Meet the Moroccan illustrator making inspirational Insta-art

MANAMA: Moroccan artist Ichraq Bouzidi has spent most of her adult life working as an architect — a subject she says she studied to please her parents. But, she adds, “I always wanted to study art. I started drawing at the age of six and was deeply passionate about it.” Bouzidi, who has lived in Dubai for five years, finally made the leap in 2018, when she submitted some illustrations to Tashkeel Open Call Play and Dubai Design District’s Fencing competition. “Being selected for both was like a sign for me that it was time to pursue my childhood dream and that’s what I did,” she says. Her Instagram page @ichraqbouzidi has only been active for 18 months but her extremely personal...