
Fathimath Shara Waheed is a visual artist and educator specialising in printmaking. She holds a Master of Fine Art and Design, specialising in Printmaking, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Printmaking, from the University of Tasmania, Australia. She was also a recipient of the Tasmanian International Scholarship during her undergraduate studies.
She currently serves as Coordinator and Lecturer in Visual Arts at The Maldives National University, where she has been teaching since 2021. Her areas of expertise include fine art, printmaking, drawing, painting, sculpture, art history, and visual arts education. Her research interests include arts education, art and health, creative well-being, visual culture, and arts-based research.
As an artist and educator, her practice engages with both traditional and contemporary approaches to visual art, with particular interests in printmaking, sculpture, and multidisciplinary creative practice.
Masters of Fine Art and Design (Printmaking), University of Tasmania ,Tasmania, Australia, 2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking), University of Tasmania ,Tasmania, Australia, 2017
Diploma in Fine Art, Equator Academy of Arts, Penang, Malaysia, 2013
Certificate in Art and Design, Equator Academy of Arts, Penang, Malaysia, 2011
Visual Arts Education
Printmaking and Contemporary Print Practices
Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Art Practices
Art and Health
Creative Well-being
Arts-Based Research
Contemporary Visual Arts Practice
Maldivian Art and Visual Culture
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Printmaking
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Art
Art History and Art Appreciation
Contemporary Art Practice
Visual Arts Studio Practice
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Student Appeal Committee
Redhan Art Exhibition Organiser
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International Art Competitions
Shankar’s International Children’s Competition (2006) – Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Gold Medal.
Mitsubishi Impression Gallery: Festival of Asian Children’s Art (2005) – Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee Award.
Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) – Recognition/participation in an international art competition.
Local Art Competitions
Dhefiyavalhu Fahathah Art Competition (2013) – Grand Prize.
Dhefiyavalhu Fahathah Art Competition (2013) – Third Prize.
World Health Day Poster Competition (2005) – Third Place.
Maldivian Medical Students’ Association Poster Competition (2003) – Third Place.
National Poster Contest, organised by the Narcotics Control Board in cooperation with relevant partner organisations.
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