Gallery Isabelle

Upon arriving in Dubai in 2003, Isabelle de Caters began a journey shaped by intuition, risk, and cultural urgency. Her frequent travels to Iran revealed a vibrant but constrained art scene, and she became a bridge between voices seeking expression and a region ready to listen. With no fixed venue, she staged exhibitions in borrowed spaces—an apartment in Dubai Marina, a majlis in Bastakiya, even her own home. In 2006, she founded B21 Gallery, among the UAE’s first contemporary art spaces. By 20...