The first international contemporary art gallery to open its doors in Alserkal Avenue, Leila Heller Gallery promotes a cutting-edge programme of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Turkey.

The first international contemporary art gallery to open its doors in Alserkal Avenue, Leila Heller Gallery promotes a cutting-edge programme of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Turkey. Established three decades ago in New York City by Leila Heller, the gallery currently engages in collaborations with the American, European, and Middle Eastern secondary art markets. The luminous 14,000-square-foot space is the largest gallery in the UAE. Artists in the gallery's roster include Abdul Qader Al Rais, Reza Derakshani, Rachel Lee Hovnanian, Ghada Amer, and Y.Z Kami, among others.