At The Edge of Knowing, 2026

Shooq AlShawi (b. 1988, Bahrain) is a Bahraini, London- based painter whose practice explores legacy as an infinite ripple connecting past and present. Drawing on gestural abstraction, Baroque painting, and Islamic art, her work translates inherited visual languages into contemporary form. Breath and movement guide her mark-making, where oil, oil stick, and pastel combine to create layered surfaces that pulse with rhythm and continuity. AlShawi studied at the University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion (BA Hons, 2010), and completed a Foundation in Art and Design at Newcastle College (2006).