Neel Jassani

Oil paintings that explore the human condition.

Dubai / Madrid Oil Painter

Selected Work

2022 – 2024
The General, 2024
The General Oil on canvas, 2024 · 150 × 100 cm
The Uprising, 2024
The Uprising Oil on canvas, 2024 · 60 × 80 cm
The Underground, 2024
The Underground Oil on canvas, 2024 · 140 × 140 cm
Ode to the Sea, 2024
Ode to the Sea Oil on canvas, 2024 · 170 × 130 cm
Whirlwind, 2022
Whirlwind Oil on canvas, 2022 · 100 × 100 cm
Peacock, 2023
Peacock Oil on canvas, 2023 · 40 × 60 cm
Bear in the Woods, 2024
Bear in the Woods Oil on canvas, 2024 · 60 × 50 cm
Ether in Eden, 2021
Ether in Eden Acrylic on canvas, 2021 · 100 × 60 cm · Sold
Niten Ichi Ryu, 2021
Niten Ichi Ryu Acrylic on canvas, 2021 · 100 × 60 cm
Miyamoto, 2021
Miyamoto Acrylic on canvas, 2021 · 60 × 80 cm
The Playground, 2021
The Playground Acrylic on canvas, 2021 · 100 × 40 cm · Sold
The Journey of Unnatural Things, 2021
The Journey of Unnatural Things Acrylic on canvas, 2021 · 100 × 60 cm · Government collection

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Neel Jassani photographed with The General, 2024

Neel Jassani is a contemporary painter whose practice explores existential philosophy through myth, symbolism, and narrative. Viewing painting as a form of inquiry rather than an end in itself, his work investigates human nature, perception, and the relationship between the material and the spiritual. Inspired by the structures of the natural world, philosophy, and the symbolic traditions of art history, he creates imagined worlds that invite contemplation of reality and humanity's search for meaning.

Solo Exhibition
2023 The Space In Between, Queen Elizabeth II, Dubai
Group Exhibition
2026 Seen/Scene 04, Rizq Gallery, Abu Dhabi
2021 General, Satellite, Dubai
Installation
2020 Progress, Dubai Press Club 20th Anniversary — presented to Sheikh Mohammed
2019 Africa Today, Global Business Forum Africa, Dubai Chamber
2019 The Faces Between, Bluewaters, Dubai
Brand
Collaborations
2022 Levi's Campaign, Dubai
2020 Vogue × Adidas Sneaker Design, Dubai
2019 American Rag Flagship Store Takeover, Dubai
2018 Jaguar Launch Campaign, Dubai
2017 Red Bull Sneaker Design, Sole DXB, Dubai
Keynote Speaker
2025 BMW, Dubai Design Week, Dubai
2025 Sikka Art Festival, Dubai
2024 Middlesex University, Dubai
2024 Karak on the Dhow, Dubai
Selected Press
Adidas Superstar's 50 Year Celebration, Vogue × Adidas
Neel Jassani, Arza Nakhleh, Marie Claire
2025 Dazed 100, Rais Saleh, Dazed
Calling Iraqi Diaspora Artists: The IDCN Is a New Digital Home, Jdeed Magazine
One Last Thing: Neel Jassani, William Mullally, The National
The Space In Between Collection, Art Maze
The Human Experience, The General, Al Tib 9
Collections
Rami Farook, Founder, Satellite Gallery
Justin Roiland, Creator of Rick & Morty
Zuhair Zervae, Advisor to the General Secretariat of the UAE

Works held in private collections.

Awards
2020 Portfolio Night, Second Place
2019 Portfolio Night, First Place
2018 Creative Competition, American University in Dubai, Second Place
2017 Red Bull Competition, First Place
2017 Certificate of Appreciation, Global Business Forum Africa, Dubai Chamber
Education
American University in Dubai
Barcelona Academy of Art