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Artist
Najat Makki
b. 1956, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- PhD in Metal Coinage, Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo (2001)
- MFA in Relief Sculpture, Cairo (1998)
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Fluorescent Pigments
- Reliefs
Dr. Najat Makki is a towering pioneer of contemporary art in the United Arab Emirates and the first Emirati woman to earn a government scholarship abroad for fine arts. Celebrated for dazzling, colorful abstract canvases incorporating fluorescent pigments, henna patterns, and textural reliefs, her work celebrates female empowerment, marine landscapes, and Emirati national folklore.
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