Haifa Alkhuzaei is a Qatari artist and former art educator. She is a member of the Visual Art Center in Qatar. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education from Qatar University, 1989, and a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Superior Institute of Fine Arts of Besançon, France, 1984. Her recent exhibition participations include Qatar Pavilion, Expo Milano (2015); Mal Lawal, Alriwaq Gallery, Qatar (2012); and the Katara First Artist Symposium, Qatar (2012).
Through painting, collage, and printmaking, Haifa’s work combines figurative and abstract forms, influenced by her surroundings and daily life. Her subject matter is Qatari women as she draws inspiration from their roles in society in the past and present. These stories are demonstrated through the different forms and colors that evoke their features, their clothes, their environment and social life.
Haifa participated in the following residencies:
- Cité internationale des arts, 2019.
