Full Name | Shahzia Sikander |
Birthdate | 1969 |
Place of Birth | Lahore, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani-American |
Education | – National College of Arts Lahore (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1991) – Rhode Island School of Design (Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking, 1995) |
Known for | Visual Art, Contemporary art |
Notable Works | – The Scroll (1992) – Spinn (2003) |
Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
Residence | New York City |
Mediums | Drawing, painting, printmaking, animation, installation, performance, video |
Early Influence | Studied traditional Indo-Persian miniature painting techniques, integrating Mughal and Rajput styles and culture; known for complex compositions and layered imagery |