Who is the Syrian painter Maya Nadda ?

Between colors and imagination: the journey of an artist who paints childhood in a world full of images and words, the Syrian painter « MAYA ABDSALAM NADDA » stands out as a visual artist who weaves stories with a vibrant brush.

She is not just a painter, but a maker of worlds, an architect of dreams, and an author of stories told in colors before words.

 Who is the Syrian painter Maya Nadda?

She is a Syrian artist, born in Homs Governorate in 2006.

She is multi-talented, specializing in character design, comic book illustration, and writing educational and entertaining stories for children.

Her works carry the spirit of childhood, and she is good at addressing the imagination of young people with a warm visual language, similar to the warmth of stories told before bedtime.

In her work, she also combines art and education, and between image and word, to create a painting that touches the hearts of young people and develops their minds.

 - At the level of character design (Character Designer), she creates unique characters with human and inspiring features, used in books, animation, and educational games, and makes sure that each character has a distinctive character that reflects the values ​​that we want to instill in children.

 - Illustration books draw vibrant visual worlds, transform stories into visual adventures, and use colors and compositions to communicate feelings and ideas in a way that attracts the child and invites him to contemplate and discover.

- Educational Stories for Children, she participates in enriching educational stories with a simple and interesting style, and in her drawings, she combines entertainment and education, and addresses topics such as cooperation, respect for others, scientific curiosity, and love of nature.

The works of the Syrian painter Maya Nadda

 - Osama magazine for children and young people is issued by the Syrian Ministry of Culture - the Syrian General Book Authority in Damascus (Issue 844, September 2023 - Issue 847, December 2023).

 Nabta magazine for children, published in the United Arab Emirates (4th issue, November 2024).

 - “Ghima” electronic magazine published by the Kidzooon platform for children’s and young people’s literature and stories (Issue 14, December 2024 - Issue 15, March 2025).

 - Al-Nafri Al-Saghir magazine, published by the Union of Authors and Writers in Iraq - Al-Diwaniyah (Issue 15 - February 2025).

 - She participated in the “When We Draw Awareness” exhibition in the city of Homs, sponsored by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, to raise awareness of the dangers of war remnants.

 - She holds a high honorary degree from the Arab Academy of Fine Arts for her participation in the “International Festival of Fine Arts - Sayed Darwish.”

Message of Syrian painter Maya Nadda

 Artist Maya Nadda does not see herself as only a painter, but rather as a storyteller in the language of art.

In every painting she paints, and in every story she writes, she aims to plant a seed of hope and open a new window to a more beautiful and surprising world.