Artist: Mohamed Abla
Title: Untitled
Year: 2011
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 160 × 140 cm
Courtesy: Ali and Rafia Malas Private Collection

Untitled, 2011

Courtesy of the artist

Mohamed Abla

Mohamed Abla has grown to become one of Egypt’s most revered contemporary artists. He currently lives and works between Cairo, Fayoum and Germany.

● Patron

Ali and Rafia Malas

Rafia Koudmani Malas is considered an expert on Syrian contemporary art. With a vast personal collection of artworks dating from the 1960s, her love of art started when Ali, her husband, purchased their first collection piece in 1992. She holds a Master’s degree in curation from the Zurich University of the Art, and was a speaker at Sultan Al Qasimi’s Majlis. Rafia owned a gallery in Damascus, which unfortunately shut down in 2011.