony, candid and idle, situated against nondescript backgrounds.
Selected exhibitions include Nafs (solo exhibition), ATHR Gallery, Jeddah, KSA [2025]; We Saw an Endless Cycle, Hayy Jameel, Jeddah, KSA; Aftershock, Studio Chapple, London, UK [2024]; The 7th Wall, Alice Amati, London, UK [2024], Sandbox, SET Woolwich, London, UK [2023]; Sludge (solo exhibition), Quench Gallery, Margate, UK, [2022]; Pygostyle, The Residence Gallery, London, UK [2022]; Roundabout, ATHR Gallery, Jeddah, KSA [2021] and Spacetoons, ATHR Gallery, Jeddah, KSA [2021], Widening the Gaze, Slade Research Centre, London, UK [2018].
Alyahya’s work has been acquired by The Ned, Doha.
She attended An Effort residency in the summer of 2023 in London, UK.