From Columbo to Cairo: Meet the Artists Making an Impression at World Art Dubai 2025

Over the past decade, the UAE has steadily positioned itself as a vibrant centre for global creativity — and World Art Dubai has been a major force in that transformation. As the region’s largest affordable art fair, it bridges cultures and communities by showcasing emerging and established artists from over 65 countries. More than just a fair, it’s a celebration of expression, experimentation, and the power of visual storytelling.

World Art Dubai 2025 continues this legacy by spotlighting diverse voices from across the globe — artists whose work captures human emotion, cultural identity, and the shifting pulse of our times. These visual storytellers are mapping the human mind, identity, and resistance with every brushstroke.

Here are four standout talents you won’t want to miss this year.

Amita Dand (Stand No – BB07, India)

As a self-taught artist from Hubli, India, the one thing about Amita’s work is that when you stand before her art, it whispers the sound of droplets falling on a rain drum. She who believes that one needs to have an intimate connection with their canvas, perfectly depicts serenity, bliss and a blossoming spiritual awakening in her artwork. Each piece feels as if it’s asking you to slow down and release, rather than just stopping to have a look.

Abe Orobia (Stand No – CB02, Philippines)

Emerging from a family of artists, Abe’s art is earthy and raw in spirit. His work treads deeply into nature’s poetic and symbiotic relationship with human life, reflecting a living, breathing culture of the two. Often representing the vulnerability of nature’s pure and defenseless ways, his artwork aims to raise the importance of valuing the fragile beauty of nature, urging a deep reverence for the environments we so often take for granted.

Carlos Ramirez (Stand No – FA02, Colombia)

Carlos Ramirez’s art is like someone kicking your front door open – and not in a bad way. Bold colors and vivid energy pulses through every piece, transporting you straight into his visually-compelling mind. He is not interested in replicating nature, but bringing his own perspective to the canvas.

Dalia El-Hassan (Stand No – MA10, Egypt)

Finding common ground between saturation and negative space, Dalia brings abstraction to her canvas in the most balanced way. Her vibrant artwork draws the eye towards its randomized symphony, evoking strong feelings from uneasiness to tranquility. There’s a quiet power in her that speaks on the intricacies of her mind through her work.

Why you should visit World Art Dubai

Art has the power to connect people, and these four artists show us just how personal and universal that connection can be. At World Art Dubai, we celebrate creativity that speaks to you and stays with you. It's a platform for voices, stories, and connections; celebrating individuality while building a collective conversation around creativity, identity, and cultural evolution.

From April 17–20, 2025, step into a space where art is accessible, inclusive, and profoundly personal. Come explore the work of artists like Amita, Abe, Carlos, and Dalia — and discover the stories that shape their worlds.