Tatiana Chalhoub: The Trees Now Stand Unpruned and Wild at Gallery Isabelle, Dubai — 16 Nov 2026–12 Jan 2027
Gallery Isabelle presents The Trees Now Stand Unpruned and Wild, the first exhibition in the UAE by Brazilian artist Tatiana Chalhoub (b. 1987, Rio de Janeiro; lives in São Paulo). Opening during Alserkal Art Week, the show brings together new paintings, glazed ceramics and ceramic collages about nature, memory and material transformation. Chalhoub sets the dense vegetation of her native Rio against the desert landscapes of the UAE: trees, foliage and flowers share layered compositions with birds, gazelles, reptiles and scorpions. She builds her works by layering, cutting, breaking and reassembling, treating the unpredictable fractures of kiln firing as structure rather than flaw. The desert animals’ blue glass eyes are made from melted glassware that belonged to her late grandmother, Therezinha. The title comes from William Oandasan’s poem “Grandmothers Land”.
| Exhibition | The Trees Now Stand Unpruned and Wild |
|---|---|
| Artist(s) | Tatiana Chalhoub (b. 1987, Rio de Janeiro; Brazilian painter and ceramicist based in São Paulo) |
| Gallery | Gallery Isabelle (formerly Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde), Dubai |
| Exhibition type | Solo exhibition — painting (oil and acrylic), glazed ceramics and ceramic collage |
| Dates | 16 November 2026 – 12 January 2027. Opening reception: time not published — check with the gallery (Alserkal Art Week runs 15–22 November 2026) |
| Address | Unit 17, Alserkal Avenue, Street 8, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, UAE |
| Opening hours | Monday–Friday 10:00–18:00; Saturday 11:00–19:00 |
| Phone | +971 4 323 5052 |
| [email protected] | |
| Gallery website | ivde.net |
| Official exhibition page | The Trees Now Stand Unpruned and Wild — Gallery Isabelle · Alserkal Avenue listing |
| Artist page | Tatiana Chalhoub — Gallery Isabelle |
| Social media | Gallery: Instagram · Facebook · X · YouTube |
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Our in-depth article on this exhibition follows how a chlorine stain became a forest. For more openings in Istanbul, Ankara, London, Paris, Spain, Dubai and the United States, see Upcoming Art Exhibitions in Leading Galleries.
Cover image: Tatiana Chalhoub, work from the exhibition, 2026. © Tatiana Chalhoub. Courtesy the artist and Gallery Isabelle. Please confirm details with the gallery before visiting.