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Shahi Dayekh – Contemporary Expressionist Artist and Philanthropist
Shahi Dayekh is a Lebanese contemporary abstract expressionist based in Dubai, working with oil paint and mixed media. Her work is shaped by a culturally rich and globally influenced life, exploring universal human experiences — emotion, identity, struggle, and connection.
Through bold, intuitive gestures and layered, multidimensional compositions, Shahi dives into the inner worlds we carry: the lost, the searching, the conflicted. Her paintings hold space for feeling, reflection, and transformation, revealing the invisible threads that connect us as individuals and as humanity. Influenced by the natural world, cosmology, mythology, the collective unconscious, and metaphysics, her work moves between the personal and the universal.
Rooted in intuition and emotional honesty, each piece becomes a mirror, inviting viewers to see their own stories reflected on the canvas. Shahi’s practice is an invitation to pause, feel, and reconnect — with the self, with others, and with the greater unity of the universe.
Her works have been exhibited internationally, including Collectibles Gallery Istanbul, Rossocinabro Gallery Rome, and Mövenpick Hotel Beirut, as well as major art fairs such as the London Contemporary Art Fair, XIV Florence Biennale, Saatchi Art, Bodrum Art Fair, Istanbul Art and Antique Fair, and World Art Dubai.
Discover Shahi Dayekh’s transformative expressionism and join her mission to inspire hope, justice, and positive social change.
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Artist Statement:
Shahi blends her background in International Law with a deep passion for humanitarian work, using art as a powerful tool to connect people. Her bold, layered strokes evoke movement and a spectrum of emotions. Each piece reflects her life story while serving as a portal for viewers to explore their own. Drawing on themes of human existence, femininity, masculinity, and the natural world, Shahi’s work delves into life’s mysteries. She says, “With the dip of a paintbrush, a new world begins to come alive.