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An internationally recognized artist, poet, cultural entrepreneur, and arts leader, Safa Peshimam is the founder of Hayat Arts, a global platform dedicated to promoting emerging and established artists through exhibitions, cultural initiatives, and interdisciplinary creative programs.

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Leadership & Appointments

• Director of Art – India (UNESCO)

• Advisor to Members, Economic Programs – UAE Presidential Office

• International Ambassador & Member – DRDC (Dawn Research & Development Council)

• Ambassador of Art – Italy (2024)

• Member – The Art Association (TAA), Geneva, Switzerland

• Member – Dubai Business Women’s Council (DBWC), UAE

 

World Records & Major Recognitions

• World Record Holder – Youngest Most Influential Personality in the Art Industry (UAE)

• World Record Holder – Largest Coffee Painting on Canvas

• Awarded by UAE Municipalities for Achievements

• Recognized as “Best Artist in UAE” (2025)

• Awarded “Youngest Entrepreneur in Arts in Dubai”

 

International Awards & Honors

• International Prize Michelangelo – “The Genius of Italy”

• OSCAR Claude Monet Award – CreArtors Collective

• Albrecht Dürer Award – International Art Competition

• Rembrandt Award – International Art Competition

• Emerald ARTYA Award (USA) – ArtTour International Magazine

• Gulf Achievers Award (2023)

• Artistic Career Award (2023) – Effetto Arte Foundation

• UAE Achievers Award – Epricx

• Youth Achievers Award (2022) – Glorious India Awards

• Global Pride Award for Talent & Achievement – Indian Art Factory

• GoldenTimes International Art Contest (London) – 3rd Place

• Indian Art Carnival (2023) – 3rd Place

• Funun Arts Annual Art Show (Dubai) – 2nd Place

• Magical Hands Award – Indian Art Factory

• Medal – Senior Category (21–39) – Indian Art Factory

• Gold Medal & Letter of Recommendation – International Art Contest

• Violet International Exhibition Award – Kolkata, Tobuvimaan

 

Literary & Authorship Honors

• Rabindranath Tagore Literature Award – Poetry Book “Elegy”

• UAE Mastermind Author Award – Elegy

• International Literature Awards (2022)

• Co-Author Award – “Floret” (Glorious India Magazine, JEC Publication)

• International Literature Award – Learning Ave Infotech

• Positioned 22nd (out of 8,633) – Best Writer Competition (Hashtag Kalakaar)

 

Publications, Media & Global Features

• Vanity Fair – “Safa Peshimam’s Hayat Arts Revolutionizes the Art World”

• Cosmopolitan UAE

• Haute Bazaar – Creating Space for Artistic Flourishing

• Dubai Magazine – Youngest Entrepreneur in Arts & Rising Global Creative Star

• Womenpreneur Magazine – Women in Business

• FAME Publication – Top 10 Public Figures

• GrayMatter & Gulf News – The Super 100

• World Art Encyclopedia – International Contemporary Artists (6th Edition, 2023)

• World Art Fair & World Art Media – Hundred Best Artists (2023)

• Magzoid Luxury Art Magazine – Artist in Focus (2021, 2022, 2023)

• Artist Talk Magazine (2023)

• Glorious India Magazine – Award Special Issue (2023)

• Hindustan Chronicles – Solo Feature Article

 

Exhibitions & Cultural Contributions

• Solo immersive digital art display – Theatre of Digital Arts

• Artwork donated – Telavi Historical Museum, Georgia

• Artworks exhibited – Marsa Ajman Art Exhibition (Artoze, 2021)

• Invited artist – UAE’s largest live painting at INDEX, painting the Emirate of Sharjah
  (Recognized and published by Khaleej Times)

 

Creative Achievements & Rankings

• Ranked 61st in Top 500 Artists (out of 83,641 global participants)

• Ranked 27th (out of 4,082) – Best Artwork Competition (Hashtag Kalakaar)

• Featured in Creators Collective Space Calendar (2023)

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Authored

• Poetry Book: Elegy — Published by Kalopsia Wiz, available on Amazon

• Article Published: “Sensitivity in Men” — OnlineMagazine.org.uk (via Pothi.com)

• Poems Featured: Beautiful Mishaps — The Quill House Anthology