Eman Khalifa

I am Eman Khalifa, an Egyptian–British–American artist based in London, shaped by a life lived between cultures and continents. Raised between Cairo and the United States and later rooted in London, I carry with me a layered sense of identity, memory, and belonging. After a 30-year career in corporate leadership, I returned to painting full-time in 2024 with renewed purpose—not just to create, but to reveal and cherish our human nature. My art is an excavation of emotion, a place where I confront the truths we often silence and the feelings we are taught to hide.

My practice is anchored in the belief that emotion is not weakness; it is the only true proof that we are alive. Much of my work begins with the invisible spaces within us—the quiet pain, the hidden longing, the unspoken fears, the passion we mute to survive. Nature, science, colour, light, and elemental forces give me a language to express what words often cannot. Through abstraction, geometry, and atmospheric realism, I translate internal states into visual experiences that feel both intimate and universal.

I work across three intertwined bodies of work: Elemental Abstraction, Geometric Abstraction, and Contemporary Realism. Each explores a different pathway into human...

1995: BA Business Administration, Double Minor: Fine Art, and Economic Statistics - American University in Cairo (AUC)
2002: CMA/ CFM

Exhibitions & Art Fairs
🗓️ 2026
Feb: Parallax Art Fair
Mar: Rochester Art Fair

🗓️ December 2025
Phoenix and Laheeb (flame) on exhibition at Art Basel: Miami Art Weeks in the art hotspot Wynwood - the most visited art district in the world (3-7 Dec. 2025).
Hypnosis on exibition at Andakulova Gallery, Dubai (1-31 Dec. 2025).
Chiswick Art Fair (7 Dec. 2025).
🗓️ October 2025
Brick Lane Gallery, Abstract Art Exhibition - featuring my geometric art collection (London, 15-20 Oct. 2025).
Parallax Art Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall (17-19 Oct. 2025).
Espacio Gallery, Shoreditch, London - Thunder limited edition prints in physical exhibition (14 - 19 Oct. 2025). Painted a live acrylic pour ('Golden Tide 2').
Artist Talk Magazine Digital Exhibition in the London Underground during Frieze London Art Week (10-12 Oct., 2025). Exhibiting Desire at Oxford Circus station, Hypnosis at Leicester Square Station, Tectonic at Liverpool station.
BobCat Gallery, Shadow & Shade Virtual Exhibition (6-31 Oct. 2025) — featuring Hypnosis and Day Blazed.
30th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality by Circular ArtSpace. Exhibiting Desire, Hypnosis, and River Melody (20 Sept. - 18 Oct. 2025).
Badger in the Wall Gallery, N. Yorkshire: Day Blazed sele...