Nora Alkeyat is an artist & trained interior designer with a studio practice in illustration. Her work explores biomorphic geometries in nature & Islamic storytelling, with a passion for experimenting with an eclectic use of colours, patterns, technology, and thematic styles.
Nora graduated with a bachelor’s degree of Interior Design from Toronto Metropolitan University. She worked in Residential & Hospitality design and most notably as a Theme Park Designer, working for clients such as Rixos, and LEGOLAND. Nora is currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts at OCAD university and working as a Teaching Assistant in Art History at the university.
Nora’s art practice is strongly informed by various art history styles such as Medieval Manuscripts, Islamic Illumination, Persian Miniatures, Post-Impressionism, 1800’s Arts & Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, Biophilic design, etc. Each piece she works on tells a story, overflowing with symbolism & detail, reviving the historic ornamental traditions of Islamic arts in a modern-eclectic methodology, inviting all to immerse their souls in the mystical world of spirituality and imagination
