Founded in 2014, Hafez Gallery stands as a preeminent Saudi-rooted enterprise bridging traditional heritage with contemporary practice.
Headquartered in Jeddah, a historic trading city serving as a vital crossroads between East and West, our gallery's ethos reflects this heritage by seamlessly bridging traditional lineage with contemporary practice.
As a multidisciplinary agency, we deliver curatorial excellence, public art expertise, and cultural consultancy from concept to completion, ensuring that each project celebrates regional narratives.
Our role within the cultural ecosystem is defined by a steadfast commitment to support and amplify Saudi and Middle Eastern artists, connecting their unique narratives with global institutions.
By providing specialized expertise to both the public and private sectors, Hafez Gallery acts as a vanguard for the careers of pioneering MENA-based artists, including award-winning figures such as Ibrahim El Dessouki and Rashed Al Shashai.
This institutional journey, characterized by a program addressing identity, spirituality, and existentialism, continues to evolve with the 2024 opening of our Riyadh gallery.
Moving into our second decade, we remain dedicated to shaping the future of cultural development through international collaborations, private sales, and meticulous collection stewardship.
Qaswra Hafez: The Quiet Architect of a Vision
An understated cornerstone of the contemporary Saudi art movement, Qaswra Hafez is an intuitive thinker and cultural producer dedicated to bridging historical narratives with new artistic possibilities. His journey began at seventeen when a shared moment with his father choosing his first painting transformed him from a spectator into an intentional seeker of meaning.
This awakening led to a formative period of personal artistic practice between 2009 and 2011, where his exploration of Islamic geometry and cultural identity became the silent bedrock of his curatorial sensitivity and profound empathy for the creative process.
Drawing on a distinguished background in luxury design and creative direction, Hafez translates a sensorial philosophy where design must tell a coherent story across all senses, into the gallery's very essence. Since founding Hafez Gallery in 2014, his approach has remained guided by intuition rather than trends, prioritizing the human story and material resonance behind each work.
Today, as he steers the Hafez Gallery toward its second decade, his leadership remains instinctively community-driven, expanding into cultural consultancy and institutional development while steadfastly ensuring the spotlight remains on the artists who shape the Kingdom's flourishing landscape.
Our flagship location in the historic trading city, serving as the cultural bridge between East and West.
Our newest space in the capital, marking the next chapter of our institutional journey.