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Frank Miles is a civil engineer by trade who hails from Toronto, Canada. After two years in Abu Dhabi and two years in Muscat, Frank is holding his first photographic exhibition at the Delma Corner in the Cultural Foundation. The exhibition starts on January 26 and runs for two weeks.

At the Cultural Foundation in Hall No. 2 on the first floor is an exhibition of oil paintings by a very talented young man, Mohammed Abdullah Al Hammadi (below).

A multimedia exhibition of paintings, photographs and sculpture, under the heading Convergence, was organised at the Art Workshop, recently, exhibiting works of four talented Abu-Dhabi based artists Ð Nicole Raymer, Sally Kirk, Svilen Petrov Petrov and James Lowe.

Showing at the Delma Corner in the Cultural Foundation is an exhibition of paintings by Ibrahim Cheng Quansheng, a talented and accomplished artist, who has travelled from Beijing, China, to show selected works of his art.

The Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA) was established in 1996 by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

Colleen Gabriel is a lively and talented lady from Brisbane, Australia, who excels in folk art, ceramics and glass slumping.

Tahani Helmy from Jordan somehow finds time between caring for her three sons and her journalistic work to do intricate needlework.

Reem Akkad Dardari from Syria is holding her first solo exhibition from Saturday at the Cultural Foundation. The exhibition will be on for five days and all proceeds will be donated to Unicef.

Tania Beaumont is well-known for her paintings and etchings, but not so much for her jewellery. Tania started making jewellery at Art College in London to help her financially as a student.

The students at Sheikh Zayed University are fortunate in having a resourceful and supportive Art faculty. Apart from the many facilities and excellent tutors, there are also visiting artists giving demonstrations on such diverse topics as stained glass painting.

Marguerite Cole had the unique experience, during her three years in Singapore, of studying the art of Chinese painting under a grand master, Chao Shao-an.