This is a list of women artists who were born in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.

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Ebtisam AbdulAziz Ebtisam AbdulAziz is a contemporary Emirati artist and writer born and raised in Sharjah. She works with geometry and mathematics to address issues of belonging and identity through installations, performance art and other media. Selected exhibiti ...

(active since 2005), contemporary artist * Al Anood Al Obaidly (req. pre-2017-11-14), visual artist

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Najat Makki Najat Makki (born 1956) is an Emirati visual artist. She is a member of the Dubai Cultural Council. and one of the pioneers in Emirati contemporary art scene. Education Makki was the first Emirati woman to earn a government scholarship to study ...

(born 1956), visual artist *

Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخة وفاء حشر آل مكتوم) is an Emirati artist and curator, member of Dubai's ruling family and founder of FN Design; a multi-functional space for art & design events in Al Quoz, UAE. She ...

(active since 2009), artist, curator

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* Maisoon Al Saleh (born 1988), painter, sculptor {{Lists of women artists by nationality - Emirati women artists, List of

Artists An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the ...