Maitha Al Omaira
Visual artistAbu Dhabi, UAE

Maitha Al Omaira

An exploration of time, nature’s transience,
and the traces we leave behind.

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01 / Artworks

Selected works

02 / Notes on practice

Observation.
Material.
Transformation.

Through observation and reflective writing, Maitha explores the relationship between nature and time. Leaves, sunlight, shadows, and collected materials become both collaborators and records of change.

Leaves with differing tones and impressions made through sun exposure
Devices to Measure Time: Leaves, 2024
Plaster form bearing yellow turmeric anthotype shadow impressions
When time was measured the sun was observed, 2024
03 / About the artist

Maitha
Al Omaira

Born 1999 · Abu Dhabi, UAE

Maitha Al Omaira is an Emirati visual artist whose practice explores time, nature’s transience, and material change.

Working across various mediums, she draws on seasonal cycles, sunlight, leaves, and everyday encounters with the natural world. Her work considers how time is felt and noticed through subtle changes, bringing material experimentation into conversation with poetry.

Inspired by processes of collecting, documenting, and preserving, she works with natural elements and embraces chance, allowing materials and the environment to shape the work.

Selected programmes & recognition

2024
Cultural Foundation Residency
2023
Salama bint Hamdan Foundation Material Lab Programme
Cultural Foundation Mentorship Programme
2022
Salama bint Hamdan Emerging Artists Fellowship
2021
ADMAF Visual Arts Award

Selected exhibitions

  • ProximitiesSeoul Museum of Art · 2025
  • Here We AreItalian Cultural Institute
  • ForesightSharjah Art Museum
  • RootedManarat Al Saadiyat
  • Evident PresenceCOP28 & Abu Dhabi Art
  • Time & IdentityAl Safa Art & Design Library
  • Portrait of a Nation IIManarat Al Saadiyat
Selected work