Introducing the Visa global art collection
Inspired by our FIFA partnership, the first-of-its-kind artist collaboration celebrates the unifying spirit of football and uplifts artists to center stage.
Meet the artists
Visa commissioned more than 20 artists from six continents to create visual representations of their home countries, as a way to celebrate the diverse traditions and stories that make football universal.
South Africa
Karabo Poppy
Karabo Poppy Moletsane is a South African illustrator inspired by the continent’s visual heritage, both traditional and contemporary. Her work celebrates the everyday beauty of African life and the innovation inherent in its culture. Through bold, expressive designs, she preserves and honors the visual language of her community.
Saudi Arabia
Bayan Yasien
Bayan Yasein’s art embodies the soul of Saudi Arabia—where heritage, emotion, and modernity intertwine. Through vibrant colors and poetic symbolism, her work tells stories of memory, identity, and belonging. Each piece is a heartfelt dialogue between tradition and transformation, revealing her profound love for her homeland and its evolving cultural rhythm.
Egypt
Ahmed El Azazy
Ahmed El Azazy is an Egyptian illustrator known for his refined, narrative-driven style. His work balances emotional depth with a strong sense of form and color, celebrating human connection and cultural identity. Each illustration reflects a thoughtful blend of movement, storytelling, and expressive design.
Morrocco
Wiam Azhar
Originally trained as an architect, Wiam Azhar finds painting, which she practices as a self-taught artist, a means of escape and personal expression. She sees herself as an observer of everyday life, capturing its essence through figurative work that incorporates emblematic elements of Moroccan culture. Tinged with nostalgia, her brightly colored frescoes with their detailed composition capture moments and emotions that resonate with collective memory.
Ethiopia
Efrata Birhanu
Efrata Birhanu is an Ethiopian multidisciplinary visual and mural artist working across murals, painting, and illustration. Deeply shaped by the environments and communities around her, her work draws from memory, everyday life, and the emotional connection people have with spaces. Balancing bold visual language with quiet moments of reflection, she creates art that feels both personal and familiar. Moving between large-scale public murals and studio-based works, Efrata transforms spaces into immersive visual experiences that respond to their surroundings and atmosphere.
Côte d'Ivoire
Allanva
Allanva is an Ivorian digital artist, comics illustrator, and publisher whose work lives at the intersection of manga, bande dessinée, and African visual culture. Collaborating with publishers such as Label 619, Dupuis, Rue de Sèvres, Dupuis and Metal Hurlant, he has built a distinctive voice rooted in rhythm, movement, and narrative energy. His illustrations blend bold storytelling with deeply expressive characters, drawing from both Japanese visual culture and the vibrant spirit of the streets of Côte d'Ivoire.
