Description
Raanaz Shahid is a multi-award-winning artist from the United Kingdom. Her work is heavily influenced by her British, Asian, and Islamic roots, allowing her to develop a style and aesthetic that is entirely unique to her. As well as studying courses with the Art of Islamic Pattern and the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, Shahid is an honours graduate of Surface Pattern (with Textiles). She has studied the methodologies and techniques of various art and design subjects at a forensic level. Shahid’s passion for a thorough understanding of these subjects has resulted in a developed understanding of texture and composition, which adds a dimension of spectacular detail to her work.
Her work has also been commissioned by celebrity clients including former Light-Welterweight World Champion Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom, along with Harry Potter actress Afshan Azad. After years of practice, she is currently an Arabic Calligraphy student studying Quranic scripts Thuluth and Naskh under Master Haji Noor Deen based in China. Alongside this, she continues to study the art of Tezhip with her Master Ayten Tiryaki based in Istanbul.
Webpage: www.raanazshahid.com
