I am a Libyan visual artist whose work is deeply rooted in memory, heritage, and the intimate rhythms of family life. Growing up surrounded by the familiar melodies of muwashshahat and the textures of everyday life, I developed an early sensitivity to the vibrational resonance of sound, color, and form. Art, for me, was never separate from life — it was woven into it.
My practice was profoundly transformed during the two years I lived in Turkey, where I gave birth to my daughter, Sabeel. Her arrival marked a spiritual turning point in my life and became the catalyst for fully embracing and publicly sharing my artistic path. Immersed in the spiritual presence of the Dervishes, the mystical performances of Hodja Pasha, and the luminous teachings of Shams al-Din and Jalal al-Din Rumi, I began to understand art not merely as expression, but as a living current of energy — a space of transformation, remembrance, and transcendence.
During that season of rebirth, I experienced a deep sense of detachment and surrender. A feeling of immateriality, yet at the same time a powerful grounding. I felt fully present, fully connected — yet unattached to anything except the Source itself. A connection to the universe, to God, to the origin from which all creation flows. That paradox — transcendence and rootedness — continues to shape my artistic language.
It was in this sacred transition that I named my project “Sabeeli Art,” inspired by my daughter’s name, meaning “My Path.” The project became both a personal declaration and a spiritual continuation: a path shaped by memory, motherhood, devotion, and creative awakening.
Through Sufi Art, I translate this philosophy into a contemporary visual language where layers, textures, and symbolic forms vibrate in harmony with emotion and the unseen currents of the soul. Each piece becomes an invitation into reflection and resonance — a dialogue between the visible and the ineffable, between heritage and contemporary expression, between stillness and movement.
Sabeeli | Sufi Art by Maysoon is not simply a project or just an Art Gallery — it is an evolving imprint. A contemporary spiritual voice emerging from Libyan soil, shaped by lived experience, and carried forward by a frequency that transcends borders and time.