Hanadi Al-Darwish is a Qatari artist based in Doha.She holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the College of Art Education at Qatar University (1995). She has held several important positions, including the Director of Visual Arts Center at the Ministry of Culture, Qatar (2013 – 2016), Vice President of the Qatari Fine Arts Association (2006 – 2009), andHead of the Girls’ Creativity Center (2008 to 2012) Al-Darwish has been shown in many local and international art exhibitions, and was selectedas the guest of honor at the 9th International ArtForum in Serbia in 2016, and is considered the first Qatari artist to participate in Carthage Days (2019).Al-Darwish was also exhibited at the MENA Art Fair in Paris in 2022.
She has served on many art jurieswithin Qatar, including at the Qatar University, the Ministry of Environment, and Katara Cultural Village.Internationally, she has served on juries for the National Council, in Kuwait. Additionally, she has contributed to the design and artistic production of school booksin partnership with the Ministry of Education andHigher Education. In 2019 Al-Darwish founded DarHessa for Arts.
