Bouthayna Al Muftah

Bouthayna Al Muftah, a Qatari multidisciplinary artist, seamlessly navigates painting, printmaking, and documentation. Her evolving practice has created immersive installations and dynamic performance pieces anchored in a profound connection to Qatar's cultural heritage. This heritage, woven from oral history and folklore, becomes a canvas for reinterpretation, reflecting her bond with her homeland's past and its revival. Bouthayna invites her viewers to contemplate the notion of memory, where she explores time and the perception of it along with our characteristics as a collective society – questioning whether heritage and these memories carry the same symbolism over time. Bouthayna's work is distinguished by its palette and signature typography.

Bouthayna Al Muftah received her BA from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar in 2009. Bouthayna's achievements span numerous notable exhibitions and projects in her young career. Her recent achievements include designing the official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 poster, representing a distinctive marriage between Qatar's heritage and football. Bouthayna’s work has been exhibited internationally and regionally, including her most recent solo show at Doha's M7 (2022), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2020), and her participation in Cosmoscow, Moscow (2018). Her work can be seen in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Qatar (2019). Bouthayna has collaborated with world- renowned names such as David Webb Jewels, New York, and a recent collaboration with the House of Dior for the Lady Dior Bag collection (2022).