Abdulla Lutfi is a savant on the Autism spectrum. Multilayered. Multi-versed.

Over the last 12 years Abdulla has developed his signature monochromatic language on canvas that is inclusive, intuitive, and playful. Multilayered, his bold and even strokes are a combination of precise dexterity, intense concentration and intelligent balance that is never left to chance.  Abdulla’s detailed renderings draw the audience into a multiverse where several stories are recounted organically on the same canvas. As an artist and an amusing storyteller, he invites the aesthete and the critic to uncover layered  narratives that often juxtapose people of the U.A.E. and the splendid superlative skylines  of the country. His canvases  are insightful documentations and transparent reflections of his  views of  everyday life in the U.A.E. often exaggerated by his wit and sharp sense of humor. 

He currently creates art at his studio Next Chapter at Tashkeel, Al Fahidi.

A proud Emirati at heart, Abdulla admires the leaders of the U.A.E. and their many initiatives to make this nation one of the most inclusive in the world.  As an advocate for the people of determination, he has armed himself with a mission to enable special needs artists to find and share their unique voice and style in art so they too can be seen, heard, loved and accepted in the same manner that he has. In his colour-filled world, Abdulla Lutfi relentlessly aspires to  raise awareness and promote inclusion for the people of determination every day … in black and white.