An AWARD-WINNING Pendle artist has put the local scene on the map by selling her work as far afield as Qatar in the Middle East. Shahida Ahmed, who studied at Nelson and Colne College and has a studio at Higherford Mill, Barrowford as well as being based partly in Doha, believes that her success is the perfect way to represent the incredible talent of female artists, especially those who have honed their skills locally. However, her works now having been sold at the Albahie auction house in Qatar, she also believes that there is much more to do to ensure that all people’s talents can flourish.