Riya Shah, an Indian artist is participating in the World Art Dubai 2023, by collaborating with ArtSmiley gallery.

Riya Shah is a self-taught artist with an art interest from childhood she created her own style. She has done many art and craft projects and she took art as a subject of choice and spent time painting. Also, she won the first state-level award from the late M.F Hussain the world-famous Indian artist. Eventhough she had a tremendous interest in art she completed her dentistry degree and started her art journey along with her dentistry career. Moreover, she did a diploma in artwork and started an art exhibition in Delhi, Bihar, and Dubai. Riya is more interested in canvas with acrylic medium and watercolor artworks. With no end to her talent, she also has an interest in terracotta sculpture and clay printing. She has exhibited her sculpture in international museums in Bihar.

Art Works
Riya Shah created three artworks Sufiana (asking god), Sufiana (surrender), and Sitting dervish (seeking). The artwork theme is based on sufi dancers who connect themselves with the almighty and express their connection with their Lord through dancing in the uniquely different and special form of dance called "sufi whirling" religious dance in which the performer wears traditional dress and spins in circles. Sufis are practitioners of Sufism, known as tasawwuf in Arabic, which is an approach to practicing Islam that emphasizes the inward search for God.