Fatima Nadia Rehman

BIOGRAPHY

Fatima Nadia Rehman is an Arabic calligraphy artist, who now permanently lives in Dubai. She taught Arabic calligraphy in DUCTAC (first person to open Arabic calligraphy classes to all nationalities), undergraduate students, school children and gave a lecture of one of the only few Qurans left in the world under Sotheby’s and Christies at the furjam Collection. She has also taught the royal family Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the artists of the divan of royal court of Oman. Although many of her works have been acquired by private art collectors, she has also been commissioned to produce artworks for the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi and Saudi, Galleries, Burj Khalifa, governmental organizations and five-star hotels which have her paintings on permanent display, including A.R.Rehman guitar, and works on porcelain and sculpture.She is also the winner of Al Ghurair public art commission, Marie Claire magazine inspirational women of UAE and 100 Women of UAE book.she is an entrepreneur and a visionary in the field of Arabic calligraphy and Islamic arts.

She studied in the United States in Visual Communication at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Then moved to New York for further studies in Islamic Art History and also worked as a senior designer at the global advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi

When returned to her native land to pursue a Double Master’s degree in Fine Arts at the National College of Arts in Lahore, specializing in Arabic Calligraphy (khat e thuluth) and Mughal miniatures. She focused on contemporary and traditional Islamic Miniatures and borders. Fatima practices classic Arabic calligraphy and modern miniatures, her style is unique in the sense that it has been distinguished by a contemporary flare.

Vision
My vision is to create beautiful works of Arabic calligraphy in a unique manner in this modern world. As we go further into the future I would also like to take Arabic calligraphy and combine it with technology for the future generation to come whether it’s combining jewellery s or it is teaching people with robots I want to do something that we have a futuristic approach yet retain this beautiful art at the same time.

‘The letters still stands out, so magnificently colourful, fascinating, intricate, and ornamental… The idea dawned on me that Arabic calligraphy, which is abstract and yet so symbolic in its essence, need not be limited any more to the space-filling of geometrical design.’