Artist biography
Fatima Almehairi (b. 2003, Abu Dhabi, UAE) is a visual art student currently completing her Bachelor’s degree in fine arts at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Her work explores themes of emotion, memory, and personal transformation through drawing, painting, and mixed media. Fatima often uses texture, layering, and symbolic elements to reflect on complex emotional experiences. Many of her works revisit personal memories and moments from childhood, transforming them into visual narratives that explore self-reflection, hidden emotions, and healing.
Through her practice, she aims to create honest and personal works that invite viewers to reflect on their own inner experiences.
Artist statement
My artistic practice is rooted in personal experience, memory, and emotional reflection. I often work with materials such as wood, paint, fabric, and thread, using hands-on processes where making becomes a way of thinking and developing ideas.
Rather than beginning with fixed plans, I allow experimentation, repetition, and construction to shape each piece's final outcome. I am interested in how physical materials can carry meaning and hold traces of time, labor, and memory.
Through this process, I transform personal experiences and everyday moments into visual forms that explore identity, emotion, and self-reflection.
