MATRIX 289 / Zeinab Saleh: Signs of a softer world

December 10, 2025–April 19, 2026

For her first solo museum exhibition in the United States, Zeinab Saleh (b. 1996, Nairobi; lives and works in London) debuts a new group of paintings that present a meditative perspective on the everyday. MATRIX 289 / Zeinab Saleh: Signs of a softer world offers a space of respite amidst a world so often filled with confusion and chaos. 

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  • Zeinab Saleh: Fragments of prayer, 2025; acrylic on linen; 50 x 60 in. (127 x 152 cm); Courtesy of the artist and Chateau Shatto.

  • Zeinab Saleh: Fragments of prayer (detail), 2025; acrylic on linen, 50 x 60 in. (127 x 152 cm); Courtesy of the artist and Chateau Shatto.

  • Zeinab Saleh: Fragments of prayer (detail), 2025; acrylic on linen, 50 x 60 in. (127 x 152 cm); Courtesy of the artist and Chateau Shatto.

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  • Wednesday, December 10, 5:30 PM

    Artist’s Conversation with Zeinab Saleh

    London-based artist Zeinab Saleh speaks with Senior Curator Anthony Graham about her new paintings debuting as part of MATRIX 289 / Zeinab Saleh: Signs of a softer world.

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