Portrait of Cheshta Roy Sarkar

Art Facilitator

Cheshta Roy Sarkar

Founder, Maison Taara | Contemporary Artist | Art Facilitator

UAE-based artist and creative entrepreneur bringing together colour, pattern, thoughtful design and layered influences through Maison Taara, original art, art workshops and curated creative experiences.

Artist world

Art, colour and thoughtful design, woven into objects, experiences and everyday moments.

A creative practice moving between art, objects and experiences.

Cheshta Roy Sarkar is a UAE-based contemporary artist, founder of Maison Taara and creative facilitator. Her work brings together colour, pattern, joyful detail and thoughtful design, moving between original art, lifestyle pieces, workshops and curated creative experiences.

Creative worlds

Three ways into the work

Maison Taara, original art and workshops live together as one colour-led creative world.

Maison Taara jewellery arranged on soft blush fabric.
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Maison Taara

A UAE-born accessories and lifestyle brand offering jewellery, bags, scarves, gifts, clothing and art-led pieces, with a focus on colour, craftsmanship and joyful detail.

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Artwork from Cheshta Roy Sarkar shown at Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2021.
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Cheshta Roy Sarkar Art

Original art, colour studies and contemporary visual practice rooted in pattern, warmth and expressive detail.

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A guided sip and paint workshop table in a refined hospitality setting.
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Art Workshops & Creative Experiences

Mindful art workshops, corporate sessions, private gatherings and community-led creative experiences shaped with care.

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Community Outreach

Creativity, care, community and hope

A quieter thread running through Cheshta’s work: creativity, care, community and hope.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Mindful Art for Cancer Warriors

Community outreach is central to Cheshta’s work. Alongside her creative businesses, she collaborates with Majlis Al Amal and Al Jalila Foundation to facilitate mindfulness and meditative art sessions for women who are cancer warriors, creating spaces of hope, healing and connection.

COMMUNITY

Terry Fox Run UAE

Cheshta has been part of the Terry Fox Run Organizing Committee in the UAE since 2019, first in Ras Al Khaimah and now in Dubai, supporting fundraising efforts for cancer research under the Terry Fox Foundation Canada umbrella.

Selected highlights

A living archive of art, press, workshops and brand moments

A curated view of exhibitions, Maison Taara milestones, pop-ups and creative sessions across Cheshta's world.

Cheshta Roy Sarkar standing beside her artwork at Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2019.
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Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2019

A defining moment for Cheshta’s art journey, presenting her work at the 7th Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival to His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.

Cheshta Roy Sarkar artwork from Paradise on Earth selected for Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2021.
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Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2021

Cheshta’s artwork series “Paradise on Earth” was selected for the festival, alongside an art workshop, reflecting her practice as both artist and art facilitator.

Artwork titled Life's Journey from Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2020.
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Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2020

An earlier festival highlight featuring Cheshta's artwork "Life's Journey", continuing her exhibition presence in the UAE art community.

Maison Taara beaded bag featured in Rave Magazine Eid Edit.
PRESS

Rave Magazine Eid Edit

Maison Taara's hand-embroidered beaded bag was featured in Rave Magazine's Eid Edit, a polished press milestone for the UAE-born accessories brand.

Maison Taara display at The Royal Stables Abu Dhabi.
MAISON TAARA

Royal Stables Abu Dhabi

Maison Taara was invited to showcase at The Royal Stables Abu Dhabi, bringing its concept-store spirit and Signature Collection into a beautiful setting. Maison Taara’s showcase was graced and appreciated by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Suroor Al Nahyan.

Sip and paint workshop table hosted in a hospitality setting.
WORKSHOPS

Waldorf Astoria Sip & Paint

A guided sip-and-paint session hosted in a refined hospitality setting, showing Cheshta's work as an art facilitator for creative, social experiences.

PopStop at The Casa Collective event artwork and retail setting.
CURATION

PopStop at The Casa Collective

A newer curatorial direction connecting homegrown brands, retail, workshops, food and community experiences at The Casa Collective in Al Quoz.

Maison Taara festive market at Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club.
POP-UP

Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club

An early Maison Taara festive market moment, showing the brand's growing pop-up presence across Dubai lifestyle and community venues.

Creative journey

Milestones across art, Maison Taara and community

  1. Contemporary artist

    Colour, pattern and thoughtful design form the heart of the practice.

  2. Founder of Maison Taara

    A warm lifestyle world of accessories, gifts and art-led pieces.

  3. Art workshops and community creative experiences

    Mindful creative sessions for teams, private groups and shared moments.

  4. Press, pop-ups and curated brand moments

    Media features, retail moments, stockist conversations and curated launches.

Contact

Collaborations, media, stockist enquiries and creative sessions.

For collaborations, media, stockist enquiries, workshops and creative experiences, please get in touch.

cheshta.roysarkar@gmail.comDubai, UAE@maisontaara@cheshtaroysarkar.artLinkedIn