Alia Hussain Lootah (b. Dubai, 1987) is an Emirati artist, whose current work focuses on bodies of art with the theme of understanding the interpersonal relationship between mother and child in today’s modern world. Uncertainty stems from both external and internal factors of unrest.
Alia recently had a solo presentation at Art Dubai 2024, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE (2024) and Abu Dhabi Art 2022, Aisha Alabbar Gallery, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2022). She has participated in several exhibitions including Dubai Calligraphy Biennale (2023); The Quest, Aisha Alabbar Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2022); Sikka Art Fair, Dubai, UAE (2011, 2012, and 2013); Mawtini, Tashkeel, Dubai, UAE (2013); Metamorphosis, Tashkeel, Dubai, UAE (2013); and 40 Poems from the Desert, The Ara Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2011). Alia participated as one of the first artists in the Salama bint Hamdan Emerging Artist Fellowship Program (SEAF), graduating in 2014. Her SEAF thesis focused on exploring motherhood through different forms of sculptures. In 2017, Alia co-founded the Medaf Studio in Dubai, an art centre aimed at introducing children and adults to art as a form of self-expression and creativity.