Canada About Artist

Born and raised in Canada, with an Indian origin, Babita Shamji started pursuing her art career since 2017.She left Canada in 2005 to embark on a new journey to West Africa, spent ten years living in various countries, and ultimately ended herself in delightful Dubai. She initially took art lessons as a hobby but ultimately made the decision to sign up for a professional program that resulted in her earning a Fine Artist accreditation from the esteemed Lotus Educational Institute Dubai. She has always been drawn to the visual arts, dance, music, and performing arts. Art has always been a part of her life. She expresses who she is as an artist through her figurative abstract artwork. To accomplish the current look, she links the lines and curves to the forms and gestural marks, discovering her own essence with few details and a restricted color scheme. Babita is a master of abstract painting because she was inspired by the freedom of speech. To add depth, she likes to use a range of media in her artwork, including collage, charcoal, chalk, and textures. She has created several abstract figurative African works that have been displayed in exhibitions and attracted the interest of renowned curators and collectors. She had displayed her artwork in the United Arab Emirates, Africa, Canada, and Italy.

Artist Statement: “My beauty of the women, both interior and exterior, and the spirit of the people is what is important to me in my work. My work derived from my passion for creativity, re-creating pieces that had an effect on me visually and emotionally, whether it was figure that was aesthetically attractive, beauty in nature, or seeing a place that just touched my soul. I find inspiration in nature, in humanity, in experiences from travel, and the feelings I felt in certain events in life."