Yasmin Hayat

Yasmin Hayat
Born
Yasmin Hayat Maksousa

February 1990
Bournemouth, England
Alma mater
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.yasminhayat.com

Yasmin Hayat Maksousa (born February 1990) is an English visual artist who specialises in miniature painting and ceramics. She won the 2018 Kairos Award and was named was named a 2022 Homes & Gardens star of tomorrow.

Early life and education

Hayat was born to an English mother and a Syrian father[1] and grew up in Bournemouth.[2] She took triple art as a school subject, in addition to lessons with an art tutor.[3] Hayat graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Painting. She later completed a Master of Arts (MA) at the Prince's Foundation School in 2018, where she specialised in Islamic art and architecture, miniature painting, and geometry.[4]

Career

In 2018, Hayat received the Kairos Award from King Charles III (then Prince Charles) and Keith Critchlow for her traditional Indo-Persian and Arabic miniature painting techniques.[5] Thematically, Hayat's art draws upon her Syrian heritage and combines these techniques with western methods.[6]

In 2020, London's Aga Khan Centre Gallery commissioned Iznik-style ceramic plates from Hayat for a 2021 group exhibition titled Making Paradise.[7] Hayat started working with Lulu Lytle of Soane Britain, leading to a 2022 collaboration between Hayat and Soane on a linen and wallpaper collection titled Rumi for the company's Egyptomania series.[8][9] Hayat was named a 2022 Homes & Gardens star of tomorrow.[10]

Hayat had her first solo exhibition titled Yasmin Hayat: Timeless Vision with Jonathan Cooper in late 2023.[11] The following year, she began exhibiting in India, taking part in Musawwari: Miniatures Today at the Ojas Art Gallery in New Delhi[12][13] and Land that Lives through Us at Art and Charlie in Mumbai.[14] Hayat also returned to the Aga Khan Centre Gallery for The Quran: Form, Fragrance & Feeling.[15]

Collections

  • Rumi (part of Egyptomania, 2022), linen and wallpaper line for Soane Britain

Exhibitions

Group

  • Carpet Pages II: Roots (2019), the Art Pavilion, Mile End Park (London)
  • Making Paradise (2021), Aga Khan Centre Gallery (London)
  • Spotlight on Exceptional New Talents (2022), Jonathan Cooper (London)
  • The Miniature Show (2022–2023), Jonathan Cooper (London)
  • Musawwari: Miniatures Today (2024), Ojas Art Gallery (New Delhi)
  • The Quran: Form, Fragrance & Feeling (2024), Aga Khan Centre Gallery (London)
  • Land that Lives through Us (2025), Art and Charlie (Mumbai)

Solo

  • Yasmin Hayat: Timeless Vision (2023–2024), Jonathan Cooper (London)

References

  1. ^ Marray, Denise (1 July 2021). "British-Syrian artist Yasmin Hayat's meaningful miniatures". Arab News. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geometry of Memory: Yasmin Hayat's Journey Home". Ghannouj. 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ^ Alhamal, Esra. "Syrian Art and Arabian Miniature Painting with Yasmin Hayat". Art Illuminated. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ^ Marray, Denise (2 July 2021). "Les miniatures de l'artiste anglo-syrienne Yasmin Hayat". Arab News (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ^ "HRH presents Yasmin Hayat Maksousa the Kairos Award 2018". Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts. June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ^ Alhamal, Esra (8 January 2020). "Syrian Art and Arabian Miniature Painting with Yasmin Hayat". Art Illuminated. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  7. ^ Clark, Jane (2021). "Making Paradise: Exploring the Concept of Eden through Art and Islamic Garden Design". Beshara Magazine. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Yasmin Hayat for Soane Britain". Soane Britain. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  9. ^ Akkam, Alia (14 September 2022). "9 Design Collabs We're Loving Right Now—From Beata Heuman, Mara Hoffman, and More". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  10. ^ "The Stars of Tomorrow: Yasmin Hayat" (PDF). Homes & Gardens. October 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Yasmin Hayat - Timeless Vision - Overview". Jonathan Cooper. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  12. ^ Barua, Deanne (4 October 2024). "Explore the Art of Miniature Paintings with "Musawwari: Miniatures Today"". Grazia India. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Yasmin Hayat". Ojas Art Gallery. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  14. ^ Kumar, Rahul (15 February 2025). "Small is the New Big". New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  15. ^ "The Quran: Form, Fragrance & Feeling". Aga Khan Centre. 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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