Q Life Magazine Q Magazine December 2016 | Page 68
| Issue 1
Wadha Al
Sulaiti
Wadha Al Sulaiti
is a Qatari artist,
and a pioneering
figure of Qatar’s
grassroots art scene.
“What was simply a hobby for me
in school became an opportunity to
express myself, and then became my
life’s work at the Ministry of Culture,
Arts and Heritage.”
| Work by Wadha Al Sulaiti
A board member of the Qatar Fine Arts
Society and a former artist-in-residence
at Qatar Museums’ Fire Station, she
helped renovate the old Civil Defence
building to turn it into a place for artists
to create.
“I think Qatar is a story of opportunity.
It is a unique place where what is
traditional and what is modern co-
exist in harmony. There’s a lot to look
forward to.”
Since her first exhibition in 2005, Al
Sulaiti has showcased her work all over
Qatar, the Middle East, and in global
artistic hubs such as Paris.
She is one of a number of renowned
international artists to have her
work displayed in Qatar’s Hamad
International Airport—paintings
Heritage 2 and Heritage 3 are in place
to welcome international travellers from
across the world to Qatar.
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| Work by Wadha Al Sulaiti