Wafa Al Mutawa has been a visual artist since 1988 and is the first Emirati artist from Abu Dhabi to win several awards, including first place at the Union Day competition in 1988. She held a personal exhibition in 1994 and participated in exhibitions held by the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Hunting and Equestrian exhibition in 2022 and the exhibition Farhat Watan in Kuwait on the 51st Union Day.