The Shape of Things to Come

Curated by Dexter Wimberly

11 October 2025 - 10 January 2026 



Efie Gallery, Dubai



United Arab Emirates

Curated by Dexter Wimberly

11 October 2025 - 10 January 2026 



Efie Gallery, Dubai



United Arab Emirates

Curated by Dexter Wimberly

11 October 2025 - 10 January 2026 



Efie Gallery, Dubai



United Arab Emirates

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Represented Artists
El Anatsui​
El Anatsui (born c. 1944, Volta Region, Gold Coast [Now Ghana]) is an internationally revered and multi-award-winning Ghanaian artist.
Aïda Muluneh

Born in Addis Ababa in 1974, Aida Muluneh graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C

Abdoulaye Konaté

Abdoulaye Konaté, Born in Mali 1953, creates large-scale textile-based installations using woven and dyed clothes, materials native to his homeland Mali.

María Magdalena Campos-Pons

María Magdalena Campos-Pons (b. 1959, Matanzas) work addresses history, memory, gender, and religion, investigating the role of each in identity formation.

Yaw Owusu
Born in Kumasi, Ghana (b. 1992) Yaw Owusu received a BFA from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije​

J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije, was born in 1899 in James Town, British Accra.

Featured Exhibitions
I Am Soil. My Tears Are Water.

14th April 2025 – 25th May
2025 Efie Gallery, Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Art Dubai 2025

18-20 April 2025
Booth B11
United Arab Emirates

Art Week Riyadh 2025

6-13 April 2025
Saudi Arabia

Recent Articles
María Magdalena Campos-Pons “I Am Soil. My Tears Are Water” at Efie Gallery, Dubai

May 22, 2025

Mousse

For more than forty years, María Magdalena Campos-Pons’ deeply personal and interdisciplinary practice has explored nature, spirituality, and the interconnectedness across cultures and geographies.

Anatomy of healing: Efie Gallery diagnoses curative power of time

May 22, 2025

Gulf Today

Efie Gallery, Dubai, has announced ‘time heals, just not quick enough…’ an exhibition curated by Ose Ekore featuring works by contemporary artists across generations — Samuel Fosso (b. 1962), Aida Muluneh (b. 1974), Kelani Abass (b. 1978), Abeer Sultan (b. 1999) and Sumayah Fallatah (b. 2000)..

At Efie Gallery’s Latest Exhibition, Time Is Held Gently

May 22, 2025

GQ Middle East

At Efie Gallery’s new Alserkal Avenue space, curator Ose Ekore brings together five artists whose works explore healing, growth, and understanding through the passage of time.

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