Welcome To Zawaya Gallery

When a new message arises, it requires a new platform, searching for an identity after centuries of colonization followed by war, unrest and mass migration, and seeks to build an environment that giving platform to the issues in contemporary art. Giving a voice to contemporary Syrian Art and help it mature.

After a long devastating war that affected every household in this country and led to the immigrations of thousands of talented youths. Zawaya was founded as an initiative to rebuild the art scene in Syria. Zawaya is a platform to promote emerging Syrian artists and give them a space to communicate and convey their work freely, a place where contemporary art can foster.

We are Syrians of different generations have come together to create an environment which fosters appreciation and understanding of contemporary art. Our aim is to support both emerging and senior Syrian artists to express who they are, create an innovative and contemporary art scene and stimulate dialogue.

Our goal at Zawaya is to be a multicultural place that hosts art in all of its forms. We aspire to build a bridge between local Syrian artists and the international art community through exhibitions and ongoing events.

The gallery is not reliant on just the market but by the people, situations and places it encounters, at a 92 years old building located in the heart of Damascus.