Cover Caption
Sophia Al-Maria has created a cover for this issue of Q+A illustrated with petroglyph-like drawings and a scratch-off layer that reveals a colourful aerial photograph of Doha.
Q+A engages in dynamic dialogues about art, culture and ideas. It connects creative visionaries in Qatar, the Middle East and beyond with global audiences who share in the belief of the power of culture to transform our world.
Q+A — ISSUE #02
Discover: Design Doha
Explore the Issue
- Introduction
- In Depth
- In Focus
- In Depth
- In Depth
- In Focus
- Power of Culture Conversations
- In Depth
- In Focus
- The Big Question
- Studio Visit
- In Depth
- The Big Question
- In Depth
- From the collection
- Postscript
- In Depth
- In Depth
- The Big Question
- Postcard From
- Foundations
- Design Doha
- In Depth
- The Collector
- Triptych
- In Depth
- Design Doha
- Design Doha
The creative minds that shaped the issue
SOPHIA AL-MARIA is a Qatari-American artist, writer and filmmaker whose work explores themes of legacy. Her practice spans drawing, sculpture, video, performance and experimental film.
SOFIA IVA is a visual artist and illustrator who creates delicate compositions shaped by nature. Clients include Veuve Clicquot, Belmond and New Scientist.
SIMONE MASSONI is an Italian illustrator and artist whose work is featured in magazines, such as The New Yorker, books and exhibitions.
ABDOU KADIR JIKINEH is a Gambian-born, Qatar-based, self-taught fashion and portrait photographer with a unique technique and style.
JANE MORRIS is an arts editor, writer and speaker who is editor-at-large for The Art Newspaper and has contributed to The Economist, Monocle and the Guardian.
REBECCA ANNE PROCTOR is a journalist, editor and cultural advisor based between Dubai and Rome. She contributes to publications on Middle Eastern and African art and culture.
MAY MAKKI is a curator and writer who recently co-curated the third Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale and is the associate curator at Storefront for Art and Architecture.
NADINE KHALIL is a Dubai-based art critic and curator from Lebanon. She was the co-curator of Art Dubai Digital 2026 and has written for Artnet, The Art Newspaper and the Financial Times, among others.
HELEN JENNINGS is a London-based writer and editorial director of Nataal. She has written for titles including Vogue, Apartamento and The Sunday Times.
RIMA SABINA AOUF is a London-based journalist, contributing editor to Dezeen, editor of the Drek newsletter on AI in design and an artist working on a comic about Yugoslavia.
JIM LAFFERTY is a New York-based photographer who works with global brands and Dance Media.
RAWAA TALASS is a writer who explores art and culture from the Middle East and its diaspora. She has written for titles such as Vogue Arabia, The Art Newspaper and The New Arab.
ABDULAZIZ ALRABEA is a Kuwait-based artist and lab technician at Studio Khemia’e.
GUSTAVO GARCÍA-VILLA is a Mexico City-based photographer, creative director and founder of GG Studio Ltd, who has worked for Vogue, Elle and L’Officiel.
ALEX TEUSCHER is a New York-born, Geneva-based photographer. He has photographed for luxury brands, as well as publications including the Financial Times, Forbes and The Rake.
FRANCESCA PERRY is a London-based journalist and editor specialising in design and culture. She writes for the Financial Times, CNN Style, Elle Decoration and Wallpaper*.
Illustrations: Anje Jager
How can we invent a future for young people that is positive and encourages coexistence among people of different beliefs?
Sheikha Al-Mayassa
Sheikha al-Mayassa shares the visionary question that drives Qatar Museums’ vision during a talk at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. The conversation with Tom Eccles, co-curator of Rubaiya Qatar, and architect Annabelle Selldorf was held to announce Doha Pavilion: Gerhard Richter which opens in Doha’s MIA Park on 20 November 2026.
A petroglyph-style drawing of Doha viewed from above by Sophia Al-Maria
A petroglyph-style drawing of Doha viewed from above by Sophia Al-Maria