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.