Alya Hatta (b.1999, Malaysia) is an interdisciplinary artist working between London and Kuala Lumpur. Alya Hatta draws on experiences and memories to create worlds experimenting with form, colour, and space. Her works explore intimacies and the diasporic human condition, drawing inspiration from people and communities both near and far. Hatta’s works breathe in the space, creating alternate realities and new spaces, celebrating her identity and the communities she has encountered.

Hatta graduated with an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2023 and a BA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2021. She was shortlisted for the MMG X Start Art Fair and Ingram Prize in 2022. She has exhibited internationally in London, Milan, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Tübingen and Sydney. Hatta is a member of the London-based Southeast Asian artist group ‘Unamed Collective’.