Artist Maitha Abdalla is a consummate storyteller. Inspired by theatre, folklore, tradition and ritual, her multidisciplinary practice is underpinned by her fictional writing. Paintings, typically worked on with her fingers, feature fantastical creatures and figures often angst ridden and vulnerable. Maitha studied at the Zayed University in Abu Dhabi after which she came together with fellow artists to establish an artist-run studio and exhibition space called BAIT 15. Since then she has been part of the Abu Dhabi Art Fair’s Beyond Emerging artists showing at Cromwell Place in London, at the fair and in Venice. Maitha recently completed the An Effort residency in London supported by the Abu Dhabi Arts & Music Foundation(ADMAF). We spoke about studio life, the opportunities for artists in the Emirates and her plans to write a film script.

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