Damascus Brings Us All Together

Damascus Brings Us All Together is a group exhibition of Syrian art at The Khan, in the old city of Damascus, which runs until 30 October 2026. Samer Kozah Gallery organised it with Urbanist Art Gallery, Dubai, and Samer Kozah is the curator. The organisers put the number of Syrian artists at 52. Paintings and sculptures fill the gallery on the second floor of The Khan.

The show places artists who left Syria during the war beside artists who stayed, with recent work by both groups in one space. Ahmad Tallaa, Mohannad Orabi, Reem Yassouf, Omar Sanadiki, Hala Mahayni, Yaser Safi and Maysan Salman are among the names on the list. A further group of artists appears under a separate heading, including Abdalla Al Omari, Dana Mufti and Khalil Akari. It also brings back work by Nazir Nasralla for a new look.

In the gallery, paintings hang on white walls between tall pointed windows with iron grilles. Sculptures stand on wooden plinths inlaid with a geometric pattern, and a traditional loom sits among the works. Khalil Akari's Pomegranate of Damascus, a painting the organisers describe as famous, joined the hang in September. One artist in the show spent ten years at home after refusing military service and painted the almond tree outside his window again and again.

The exhibition also presents the results of a workshop. Press reports say the Syrian artist Sara Shamma led it, with participants from different regions and backgrounds. The Khan is a two-storey store and art gallery set in an Ottoman caravanserai about 300 years old, on Straight Street. Its ground floor sells fashion, crafts and design by makers from the Levant.