Tahira Fida’s work is a bridge between tradition and modernity, deeply rooted in the essence of Omani culture while resonating on a global scale
By Ana S. Gad
Tahira Fida, an Omani artist and writer from Muscat, is recognized for her unique contribution to contemporary Omani and international art. With a Master’s degree in Visual Arts from the UK, Tahira has participated in numerous workshops with both Omani and European artists. Her art has been exhibited at prestigious international and domestic venues, such as the Art Symposium in Algeria (2016), Greece (2017), Georgia (2018), and the Louvre Museum’s Art Fair in Paris (2019). Over the years, she has garnered numerous awards, including the national Alma’ara Award of Excellence in 2018, presented by Oman’s Ministry of Culture.
Her first solo exhibition was held in 2013 at the Bait Al Zubair Museum in Muscat, followed by another at Bait Muzna Gallery in 2014, and her third was organized in Copenhagen that same year. Tahira’s art style blends Arabic abstraction with calligraphic miniatures, utilizing mixed media techniques to create her distinctive visual language.
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Her work is deeply influenced by her literary background, where she explores human communication through symbols and signs. Tahira draws inspiration from ancient cave drawings and stone inscriptions, channeling these into her creations to craft a visual language that communicates non-verbally with her audience.
Dominating her canvas are earthy greens and blues – representing nature and the sky – alongside vibrant pops of color, such as yellows, reds, and pinks, to create contrast. Symbols and calligraphy fill her compositions, echoing her commitment to preserving Oman’s cultural heritage while also pushing the boundaries of contemporary art.
Tahira Fida’s work is a bridge between tradition and modernity, deeply rooted in the essence of Omani culture while resonating on a global scale.
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Ana S. Gad is a pen name of the Dubai-based, internationally acclaimed writer, scholar, journalist, editor and digital artist Dr. Ana Stjelja. In 2005 she graduated from the Faculty of Philology from the Turkish Language and Literature Department. In 2009 she earned a Master’s degree in Sufism. In 2012 she obtained her PhD in Serbian Literature (with the thesis on the life and work of one of the first Serbian women writers and world travelers Jelena J. Dimitrijevic). She is an award-winning poet, writer, translator, journalist, independent scientific researcher and editor. She published more than 30 books of different literary genres, and is the author of numerous research papers and essays on literature, feminism and diverse cultures (cultural heritage). She is also a digital artist (with special focus on the graphic design, digital collage art). She is the Editor-in-Chief of various online magazines: the Alia Mundi Magazine for Cultural Diversity, the Enheduana Online Literary Magazine, the Poetryzine, an online magazine for Poets and Poetry in English. She is also the founder and the editor of the Web Portal Eastern Pearl dedicated to the Eastern cultures, Sands and City Magazine, a Dubai-based online magazine on culture of the UAE and Gulf and Art&Act Magazine on art. In 2018 she founded Association Alia Mundi for Promoting Cultural Diversity. In July 2022, she successfully completed the Introduction to Psychology course at the American Yale University, where her lecturer was the university professor and world-famous (Canadian-American) psychologist Paul Bloom. Right now, she is a mentee of the Creative Spotlight Program supported by the British Council and the Thomson Foundation. She is a member of the Association of Writers of Serbia, the Association of Journalists of Serbia, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Europeana Pro.
