Art

Afshan Ali is an artist, calligrapher and art lover. He is passionate about conducting art classes and workshops and has participated in many renowned events. His motto is ‘art is your inner self; always young, never gets old’.

Ahlam Al Jaberi is a freelance Emirati graphic designer and illustrator. She supports her community in developing creative and innovative ideas using visual solutions, and most of her works are known for their subtle simplicity. Al Jaberi is keen to keep pace with the creative development in her field and has her own design studio which specialises in logos and print and digital design services.

Aisha Al Fahim is a social research and public policy graduate from NYUAD, passionate about studying the UAE and its people. Her love for the country and for promoting its unique culture and history inspired her to create Kashta, a book that encourages exploring Abu Dhabi in a fun and spontaneous way. Al Fahim is determined to make Kashta a tool for promoting tourism in the UAE and inspiring a sense of adventure in others.

Al Yaziya Alsaadi is a skilled artist and illustrator who's been proficient since childhood, especially in character drawing. She first participated in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in the 2022 edition's Art Corner, where she showcased some of her anime and manga drawings.

Alaa Barham is a graphic designer and animation artist. She took up drawing from an early age and used various materials to imitate the work of amateur and famous painters. She also won several competitions as a student. Barham chose her career out of a love for old cartoons and for combining fantasy and reality. She is passionate about all forms of drawings and art styles, especially abstract and visual arts. She is especially fond of drawing nature, where she gathers inspiration for most of her work.

Amal Elsayed is a visual artist, printmaker, certified international craftsman trainer and art therapist. She has received many educational awards and international recognition for her design and graphics work. She also participated in many international exhibitions and contributed to designing multiple high-profile logos, including the 2009 World Judo Championship and the first Gulf poetry festival.

Asmaa Al Remeithi is an Emirati visual artist with an interest in Japanese anime and manga. She began teaching arts in 2013 and regularly collaborates with many governmental institutions, including Louvre Abu Dhabi, to conduct art workshops.

Farida Mohsen is a versatile artist who has been exploring various forms of drawing since a young age. Her passion for her craft has helped her turn her talent into a successful project. Her work includes drawing landscapes, cartoon characters and imaginary characters on several mediums, including boards, clothes and bags.

Halima Alkaabi is an Emirati translator and visual artist. She has a BA in translation studies with a minor in fine arts from the United Arab Emirates University. Since childhood, she has participated in many local and international drawing and colouring competitions. She also led pencil drawing and hand-sewing workshops for youth and adults. Alkaabi participated in various exhibitions in art events around the country. Her art is influenced by magical natural elements like the sky and flowers, and she mastered painting in oil and acrylic colours using brushes and palette knives.

Hamda Alkhajeh is a cartoonist and animator. She studied fine arts with a minor in exhibition management at Zayed University. Her work is inspired by Emirati heritage and her daily surroundings. She focuses on digital art and printing products for various events and purposes. Alkhajeh is also a certified international trainer and tour guide in Abu Dhabi.

Hessa Alfalahi is a university graduate majoring in electronic security who takes up handicrafts in her spare time. She creates artistic decorations with a personal touch and distinct butterflies that set apart her work. She believes in adding touches of creativity to everything that she produces.

Houda Alhamadi is a young Emirati visual artist whose paintings are known for their creativity, beauty and intricate focus on details. Audiences take time to believe that her paintings are not photographs, given their high level of detail. Alhamadi produces her artwork using pencil work, featherwork and colours and considers pencils an essential partner in accomplishing her work.

Ibtehal Alhosani is a teacher and visual artist with a bachelor's degree in art education. She is also a member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society. Alhosani is a recipient of the Hamdan Award for distinguished academic performance; the Ministry of Education's Award for comprehensive quality, care and student activities and the Sharjah Award for educational excellence. She's been certified as a trainer by several international entities.

Kais Alshaer is a Syrian visual artist born in 1981. He began his interior architecture and visual arts studies in Syria and continued them in the UAE. Alshaer elevates artwork using multiple materials and focuses on integrating his artwork into its surrounding environment. He specialises in portraits and murals and has participated in many exhibitions around the UAE.

Kaltham Bint Mihamed is a multidisciplinary artist whose creative journey began with drawing and expanded to encompass fashion design, photography, graphic design and collage art. She combines drawing, photography, design and collage through her work and has recently designed several book covers. Bint Mihamed won multiple local awards and entered the Guinness Book of Records for her work.

Khadija Al Hosani is an Emirati visual artist, calligrapher and internationally certified trainer in lettering and professional decoupage from the SB Arts Academy and the University of Denver. She is a member of the Fujairah Arts Academy and has held several art courses in the libraries affiliated with the Department of Culture and Tourism. She also partook in several local art exhibitions.

Malak Al Ajou is an emerging artist that currently lives in Al Ain. Born in 1992 in Jordan, she derives her work from her surroundings and experiences as an Arab woman. Al Ajou limits her tools to pencils, charcoal and paints to produce versatile artwork and expressions using limited palettes. She previously participated in the Qattara murals exhibition and the Sikka art fair.

Mohamad Dayoub is a designer, visual arts researcher and mixed media artist. He has 17 solo exhibitions and participates in numerous group exhibitions, international symposiums, and biennials. Dayoub has worked in art and news direction, designed books, publications and posters, worked on multiple illustrations and scenarios for children's books and held many workshops on inking. He manages an educational centre for arts and design and a private photography studio. He has also received several awards from reputable institutions, including the Emirates Writers & Literates Union and Goethe Institute.

Nada Saed is a business owner and leather products maker. She established Rewind in Cairo in 2018 to create unique notebooks that express the personalities or stories of each of her customers and encourage journaling.

Nairouz Eltanbouli is an Egyptian writer and visual artist born in Alexandria and residing in the UAE. She is the founder of Sayidat al-Hikayat for Publishing and Creative Production. She has a diploma in creative production, department of composition and creative writing. She also has a great passion for theatre and the art of making puppets. She practices folklore and seeks to deliver her message through stories and theatre.

Obaid Abdur Rahman is a college student and a Naskh script calligrapher. He won first place in the Naskh category of the third (2018) and fourth (2019) editions of the Katateeb competition in Sharjah. He also won second place in the Arabic calligraphy category of the Al Badr Awards (2022) in Fujairah and second place in the Arabic calligraphy category at Ajman University's art competition (2023).

Sally Al Hashmi is an accomplished illustrator and graphic designer known for her expressive artwork and versatile artistic directions. She transforms her designs into posters, which have gained massive popularity among young adults.

Salma Essam is a visual artist with a disability. She has participated in exhibitions for artists with disabilities in Mexico, the Special Olympics and a visual arts exhibition with the Sidra Foundation.

Sarah Mohamed is a freelance artist based in Dubai. She started drawing at a young age and then pursued arts as a full-time job. Mohamed enjoys turning her art into products like posters and stickers, which she sells through her online shop.

Shaikha Al-Ghaithi is a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Moza Bint Buti primary school, passionate about the arts of drawing and ceramics. She participated in several local and international art exhibitions and has produced multiple mixed media drawings and ceramics artworks.

Shatha Sharar is an Emirati artist who grew up in an environment that fostered talent and creativity. She has a bachelor's degree in e-commerce from the Higher Colleges of Technology and a professional diploma in interior design from the University of Sharjah. She is passionate about art and has attended many artistic workshops through the years. Sharar is the daughter of renowned poet Rashid Sharar.

Vern Brown is a versatile artist with a gift for capturing the spirit of life on canvas in a variety of mediums, including pen and pencil, charcoal, acrylic and oil. He developed a love for painting and drawing at a very young age and pursued a graphic arts degree. Brown has been in the UAE for ten years and has won several awards in local art exhibitions. He was also selected to be a featured artist at the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the US Consulate in Dubai.

Wafa Al Mutawa has been a visual artist since 1988 and is the first Emirati artist from Abu Dhabi to win several awards, including first place at the Union Day competition in 1988. She held a personal exhibition in 1994 and participated in exhibitions held by the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Hunting and Equestrian exhibition in 2022 and the exhibition Farhat Watan in Kuwait on the 51st Union Day.

Zainab Ahamed is an amateur artist. She paints on canvases and other materials and has many different works of art next to her paintings, including decoupage, recycling and thermal clay. She has participated in a number of art exhibitions.

Zayed Al Ghaithi is an 11-year-old sixth-grade Saad bin Moaz primary school student. He is known for his ability to sculpt through Arabic calligraphy and as an artist in Al Haroufi art. He has many distinctive lettering and calligraphy artworks. His workshops cover building artistic models on various surfaces based on the aesthetic of the Arabic letter and creating models or commemorative shields using them.