Founder and President of the Sharjah Art Foundation since 2002, United Arab Emirates.

She holds a number of positions, including:

• Chairperson of the Sharjah Creative Quarter since January 27, 2025.
• President of the University of World Studies in Sharjah.
• Artistic Director of the 6th Aichi Triennale 2025 in Japan.
• President of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial Foundation since 2022.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy since January 2020.
• Curator of the Sharjah Biennial since 2003.
• Artistic Director of the 25th Sydney Biennale.
• President of the International Biennale Association.
• President of the Africa Institute in Sharjah since 2018.
• Visiting lecturer at the Slade School of Fine Art in the United Kingdom since 2013.
• Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the College of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Sharjah .
• Advisory Board Member of Khoj International Artists Association, India since 2013.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of Ashkal Alwan Organization in Lebanon since 2012.
• Owner of The Vin Restaurant & Cafe since 2015.

She served as Creative Director of Al Qasimi Brand, and as Curator of the second edition of the Lahore Biennale and the Kunst Werke Institute for Contemporary Art in Germany between 2013 and 2016. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOMA PS1) in the US since 2010, and Darat al Funun in Amman.

She served on the jury of the Bonnefanten Prize for Contemporary Art, the Prince Claus Award, and the Dubai International Film Festival in 2014. She was also a member of the advisory board of the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art in China from 2013 to 2016, and curated the UAE National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale from 2013 to 2015.

She was selected as one of the most influential figures in contemporary art for 2024 in the "Power 100" list published annually by Art Review magazine. She also received the Gold Medal from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Arts Leaders in 2014, the Pennisi Prize in 2013, and the Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award in 2012.

She holds an MA in Contemporary Art Curation from the Royal Academy of Art in Britain in 2008, an MA in Painting from the same university in 2004, a BA in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2002, and a Diploma in Painting from the Royal Academy of Art in the same country in 2005.