Shaya is a self-taught artist based in Newcastle, Australia, originally from the Maldives. Her work focuses on landscapes, primarily ocean-related art, a natural connection to her roots in the Maldives, a nation of islands surrounded by ocean. She works across oils, acrylics, and pour paintings.
Shaya works full-time as a doctor in Newcastle, where she also graduated from medical school. Throughout her studies, art has been a way for her to destress. It's something she has been passionate about since childhood, and she has never given it up, not during medical school, and not while working. For Shaya, painting remains a constant alongside medicine: two very different disciplines, both requiring patience, focus, and attention to detail.