“I’m always nostalgic of the world where classiness was the main theme, love was the dominating feeling among people, and ethics were the leading soft power. That is the society when Egypt was in its best state, and that is the life I often resemble in my art work.”
— Akila Riad
Riad exhibits the era she sees herself lucky enough to be born in, yet doomed enough to also witness it fade away.

190x300cm | Mixed media on wood

200x300cm | Mixed media on wood

190x240cm | Media on wood

140x180cm | Mixed media on wood

180x180cm | Mixed media on wood

140x120cm | Mixed media on canvas

140x120cm | Mixed media on canvas

160x140cm | Mixed media on wood

160x140cm | Mixed media on wood

120x80cm | Mixed media on wood

120x80cm | Mixed media on wood

180x180cm | Mixed media on wood

180x240cm | Mixed media on wood

80x80cm | Mixed media on wood

80x80cm | Mixed media on wood