Raining Blood. Photography and Arms Trafficking


Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
29 September - 18 April, 2027

With Raining Blood, the Weltmuseum Wien presents an exhibition examining the arms trade around 1900 and its entanglement with war and armed conflict. Drawing from the museum’s collection, the exhibition considers the deeply ambivalent histories and consequences of weapons and their circulation. Alshaibi will participate with her 10-panel screenprint project, Generation after Generation. Curated by Dr. Hanin Hannouch, Curator for Analog and Digital Media at the Weltmuseum Wien.

“Generation after Generation” from the project “Affiché”
Mixed media screenprints, 2019

 

Arizona Biennale 2026


Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

May 22 - Sept 27, 2026

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block (TMA) presents Arizona Biennial 2026, a highly anticipated exhibition celebrating contemporary artists from across the state. On view in the James J. and Louise R. Glasser and Earl Kai Chann Galleries, this exhibition highlights the diverse voices, perspectives, and practices of artists living and working throughout Arizona.

The 2026 exhibition is juried by Julie Rodrigues Widholm, the executive director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) at UC Berkeley. Alshaibi is presenting a new work from her latest project, Tterss (Palimpsest).

“Tabula Rasa” from the project “Tterss”
Mixed media collage, 2026

 

The Lost Paintings: a Prelude to Return
currently on view at the Bristol Art Museum & Art Gallery
Queens Rd, Bristol, BS8 1RL
June 19 – September 27, 2026

Curated by Rula Khoury, Joëlle Tomb, and Haidi Motola, this powerful international exhibition brings together 53 artists from Palestine and its diaspora to reimagine the lost works of Maroun Tomb, an exhibition originally erased by the Nakba in 1947 and rediscovered through archival research.⁠ The internationally touring exhibition debuted in a two-part installation at articule and MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and has also shown in London, Boston, and Belfast.

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Sama Alshaibi's photograph “Like Sugar From Ashes” is featured in the touring exhibition.