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Visitors in the gallery at the Heer iyo Hiyikac opening

Exhibitions

Our contemporary art gallery gives local artists a wall, an audience and an opening night. It shows work by established, emerging and underrepresented artists from Hargeisa and the wider region, and lets the public experience the range of Somali art and visual storytelling.

Many exhibitions come with an artist talk or a workshop that connects the work to a social issue.

Past exhibitions

  • Lens through Legacy, 2026. Photography, with displays, a talk and a workshop.
  • Heer iyo Hiyikac, 2026. Painting and portraiture.
  • Isa Faysal: String Art, 2026. Portraits in thread and nails.
  • Talking Hands · Gacmaha Hadlaya, with Hargeisa Deaf Club.
  • Art Exhibition Competition, with Ubah and Plan International, funded by the EU.
  • AFAC Photo Exhibition. Work from the AFAC photography training.
  • Hangool, February 2023. Our first exhibition after the official launch.
  • IOM Photo Exhibition, December 2022.
Black and white photographs at Lens through Legacy Two visitors reading the wall text at Heer iyo Hiyikac String art portrait by Isa Faysal Opening night of the Hangool exhibition

Show your work here

Send us a few images of the work, a short text about it and the dates you have in mind.

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