Rajaa Paixão (b. 1980) is a Lebanese-Portuguese multidisciplinary artist, independent curator, and award-winning creative based in Lisbon, working between Lisbon and London. She defended her theory-practice PhD in Fine Arts/Sculpture with Distinction and Honours at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Lisbon (2025). Paixão holds a Master of Arts with Distinction in European Art Practice from Kingston School of Art, London (2014), a Master of Arts with Distinction in Communication and Visual Art from USEK (2003), and a French Baccalaureate in French Literature and Philosophy. She is a member of the Centre for Research and Studies in Fine Arts (CIEBA), Lisbon.