Sheeba Khan

Dubai based artist Sheeba Khan is much more than just another beautiful artist. Her story is out of a fairy tale. Let me give you a taste of it: "My father was a close friend of the Nawab Of Bhopal (the ruler of Bhopal). In the late 50s, His Majesty, Nawab Hamidullah Khan, convinced my father Abdul Saeed Khan to buy 500 acres of land in the forests. The Nawab of Bhopal used to spend his weekend there, hunting for game. When my father moved to
'Daatkho' (my village), it was uninhabited and 20 km. deep in the jungles. You had to cross seven wild rivers to get there. He was a brave, adventurous man and decided to create his own world there. He lost his first wife and many decades later, married my Mom and took her back to Daatkho. We had a huge log house in the middle of the darkest, deepest jungle. By now, a large group of tribal natives had settled down in our village and worked for my dad. I was born in the jungle. And raised there for the first 10 years of my life. I was literally a princess.
And my father the king. People from distant villages trudged down the mountain by the hundreds, carrying burning torches, to celebrate my birthday. I would proudly sit on a cane high chair, proud like a princess while the tribals would dan...

Self-taught.

• World Art Dubai (April 2017)

• Solo Exhibition at West Elm Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi (July-August, 2017)

• Solo Exhibition at West Elm, Dubai Mall (October, 2017)

• Group Exhibition, Monteclair Spring Art Walk, Monteclair, NJ, USA (May 20, 2018)

• Solo Exhibition, Fairmont Dubai, July-August, 2018)

* 2018 4th Geoji International Art Exhibition “Love and Inspiration{, South Korea (1st September-30th October, 2018)

• Group Exhibition, “Show your best” Cartoon Gallery, Dubai. (August 18-23)

• Group Exhibition Windsor Contemporary Art Fair, London (November 10-12, 2018)

• Group Exhibition, 165 Below Gallery, Abu Dhabi, November 10 - December 20, 2018)

• Group Exhibition, Double Tree Hilton, Downtown Dubai, (November 18 2018 to January 18, 2019)

• Three artist exhibition “Connection”, January 16th to February 5th, Studio Seven Gallery, Business Bay, Dubai
• Group Exhibition, to honor the artists chosen for Artisti19 Annual, 28th-30th March, 2019 Exhibition Space WATT 37 , Milan, Italy.
• Group Show 'New York Art Fair, New York Art Center, 7 Franklin Place, New York, USA. 8th to 24th September, 2019
* Group show 'Believe in art across generations" 20th October- 10th December 2019
* Group show, the Mayfair A...