Aida Murad

Aida Murad (b. 1989) is a Palestinian-Jordanian US based Impact Artist whose mission is to help people feel seen, heard and loved through art. She was raised in Jordan, and has formed her art career in New York, Washington DC and currently resides in Los Angeles. She paints with her fingers, never a paintbrush, due to a past health trauma. She became an Artist because she had Rheumatoid Arthritis. They say the darker the shadow the brighter the light. Her Rheumatoid Arthritis was her shadow. Her art is her light and serves as a light for others. When she was 20 years old, she was diagnosed with her shadow and, subsequently, semi-paralyzed for 4.5 years. When she was in a place of suffering, she turned to art to help her heal.

Today, Aida combines her expertise as an Artist, Reiki master, Intuitive, and Coach to create transformational art experiences and fine art by painting with her fingers to both beautify people's physical spaces and elevate the energy (each art piece is infused with Reiki). As of January 2023, Aida has sold out 10 collections and has been featured in 28 exhibitions. Her art work has been published by the University of Cambridge with world renowned Artist Ai Weiwei and featured globally including in TED, Voice of America, Reuters, TRT World, Al Jazeera, and the United Nations. She is named as the 2022 Georgetown University Artist in Residence to create healing art for the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has also collaborated with Grammy Award winning artists including the drummer from The Doors, John Densmore, to use art for social good. Her paintings have been acquired globally including by the previous Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi UK and Board Member of Manchester United, previous Deputy Minister of Culture of the U.A.E, Qatar America Institute for Culture, Board Member of the National Museum of Mexican Art and the previous Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights under Obama's administration at a historical landmark in Chicago. She is a BMW Foundation Leader and has received numerous awards for women in impact. As an Arab and previously disabled individual, Aida hopes to open increased pathways for more minorities to enter the arts as well as use art for nature conservation and climate change awareness.