E-Issues Info — Editorial Board

Global Art Daily Editorial Board 2020-21

Sophie Arni

^{Founder, Editor-in-Chief}
Sophie Arni founded Global Art Daily in 2015 while studying at NYU Abu Dhabi and has written exhibition reviews and conducted artist interviews ever since. Her experience in the arts includes interning at Sotheby's in London and Christie's in New York and curating exhibitions at the NYU Abu Dhabi Project Space and the Chinretsukan Gallery. Originally Swiss-Japanese, she was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and grew up between the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe. She graduated with a B.A. in Art & Art History from NYU Abu Dhabi and with an MPhil in Arts Studies and Curatorial Practices from Tokyo University of the Arts. She is passionate about creating dialogues between different fields of the creative industries and between established art centers and peripheries.

^{Based in: Tochigi, Japan}

Daniel H. Rey

^{Managing Editor}
Daniel H. Rey is a Paraguayan-Colombian curator based in Abu Dhabi. A digital native and polyglot, he is interested in coolhunting, radio, and contemporary art. Daniel was trained in the visual and performing arts in Norway and the Emirates. He is part of the Jameel Youth Assembly in Dubai and has joined initiatives presented at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project, Warehouse421, and Abu Dhabi Art. Daniel graduated from NYU Abu Dhabi with a B.A. in Theater and Social Research/Public Policy. He advocates for artistic exchanges in the Global South.

^{Based in: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Currently in: Dubai, UAE}

Ashraf Mohiy

^Editor
Ashraf Mohiy is a Swiss-Egyptian doctoral candidate at Columbia University, whose work centers around the emergence of ‘smart cities’ and ‘e-government.’ He has spent the past few years working as an exhibition planner for a Paris-based cultural consulting firm on a number of different museum projects centered around the MENA region.

^{Based in: New York City, U.S.
Currently in: Cairo, Egypt}

Ev Zverev

^Editor
Ev Zverev is a Russian filmmaker and photographer based in New York City. He was trained in visual storytelling and graduated from NYU Abu Dhabi with a B.A. in Film and New Media. He also happens to be fluent in Russian, English, and Arabic. His short films include Toothbrush (2016), Monster (2015), and Aphasia (2015) which was shortlisted at the Abu Dhabi Science Imagine Festival (2016). Fun fact: ‘Ev’ in Japanese means artist-samurai and it is pronounced like EV-erything.

^{Based in: New York City, U.S.
Currently in: Mexico City, Mexico}

Global Art Daily Interns 2020-21

Amina Yahia

^{Graphic Design & Editorial Intern}
Amina Yahia is an Egyptian visual artist and designer based in Abu Dhabi. Born and raised in Cairo, her artworks explore womanhood at large and recently focus on how Egyptian women are portrayed. A painter and illustrator by practice, Amina’s interests are now turning to filmmaking and art history. She has lately supported interior and graphic design projects across the MENA region and is currently a third-year student at NYU Abu Dhabi.

^{Based in: Abu Dhabi, UAE}

E-Issues Info — Editorial Board

Sophie Arni

Daniel H. Rey

Ashraf Mohiy

Ev Zverev

Amina Yahia

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