Nada Fayed is a Cairo-based multidisciplinary artist, writer, cultural practitioner, and founder of Wasl Art Collective, with a background in Political Science from Cairo University and a formative period of study at Helwan University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. Rooted in the intersections of art, society, and activism, her work bridges personal expression and collective experience, exploring how creativity can shape narratives, foster connection, and contribute to community development.

Navigating the arts and culture scene, Nada has collaborated with organizations including Darb 1718, Art D’Egypte, and various regional cultural initiatives, contributing to projects that reimagine the role of art in public spaces and community life. She is a recipient of the SEVENTEEN x UNESCO Global Youth Grant Scheme and was later selected for a UNESCO Scale-Up Grant supporting youth creativity and cultural initiatives.

Currently, Nada is in an experimental phase, exploring writing, poetry, mixed media, curation, printmaking, and independent publishing, while working across sustainability, culture, and community-centered initiatives through Wasl Collective and other collaborative projects.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I see art as both a way of connecting to the self and to the world around us — a language for processing, questioning, feeling, and imagining otherwise. My practice is rooted in the belief that creativity is not only a form of expression, but also an ethos of play, curiosity, and attention; a way of being present with the world and continuously deconstructing it.

I am interested in how art can create conversations, and how those conversations can slowly shape impact, intimacy, and collective understanding. I’m drawn to the idea that we all move through and interpret the world differently, and how the same object, memory, or experience can hold entirely different emotional and creative possibilities. Where others may see things in greys, I see them in hues of blue and yellow. Where others see products, I see processes. Where others see disposability, I see potential.

Through writing and visual arts, I try to explore themes of identity, belonging, memory, public space, and human connection, often attempting to embrace experimentation, imperfection, and emotional honesty as part of the work itself.