ABOUT

Shahad is an Emirati Painter skilled in portraiture, both manual and digital. Her paintings include the elements from the impressionist art movement, including her study of color and aesthetics.

Her international participations are intended for bridging cross-cultural dialogues; for knowledge exchange and cultural representations. All her creative processes are purposed toward the soft realms of diplomacy. Her first collection of art was featured at Art Shopping Exhibition set at Louvre, Paris in 2019; that was a part of a Flower Power collection.

Al Hammadi holds a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs specializing in International Relations from Zayed University. She is also a Master of Public Policy in Technology and Sciences after earning a degree from Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. She specializes in UAE's Space Policy.

She is also an Emirati Crafts Specialist per her 5+ years expertise in Research and Documentation at IRTHI Contemporary Crafts Council, the Council is under Patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi; based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Where she is involved in the projects falling under UAE's Crafts innovation and documentation

YOKH Press founded by Shahad is focused on translating UAE's Space sector, Gastronomical practices, and Sports into fiction, the publication house provides Emirati Entrepreneurs a platform to translate their brand into Tech-Noir Fiction.

All her paintings falls under YOKH Archives.

YOKH Press will be officially launching Winter 2026.