Shahzia Sikander

Shahzia Sikander reinterprets the tradition of Indo-Persian miniature painting in a vibrant multimedia practice that considers colonial legacies, orientalizing narratives, and current events. In her paintings, animations, sculptures, mosaics, photographs, and installations, Sikander combines elements of the antique art form with contemporary concerns: She introduces postcolonial and feminist perspectives into rigorous compositions that feature scenes and abstractions related to trade, migration, and imperial histories. Sikander received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited in New York, London, Berlin, Rome, Miami, Lahore, and Tokyo. Her work has sold for six figures at auction and belongs in the collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Sharjah Art Foundation, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.