I'm Abigail Kate Pais, a multi-disciplinary visual artist who enjoys working with various contemporary mixed media art forms: installation, sculpture, painting, crafting, print-making and photography, to name a few.
Born and raised in Dubai, I'm a self-taught artist who has a deep, devotional passion for art. I'm currently in my third year of a Bachelor's in Fine Art Mixed Media at the University of Westminster, London, completing it this July 2026.
Over the past few years, my practice has evolved into an immersive, sustainable, and ecologically rooted exploration of the natural world. I work with old, found, waste, and organic materials to create artworks that speak of nature’s presence, fragility, and resilience.
My work centres on phenomenology – how people experience, feel, and move through art. I’m deeply interested in the interactions between mind, body, space, and environment; hence, I create multidimensional installations that encourage engagement, curiosity, and a sense of connection with oneself, art, and nature. Whether through material texture, sensory and spatial arrangements, or participatory elements, I aim to transform regular spaces into subliminal experiences that invite viewers to slow down, notice, and engage with the world more consciously.
EDUCATION:
2023 - Cambridge International School, Dubai
2026 - BA Fine Art Mixed Media, University of Westminster, London
AWARDS:
2020-2021 IGCSE highest scorer, Art award, Cambridge International School, Dubai
2022-2023 A-level highest scorer, Art award, Cambridge International School, Dubai
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
December 2025 London Gallery West, University of Westminster
October 2025 ArtiSip, Regents Street, London
May 2025 ‘Evenio’, London
March 2025 ‘ Our World: How We Balance’, The Gallery Cafe, Regents Street, London
October 2024 ‘ Where the Hemlocks grow’, Ambika P3, London
June 2024 Cambridge International School, Dubai
May 2024 ‘Momentum,’ London
December 2024 ‘Beginnings,’ London
December 2023 University of Westminster, London
November 2021 Cambridge International School, Dubai
July 2017 St Mary’s Church, Dubai