World Wide Walls: Doha 2025

About the Artist

Anfal Al Kandari (Kuwait/Qatar, 1982) is an artist based in Qatar. She has a MA in Visual Arts from the University of the Arts London (UAL) and was a resident at The Cité internationale des arts as part of the Doha Fire Station's Paris Residency Programme (2022) as well as GlogauAIR Berlin. Her work has also been shown at Al Markhiya Gallery and the Ajyal Film Festival. Her primary mediums are drawing and painting with an interest in installations and digital art. During her MA degree, she developed her art practice a step further to learn how she could transform her personal experience into art for the audience. Recently she has been looking into themes such as the inner child, dark and light, shadow within the human self and parallel universes. She aims to make each of her projects inclusive and interactive to spark audience curiosity and invite them to self-reflect.

Photo: Ali Al-Anssari, courtesy of Qatar Museums ©2026

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Fatma Alsharshani (Qatar, 1985) graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Food Science from Qatar University (QU) and took calligraphy workshops at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA). Her work has been commissioned by football team Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and the JEDARIART programme. She is also the founder of Qaif, a calligraphy company which she established in 2018. She gravitated towards calligraphy as her main medium, for its calm and meditative effect. Alsharshani is skilled in the Diwani, Moroccan and Thuluth scripts on top of her fine art skills. She embodies the letters in an attractive and eye-catching manner and her artworks are characterised by simplicity and depth of meaning associated with her design choices which highlight the beauty of the Arabic letters she uses.

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Mohamed Touirs (Morocco, 1994), also known as Ed Oner, is a street artist with a background in graphic design and applied arts and is considered a pillar of Moroccan street art. One of his most prominent works was his set of stamps commemorating Morocco’s performance in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, three of which he made into murals in El Hank, Casablanca. His work is deeply infused with Moroccan culture and childhood memories, reflected in his stylised lines and vibrant colours. Touirs primarily developed a postage stamp motif which he uses to pay tribute to his country and its people. He aims to give a holistic representation of the Moroccan people through a renewed depiction of moments of everyday life as well as momentous events.

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Taher Abid (Tunisia, 1995), professionally known as The Square Kero, is a designer and street artist, who studied graphic design at the Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts of Sfax. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, projects, and workshops, both locally and internationally. His pieces can be found in Algeria (i.e. Orbit),Morocco (i.e. 1984) and other countries. His artistic journey is rooted in a childhood fascination with colours and shapes, which blossomed into a lifelong passion. At the beginning of his graffiti career, he would use Latin letters but has since shifted to Arabic letters, being the focus of his work. During his studies, he honed his skills and developed a deep understanding of typography. The Square Kero's work is characterised by bold contrasts, vibrant colour palettes, and modern typography. His signature style is a testament to his ceaseless quest for research, experimentation, and innovation.

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Posh del Futuro (Chile, 1989), is a Plastic Arts teacher with a master's degree in Art and Design Research. His artwork is expressed through the graphic languages of graffiti, murals, and illustration. An example of his illustration has been used in animations for Port Montt International Theatre Tempestors. Posh del Futuro's work incorporates common elements of the everyday landscape of life for the average Chilean southerner as a way to reclaim micro-stories, local history, and local memories. He plays with objects and communal spaces from the Southern Chilean identity, blending fantasy and fiction with the distinct imagery of his surroundings into his narrative. His artistic style draws on graphic elements particularly to both digital and analog devices, going from street art to digital art and vice versa. His artwork showcases a distinct style that can be described as a large-scale illustration, with various references to the local imagery and popular Southern Chilean culture.

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Graciela “Animalitoland” (Argentina, 1984) is a graphic designer and self-taught artist who is now based in Los Angeles. She has created over 60 murals across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Her work has been celebrated in books like Street Art (Lonely Planet) and Street Art by Women (Hoaki Press) and includes a solo show, Corteza Invisible, in Madrid. She transforms emotions into fantastical creatures, blending graphic precision with dreamlike depth. Drawing from storytelling, her nomadic life, and the way emotions take shape in the mind, she bridges the tangible and imaginary, creating spaces where feelings can be seen, held, and understood. After a decade of travelling the world, Graciela continues exploring emotional landscapes, sharing her quest for inner peace through murals, paintings, and storytelling.

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HITOTZUKI (Hee-toh-tsu-kee /ˌhiː.toʊˈtsuː.ki/) is an artist duo formed by KAMI (Japan, 1974) and SASU (Japan, 1974), who began their collaborative work in 1999 and launched their mural activities in 2000. KAMI draws inspiration from the flowing curves of skateboarding, a passion of his since his teenage years. His unique style  combines traditional Japanese culture with street culture, influencing many artists with his distinctive expression. SASU is influenced by 1980s pop culture and psychology. She brings a fresh perspective to the scene by using symmetry, vibrant colours, and unique characters. The unit’s name HITOTZUKI, meaning Sun and Moon, reflects their philosophy of blending opposing elements to create harmony. Together, they are pioneers of Japanese street art from its early days. Their work merges the city’s energy with nature’s tranquility, creating new visual landscapes worldwide. In addition to museum exhibitions, they have expanded the possibilities of art through collaborations with global brands and companies such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and Perrier.

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Matthew Kawika Ortiz (USA, 1983) and Roxanne Ortiz (USA, 1984) are a husband-and-wife artist duo who paint murals under the name Wooden Wave. As a unit, they have painted murals in their home state Hawai’i as well as other states. Their work has also been included in exhibitions such as the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Centre (APAC). They are interested in melding elements of the natural world with ideas of technology—both modern and ancestral—to create detailed, playful narratives. Signature details such as solar panels and skate ramps give their work that community-centred and whimsical feel. Passionate about designing murals that celebrate place-based stories, they view community engagement as central to their process and treat each project as a joyful partnership. Their murals help to inspire local pride, creativity, and connection to the audience by giving them the space to imagine themselves together within the artwork.

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Drew Young (Canada, 1987) is an internationally exhibited painter and muralist. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, he has influenced the city’s local art scene and mural culture. Young’s works, both curatorial and physical, have become ubiquitous in Vancouver’s creative identity. Young’s success as a mural painter has led to him producing works for prestigious events such as Worldwide Walls Hawaii and Art Basel Florida. Young’s painting accolades have brought him many curatorial and creative director opportunities. Notably, Young is co-founder and acts as lead curator for the Vancouver Mural Festival and creative director/owner of Opal Projects Inc. Young’s consultation and curation efforts have led to thousands of artworks finding their way to collectors’ walls and hundreds of public art projects coming to fruition across the West Coast of Canada. As a child, Young would  disassemble and reassemble objects; much of his work now imitates that practice through the use of flora.  He creates compositions that balance tension and abstraction, disrupting reality while maintaining the hyper-realistic imagery of his flowers. Though his flowers are rendered in a natural and classical manner, the added glitches within the imagery provoke deeper reflection.

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Bao Ho (Hong Kong, 1987) is a self-taught artist known for her freestyle murals and illustrations. With a background in graphic design, she started her professional artist career in 2015. She has travelled and worked on projects in all corners of the globe including Australia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Indonesia, Italy and the Czech Republic. Some of these projects consisted of collaborations with international companies such as Apple, Nike and Grand Hyatt. Bao Ho has a distinctive style with scenes made up of tightly packed figures including human bodies, animals, flowers and patterns. She leans towards a playful imagination and creates a landscape using those elements painted with vibrant colours. Her large-scale mural works are also transformed into other forms of art, such as functional accessories, for her collaborations with international brands.

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Kitt Bennett (Australian, 1988) is an artist with a strong illustration background.  His practice operates along two overlapping paths: large-scale murals and work presented in exhibitions and galleries.  He is known for creating some of Australia’s largest and most innovative murals. His work spans  silos, walls, floors, skateparks and wharfs and he finds every part of the process an important piece of the big picture. Bennett distorts human figures while they are in a state of moving, crouching, boxing, or climbing. His illustrations are fluid, rich in colour and layered, giving them a cinematic still.  Drone technology now  allows for better digital records of Bennett’s  full works, both during the process and after their completion. The combination of all these elements gives the viewer a different perspective of scale and a story creating a surreal and playful impression; a reminder that people may not be as large as they think.

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NEVERCREW was founded in 1996 by the artist duo Christian Rebecchi (Switzerland, 1980) and Pablo Togni (Switzerland, 1979), alumni of the Art School in Lugano. They studied painting under Professor Nicola Salvatore at the Brera's Art Academy, Milan, graduating in 2005. Since 2013, they have held nine solo shows, in London, Hong Kong and Zurich. In 2012, they were awarded “Artists of the Year” by the Bally Foundation for Culture. They were also listed amongst the 100 most influential artists in The Urban Contemporary Art Guide by Graffiti Art Magazine in both 2015 and 2021. Their artistic path is rooted in urban art and encompasses mural paintings, installations, and sculptures. Their work takes shape worldwide and highlights the relationship between humankind and nature, as well as humankind and systems—both societal and natural. They focus on environmental and social imbalances of human-nature relationships; by displaying animals in precarious situations. Further echoing the dire situation of the current state of climate changes, pollution, resource exploitation, and social injustices.

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Gwendal Huet (France, 1976) , artist name Wen2, was trained in applied arts and pursued a professional career in urban planning and architecture for nearly 20 years alongside his art. Since 2021, Wen2 has been fully dedicated to his painting and has worked with various local crews and collectives. Inspired by hip-hop culture, he began painting the walls of his hometown Brest at a young age. He depicts the city using his technical expertise with aesthetic considerations. With his awareness of our rapidly changing world, he believes that humans impact their environment in a sustained negative way (thereby describing himself as a collapsologist at times). He draws inspiration directly from his environment and critiques excessive industrialisation and mass consumption by giving a second life to the elements that shape them—containers, abandoned sites, and more. He creates realistic urban landscapes, respecting their structure while adding his signature touch. He enjoys portraying floating structures and suspended worlds that sometimes feel uprooted, blending the present with remnants of the past. This approach brings a sense of timelessness to urban landscapes, inviting the viewer to dream and imagine as they look at his artwork.

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Francis Essoua (Cameroon, 1989), known as Enfant Précoce moved to France at the age of nine, where he  first established himself as a dancer before transitioning to painting in 2013 through his love for fashion. A self-taught artist, he learned to paint and honed his skills empirically. His work was displayed in Dak’Art 2018 and at a solo exhibition at Oasis d ’Abondance in 2023. His first large-scale mural appeared in 2023 on Rue Oberkampf in Paris, and he has since continued to shape the city’s public art scene. Enfant Précoce’s work is figurative, with free and generous strokes and an instinctive approach to painting scenes drawn from his imagination. His practice is dominated by bright colours and ornamental patterns sourced from his daily life as well as memories of his childhood on the Cameroonian coast. His art links him to his history, his life in Cameroon, the members of his family, and the stories they shared— the pollical, historical, the familiar and the folklores. Through his work, he narrates a collective experience, about a failing government, a colonial education system, a migratory path to France, and tumultuous integration.

Photo: Ali Al-Anssari, courtesy of Qatar Museums ©2026