Eman Khalifa

Eman Khalifa is a British–Egyptian–American contemporary artist based in London. Raised between Cairo and the United States, her multicultural background shaped an understanding that identity is never fixed—it is layered, evolving, contradictory and deeply felt. From an early age, art became a sanctuary: a place to step beyond inherited expectations and explore identity through feeling rather than definition.

Her practice is driven by the belief that art is far more than decoration. It is a vessel for memory, emotion and identity—a way of giving form to experiences that often resist language. Rather than depicting the visible world alone, she seeks to reveal the psychological landscapes that exist beneath it, creating paintings that invite viewers to recognise something of themselves within the work.

Nature is the central language of her practice. Moving fluidly between abstraction and atmospheric realism, she uses the natural world as a metaphor for human emotion. Water speaks of release, immersion and transformation; fire embodies defiance, passion and renewal; air evokes longing and freedom; earth holds memory, resilience and emotional residue. Through these elemental forms she explores identity, belonging, fragmentation, hope...

1995: BA Business Administration, Minor in Fine Arts under tutelage of the late Paul Rinaldi - American University in Cairo

🗓️ October, 2026
Art Surrey Fair, 2-4 Oct., Epsom Downs Racecourse - broad selection of my artworks will be exhibited.
Parallax Art Fair, 23-25 Oct., Chelsea Old Town Hall - broad selection of my artworks will be exhibited.
🗓️ July, 2026
Nicoletta Gallery, Berlin, Germany. 1-31 July. Exhibiting Layers of Time.
Galerie Le Chien D'Or, Quebec, Canada. 1-31 July. Exhibiting Irresistible.
Case Del Arte, Palma, Spain. 1-31 July. Exhibiting Dream of Waves.

🗓️ June, 2026
East Finchley Open Studios, 27/28 June & 4/5 July. 106, Prospect Ring, N2 8GR. I open up my studio for private collectors and gallery visits. View my artworks in situ and discuss commissions.
East Finchley Festival, 21 June, Cherry Tree Wood, London - small and medium artworks by Eman Khalifa.
Art Basel, Switzerland, 18-21 June, via ArtBoxy LIVE. Exhibiting Desire, Hynosis, and Good Hope.
Indra Gallery Group Exhibition, 12 June, Old Street, London - Group Exhibition, featuring elemental abstracts and seascapes by Eman Khalifa.
🗓️ May 8-10 2026
Sussex Art Fair at Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester - broad selection of my artworks will be exhibited.
🗓️ March 5-8 2026
The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art - broad selection of my artworks exhibited
Rochester Fair Kent - g...