Education

• BFA (Visual Arts with Distinction), Beaconhouse National University, Lahore (2011)
• Diploma in Traditional Arts & Design, Naqsh School of Arts, Lahore (2006)

Academic & Professional Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts, LCWU (2023–Present)
• Lecturer, Department of Visual Arts, LCWU (2011–2023)
• Curator, NHQ Gallery LCWU (2011–Present)
• Visiting/Guest Faculty: Bauhaus University Weimar, University of Erfurt, National College of Arts, and Naqsh School of Arts

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• The Submission — Art Scene Gallery, Karachi (2025)
• 711-AD — Pakistan Art Forum, Lahore (2025)
• Tales from the Harem — Pakistan Art Forum, Lahore (2024)
• Identity Crises — Koel Gallery, Karachi (2023)
• Adha Musalman — O Art Space, Lahore (2019)

Selected International Group Exhibitions

• Abu Dhabi Art Fair represented by Salwa Zeidan Gallery, UAE (2022)
• Redmoon Art Incubator, Brussels, Belgium (2023)
• Beijing International Art Biennale, China (2010, 2012)
• Affordable Art Fair, New York (2015)
• Pakistan NOW! — Toronto, Canada (2012)
• Venice Biennale Project: Imago Mundi (2017)

Awards & Residencies

• Alumni Impact Award — BNU Lahore (2024)
• Nigah Art Award — Best Contemporary Painter of Pakistan (2023)
• Artist Residency — Redmoon Art Incubator, Brussels (2023)
• Artist Residency — Weimar, Germany (2012)
• Ambassador to the Culture of World Peace, WPMP USA (2014)
• Listed among Asia’s 10 Most Inspiring Visual Artists

Curatorial & Professional Experience

Curator of degree shows and faculty exhibitions at LCWU and NHQ Gallery. Organizer of seminars, symposiums, artist talks, workshops, and international collaborations with institutions including the U.S. Consulate and British Council.

Research Interests

Contemporary Miniature Painting, Text-Based Visual Practice, Islamic Arts & Calligraphy, Image Manipulation & Visual Culture, Mughal Decorative Arts & Architecture, Conceptual Visual Language.