Rizq Art Gallery
Overview
RAi is an independent cultural institution dedicated to facilitating artistic exchange, developing creative practice, and disseminating arts and culture from the Global South.
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Karine Roche, a UAE based, French visual artist born in 1977, engages with various media including digital, ink, oil, resin, and collage of paper and textile. Her paintings depict landscapes that convey a sense of wandering through specific environments, inviting viewers to embark on journeys through urban and/or natural territories.
Having studied Fine Art and landscape architecture in Paris, Karine obtained her diploma at ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres in 1999. Since 2009, she has been based in the UAE and is a member of the Emirate Fine Arts Society. Her artwork was represented by Gallery Catherine et Andre Hug in Paris from 2003 to 2014. In Dubai, she held several solo exhibitions with Art Sawa gallery in DIFC from 2011 to 2018. Additionally, she has participated in various group exhibitions including “Colors Dialog” and “Women in Art” at Sharjah Art Museum, “Covid Conversation” at Tashkeel Dubai, and the Fragility exhibition hosted in Dubai in 2023. Her work has been showcased at the French Alliance, the French Institute, and Art Paris. Karine also participated in Campus Art Dubai 9.0 Blockchain edition during Art Dubai 2021.
Her paintings grace both private and corporate collections, including the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, Cultural Programs and Heritage Festivals Committee, the French city of Vitry-sur-Seine, the Colas Foundation, and the West Lake Museum in China. Karine’s artistic practice delves into our relationship with nature, memories, human development, and the practice of painting itself, exploring themes of color, composition, rhythm, and contrast.