photo by Mariam El Gendy
Iman Dabbous (b. 1999) is an Egyptian mixed-media artist, born in Cairo and raised in London, UK. In 2017, she moved to the United States to pursue a BFA in Studio Art at New York University, graduating in 2022. She will attend the Royal College of Art, London, undertaking an MA in Painting (Class of 2027).
Her practice spans painting, collage, and fashion illustration, exploring the intersections between fine art, fashion, and publishing through image-based research, layering, and material experimentation. In recent years, she has focused primarily on fashion illustration and collage within publishing, regularly contributing to the US edition of 10 Magazine and collaborating on jewellery and fashion design projects.
Her work has been featured in 10 Magazine (US edition), Architectural Digest online, and exhibitions including Egypt: Then and Now (Artscoops, 2024) and a group exhibition at Leighton House Museum, London.
She is currently based in Cairo, where she maintains a studio and has produced the majority of her work over the past year.
CV
EDUCATION
2026 - 2027 MA, Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2022 BFA, Studio Art, New York University
SELECT COMMISSIONS & EXHIBITIONS
2026 TURN Paris, Commission
2026 Outsider Art Fair, RUN STORE Curated by Susan Cianciolo, New York
2026 Bureau.Art, New York, Solo Exhibition
2025 Anut Cairo, Commission
2025 Santangelo — Drawings for the SS ’25 collection
2025 About Time! Curated by Karoline Robl, Paris, France
SELECT PRESS
2024 - 2025 10 Magazine USA — (SS ‘24, A W ‘24, SS ‘25)
2018 Architectural Digest