THE KHAIR
art collection
THE KHAIR art collection
THE KHAIR art collection
THE KHAIR art collection
A family’s modern Syrian memory
A family’s modern Syrian memory
The Khair Collection is a private archive built around one artist and one enduring conversation with Syrian modernity. Over three decades, the Khair family assembled a focused body of works by Fateh Moudarres that maps his themes of mothers and kings, Bedouins and peasants, icons and landscapes. It is an intimate portrait of a painter and of a family that lived with his images every day.
The Khair Collection is a private archive built around one artist and one enduring conversation with Syrian modernity. Over three decades, the Khair family assembled a focused body of works by Fateh Moudarres that maps his themes of mothers and kings, Bedouins and peasants, icons and landscapes. It is an intimate portrait of a painter and of a family that lived with his images every day.
The Khair Collection is a private archive built around one artist and one enduring conversation with Syrian modernity. Over three decades, the Khair family assembled a focused body of works by Fateh Moudarres that maps his themes of mothers and kings, Bedouins and peasants, icons and landscapes. It is an intimate portrait of a painter and of a family that lived with his images every day.
A collector’s story
A collector’s story
A collector’s story
The collection began as visits and conversations. Munzer Khair bought what moved him and kept returning, selecting works that marked each phase of the artist’s journey. The result is not a survey assembled after the fact. It is a lived archive that shaped the family’s own creative consciousness.
The collection began as visits and conversations. Munzer Khair bought what moved him and kept returning, selecting works that marked each phase of the artist’s journey. The result is not a survey assembled after the fact. It is a lived archive that shaped the family’s own creative consciousness.
The collection began as visits and conversations. Munzer Khair bought what moved him and kept returning, selecting works that marked each phase of the artist’s journey. The result is not a survey assembled after the fact. It is a lived archive that shaped the family’s own creative consciousness.
Zina Khair
Zina Khair
Zina Khair
Zina Khair is a Syrian-born entrepreneur, creative, and art patron based in Dubai, whose life and work are deeply intertwined with the world of art. Raised in a family of passionate collectors, she grew up surrounded by the works of modern and contemporary Syrian masters, an environment that shaped her sensitivity to culture, heritage, and creativity from an early age.
She began her professional journey at Al Sayyar Art Productions, working alongside her father in acquisitions and marketing within the television industry. She later co-founded the Adonia Awards, Syria’s first awards program celebrating the country’s vibrant drama scene. A philanthropist at heart, in 2005 she co-founded an NGO in Damascus dedicated to supporting the blind and visually impaired, which included establishing a school for 500 children.
After relocating to Dubai in 2012, Zina co-founded 7awi Global, a digital media company reaching millions across the MENA region. In 2019, she launched Le Marais 101, a UAE-based accessories brand offering meticulously handcrafted pieces designed to elevate any handbag and celebrate individuality.
She is also a founding board member of the Syrian Crafts Council (SCC), an initiative committed to celebrating and promoting Syria’s rich traditions of craftsmanship while supporting artisans and keeping their heritage alive in contemporary culture.
Together with her sisters, Zina continues the family’s long-standing passion for collecting art, a collection that now spans three generations. Their shared mission is to honor the legacy of Syrian creativity and to ensure that the collection they grew up with, now evolving to include works by both leading and emerging Syrian voices, is celebrated and made accessible to wider audiences.
Zina Khair is a Syrian-born entrepreneur, creative, and art patron based in Dubai, whose life and work are deeply intertwined with the world of art. Raised in a family of passionate collectors, she grew up surrounded by the works of modern and contemporary Syrian masters, an environment that shaped her sensitivity to culture, heritage, and creativity from an early age.
She began her professional journey at Al Sayyar Art Productions, working alongside her father in acquisitions and marketing within the television industry. She later co-founded the Adonia Awards, Syria’s first awards program celebrating the country’s vibrant drama scene. A philanthropist at heart, in 2005 she co-founded an NGO in Damascus dedicated to supporting the blind and visually impaired, which included establishing a school for 500 children.
After relocating to Dubai in 2012, Zina co-founded 7awi Global, a digital media company reaching millions across the MENA region. In 2019, she launched Le Marais 101, a UAE-based accessories brand offering meticulously handcrafted pieces designed to elevate any handbag and celebrate individuality.
She is also a founding board member of the Syrian Crafts Council (SCC), an initiative committed to celebrating and promoting Syria’s rich traditions of craftsmanship while supporting artisans and keeping their heritage alive in contemporary culture.
Together with her sisters, Zina continues the family’s long-standing passion for collecting art, a collection that now spans three generations. Their shared mission is to honor the legacy of Syrian creativity and to ensure that the collection they grew up with, now evolving to include works by both leading and emerging Syrian voices, is celebrated and made accessible to wider audiences.
Zina Khair is a Syrian-born entrepreneur, creative, and art patron based in Dubai, whose life and work are deeply intertwined with the world of art. Raised in a family of passionate collectors, she grew up surrounded by the works of modern and contemporary Syrian masters, an environment that shaped her sensitivity to culture, heritage, and creativity from an early age.
She began her professional journey at Al Sayyar Art Productions, working alongside her father in acquisitions and marketing within the television industry. She later co-founded the Adonia Awards, Syria’s first awards program celebrating the country’s vibrant drama scene. A philanthropist at heart, in 2005 she co-founded an NGO in Damascus dedicated to supporting the blind and visually impaired, which included establishing a school for 500 children.
After relocating to Dubai in 2012, Zina co-founded 7awi Global, a digital media company reaching millions across the MENA region. In 2019, she launched Le Marais 101, a UAE-based accessories brand offering meticulously handcrafted pieces designed to elevate any handbag and celebrate individuality.
She is also a founding board member of the Syrian Crafts Council (SCC), an initiative committed to celebrating and promoting Syria’s rich traditions of craftsmanship while supporting artisans and keeping their heritage alive in contemporary culture.
Together with her sisters, Zina continues the family’s long-standing passion for collecting art, a collection that now spans three generations. Their shared mission is to honor the legacy of Syrian creativity and to ensure that the collection they grew up with, now evolving to include works by both leading and emerging Syrian voices, is celebrated and made accessible to wider audiences.
Thala Khair
Thala Khair
Thala Khair
Rooted in Damascus and now based in Paris since 2012, Thala Khair holds a degree in History from the State University of New York. She grew up in a family environment where art was deeply valued, especially through the influence of her father, and later shared this connection with her partner, who had long been involved with artists and their work.
In 1999, she co-created a bilingual school aimed at providing high-quality education. Despite the significant damages that affected the campus buildings and facilities during the period of conflict, the project continued to serve its objectives. Alongside, she co-founded Echo-Sada, an organization supporting musicians and the music field in Syria, reflecting an enduring commitment to culture and education.
Since relocating to Paris, she has continued her cultural engagement, volunteering as a French teacher for migrants through an organization offering language instruction, integration support, and administrative assistance. Most recently, she co-created a coffeeshop inspired by Levantine flavors, a space that supports local artists in the neighborhood and serves as the foundation for a developing cultural and pedagogical project aimed at fostering dialogue, creativity, and community.
As an artist, painting and drawing have always accompanied her on her personal journey and have remained a vital form of personal expression and reflection. Women occupy a central place in her figurative work, which reveals Syria’s recent history, along with her personal fears and anxieties amid global upheaval. The eye, always expressive, bears witness to our times, embodying the meeting of inner and outer worlds and symbolizing the manifestation of the soul, the essential core of Being.
Rooted in Damascus and now based in Paris since 2012, Thala Khair holds a degree in History from the State University of New York. She grew up in a family environment where art was deeply valued, especially through the influence of her father, and later shared this connection with her partner, who had long been involved with artists and their work.
In 1999, she co-created a bilingual school aimed at providing high-quality education. Despite the significant damages that affected the campus buildings and facilities during the period of conflict, the project continued to serve its objectives. Alongside, she co-founded Echo-Sada, an organization supporting musicians and the music field in Syria, reflecting an enduring commitment to culture and education.
Since relocating to Paris, she has continued her cultural engagement, volunteering as a French teacher for migrants through an organization offering language instruction, integration support, and administrative assistance. Most recently, she co-created a coffeeshop inspired by Levantine flavors, a space that supports local artists in the neighborhood and serves as the foundation for a developing cultural and pedagogical project aimed at fostering dialogue, creativity, and community.
As an artist, painting and drawing have always accompanied her on her personal journey and have remained a vital form of personal expression and reflection. Women occupy a central place in her figurative work, which reveals Syria’s recent history, along with her personal fears and anxieties amid global upheaval. The eye, always expressive, bears witness to our times, embodying the meeting of inner and outer worlds and symbolizing the manifestation of the soul, the essential core of Being.
Rooted in Damascus and now based in Paris since 2012, Thala Khair holds a degree in History from the State University of New York. She grew up in a family environment where art was deeply valued, especially through the influence of her father, and later shared this connection with her partner, who had long been involved with artists and their work.
In 1999, she co-created a bilingual school aimed at providing high-quality education. Despite the significant damages that affected the campus buildings and facilities during the period of conflict, the project continued to serve its objectives. Alongside, she co-founded Echo-Sada, an organization supporting musicians and the music field in Syria, reflecting an enduring commitment to culture and education.
Since relocating to Paris, she has continued her cultural engagement, volunteering as a French teacher for migrants through an organization offering language instruction, integration support, and administrative assistance. Most recently, she co-created a coffeeshop inspired by Levantine flavors, a space that supports local artists in the neighborhood and serves as the foundation for a developing cultural and pedagogical project aimed at fostering dialogue, creativity, and community.
As an artist, painting and drawing have always accompanied her on her personal journey and have remained a vital form of personal expression and reflection. Women occupy a central place in her figurative work, which reveals Syria’s recent history, along with her personal fears and anxieties amid global upheaval. The eye, always expressive, bears witness to our times, embodying the meeting of inner and outer worlds and symbolizing the manifestation of the soul, the essential core of Being.
aya Khair
aya Khair
aya Khair
Born in Damascus in 1979, Aya Khair is a Syrian painter whose work bridges personal expression with cultural memory. She trained under the renowned artist Zouheir Hassib and at the Institut des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2005–2006).
Her early promise was recognized at the Damascus Society Gallery, and she held her first solo exhibition, Blossom from Damascus (2003), at the American University of Beirut. She has since presented multiple solo shows, including Omnia (2011), Hope Expression (SV Gallery, Beirut, 2014, in collaboration with Malaak for Syrian refugees), and Gaia – Mother Earth (The Hub Gallery, Kuwait, 2018).
Khair has actively participated in collective exhibitions across Paris, Beirut, and Kuwait, including shows addressing women’s rights such as Abolish Article 153 (FA Gallery, Kuwait, 2016) and Women in War (ICRC Kuwait, 2017).
As a curator, she has organized exhibitions highlighting Arab and Syrian artists, including The Syrian Journey (Kuwait, 2019), Feelings (The Hub Gallery, 2019), and Art on Kaftan (The Hub Gallery, 2022). She represented Syria at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Since 2023, Khair has developed Daily Planners, blending Arab art and quotes from Arab artists, creating a space for cultural reflection and creative engagement. In 2024, she curated Waste to Wonder, focusing on recyclable art, followed by a 2025 collaboration with Caribou on sustainability projects transforming waste into cultural narratives.
Through her painting, fashion, and curatorial practice, Aya Khair continues to explore identity, resilience, and belonging, celebrating Syrian creativity while engaging with global conversations around art, culture, and sustainability.
Born in Damascus in 1979, Aya Khair is a Syrian painter whose work bridges personal expression with cultural memory. She trained under the renowned artist Zouheir Hassib and at the Institut des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2005–2006).
Her early promise was recognized at the Damascus Society Gallery, and she held her first solo exhibition, Blossom from Damascus (2003), at the American University of Beirut. She has since presented multiple solo shows, including Omnia (2011), Hope Expression (SV Gallery, Beirut, 2014, in collaboration with Malaak for Syrian refugees), and Gaia – Mother Earth (The Hub Gallery, Kuwait, 2018).
Khair has actively participated in collective exhibitions across Paris, Beirut, and Kuwait, including shows addressing women’s rights such as Abolish Article 153 (FA Gallery, Kuwait, 2016) and Women in War (ICRC Kuwait, 2017).
As a curator, she has organized exhibitions highlighting Arab and Syrian artists, including The Syrian Journey (Kuwait, 2019), Feelings (The Hub Gallery, 2019), and Art on Kaftan (The Hub Gallery, 2022). She represented Syria at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Since 2023, Khair has developed Daily Planners, blending Arab art and quotes from Arab artists, creating a space for cultural reflection and creative engagement. In 2024, she curated Waste to Wonder, focusing on recyclable art, followed by a 2025 collaboration with Caribou on sustainability projects transforming waste into cultural narratives.
Through her painting, fashion, and curatorial practice, Aya Khair continues to explore identity, resilience, and belonging, celebrating Syrian creativity while engaging with global conversations around art, culture, and sustainability.
Born in Damascus in 1979, Aya Khair is a Syrian painter whose work bridges personal expression with cultural memory. She trained under the renowned artist Zouheir Hassib and at the Institut des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2005–2006).
Her early promise was recognized at the Damascus Society Gallery, and she held her first solo exhibition, Blossom from Damascus (2003), at the American University of Beirut. She has since presented multiple solo shows, including Omnia (2011), Hope Expression (SV Gallery, Beirut, 2014, in collaboration with Malaak for Syrian refugees), and Gaia – Mother Earth (The Hub Gallery, Kuwait, 2018).
Khair has actively participated in collective exhibitions across Paris, Beirut, and Kuwait, including shows addressing women’s rights such as Abolish Article 153 (FA Gallery, Kuwait, 2016) and Women in War (ICRC Kuwait, 2017).
As a curator, she has organized exhibitions highlighting Arab and Syrian artists, including The Syrian Journey (Kuwait, 2019), Feelings (The Hub Gallery, 2019), and Art on Kaftan (The Hub Gallery, 2022). She represented Syria at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Since 2023, Khair has developed Daily Planners, blending Arab art and quotes from Arab artists, creating a space for cultural reflection and creative engagement. In 2024, she curated Waste to Wonder, focusing on recyclable art, followed by a 2025 collaboration with Caribou on sustainability projects transforming waste into cultural narratives.
Through her painting, fashion, and curatorial practice, Aya Khair continues to explore identity, resilience, and belonging, celebrating Syrian creativity while engaging with global conversations around art, culture, and sustainability.
THE KHAIR
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