Sulafa Mohammed is an Emirati artist working with textile techniques and crocheting. Her practice draws inspiration from strategies of archiving and documentation, aiming to transform seemingly overlooked and insignificant details from daily life into meaningful artworks.

Exploring the intersection between craft, numbers and personal history, Sulafa's work captures fleeting and profound experiences. She is particularly drawn to the ephemeral - fading rituals, transient exchanges - a reflection of life's impermanence.  Grounded in her upbringing in Dubai, a city of constant transformation, Sulafa’s practice reflects the tension between permanence and change.

Sulafa is also the founder of 1604 Arts Space in Dubai, an independent artist-run space that is keen to support emerging local artists through exhibitions and public programmes. She is currently pursuing an MFA from the School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC), USA, and has attended art courses in Germany and the UAE. She lives and works in Dubai, UAE.

2025
'Weaving a Third Space', 1604 Arts Space, UAE
Artist-in-residence, 1604 Arts Space, UAE

2024
'On the Move', XVA Gallery, UAE
Artist-in-residence, Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
Tracing the Invisible: A Performance, Blue Bay Tower, UAE

2023
‘WIE Kollektiv: Where I End’, Backhaus Projects, Germany
‘Common Imprint’, Berlin Summer University, Germany
‘Naqd Critique Sessions’, Dubai, UAE
‘Made in Tashkeel 2023’, Tashkeel, UAE
The Institute Crits (Online), The Institute of Emerging Art, UAE