CANVAS - TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT ART

Canvas, is the premier international bi-monthly magazine dedicated to art and culture from the Middle East and Arab world.

Published by Mixed Media, an exclusive boutique publishing house based in Dubai Media City, Canvas gives art from across the region a dynamic voice on the international stage. Immaculately researched and presented, Canvas is a feast for anyone who values culture. Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Ali Khadra, describes Canvas as 'a voyage of discovery that sets out to explore art and culture from a new perspective'. Edited by Myrna Ayad, numerous international experts on the region's art and culture (both ancient and modern) contribute to every edition.

Since its launch in January 2005, Canvas has received widespread acclaim from the royal households of the region, leading artists and devotees of art across the world. From Coco Chanel's private art collection in Paris to the record-breaking inaugural Christie's art auction in Dubai, its exclusive features seek to enhance the appreciation and understanding of art from Middle East and Arab world.

Canvas Guide is the essential 'what's on' online supplement to Canvas. Packed with events listings and articles, it has become the authoritative source for information on all events related to the Middle East - from Malaysia to Iran, Australia to Iraq and Northern America to Hong Kong. Other features include the popular Art Market section, which puts you directly in touch with galleries and artists selling their work, as well as engaging articles on the Middle Eastern art scene, featuring emerging artists, galleries, exhibitions, festivals and more.

Ali Khadra believes that Canvas reaches far beyond the realm of art. 'We live in vulnerable times, in which ethnicity, religion, politics and geography split societies with suspicion rather than uniting people with understanding. By bringing Middle Eastern and Arabian art and culture to the world's attention, Canvas is able to showcase all that is good about the region, and has been so for centuries.' Canvas is an exclusive magazine with extraordinary content. Available on news stands as well as by subscription, it celebrates the phenomenal power of art.

For more information contact:
Mixed Media Publishing
P.O. Box 500487 ,
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Tel: +9714 367 1693
Fax: +9714 367 2645
Email: mail@mixed-media.com

Editor's Notes

Ali Khadra is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of MMP. A keen collector of contemporary art, Ali Khadra started his career in the hospitality industry before turning his passions for art and publishing into a profession. In 2004 he founded the boutique-publishing house, Mixed Media Publishing, and launched its flagship title, Canvas. As the premier magazine for art and culture from the Middle East and Arab World, Canvas has received international acclaim and has established itself as a catalyst on the global art scene. Khadra has expanded the business to include contract publishing, art and luxury consultancy, art education and a creative art-marketing agency. Furthermore, Khadra has participated in numerous international conferences on the topic of Middle Eastern art. He is also the regional consultant for the world's leading auction house, Christie's, a patron of the Tate Modern and serves on the committees of several organisations, including Magic of Persia and the Abraaj Art Prize. Khadra is an active advocate of philanthropy, which he also applies on the corporate level through Canvas magazine's activities.

Myrna Ayad is Deputy Editor of Canvas magazine, the premier magazine for art and culture from the Middle East and Arab world. She joined Mixed Media Publishing in 2007 as Special Projects Manager, before heading up the company flagship title, Canvas. A patron of the Tate, in addition to Canvas, Myrna is responsible for all contract publishing and supplements and is an avid collector of Contemporary Middle Eastern art. Prior to joining MMP, Myrna was Group Editor of Dubai-based Addmedia, a boutique publishing house with weekly titles. With a BA in Business Administration with emphasis in Advertising from the American University in Dubai, Lebanese-born Myrna has spent almost three decades in the UAE. Her interests include travel, gastronomy, literature and photography.