"At 28 years old, the interdisciplinary artist Aiza Ahmed is one of the youngest with a solo presentation in the inaugural Art Basel Qatar. Showing new paintings and woodcut sculptures with the New York-based gallery Sargent's Daughters, Ahmed explores notions of identity, investigating broader ideas of nationalism as well as her own relationship to her heritage. Born in Pakistan, Ahmed moved often while growing up and is now based in New York."
"I was born in Lahore and spent the first seven years of my life in Karachi before my family moved to London and then Dubai, which is where I consider home. I left Dubai in 2016 for Cornell in Ithaca, New York, and then I completed my MFA at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Belonging to multiple places and finding peace within that-taking from each place what I can-is part of my work."
Aiza Ahmed, 28, presents new paintings and woodcut sculptures at Art Basel Qatar with Sargent's Daughters. Born in Pakistan and raised across Karachi, London, and Dubai, she is based in New York while dividing time between residencies in Doha and New York. Her work investigates identity and nationalism through theatrical and performative motifs, notably the Wagah-Attari border ceremony. The choreographed military spectacle functions as a lens to explore gender and power dynamics. Long-distance ties to Pakistan and experiences of diaspora and displacement inform recurring themes of belonging, memory, and fragmentation in her practice.
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