Aiza Ahmed

Aiza Ahmed (b. 1997) is an interdisciplinary Pakistani artist who works with painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and installation. Ahmed is currently pursuing her MFA in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD Class of 2024) and received her BFA from Cornell University in 2020. She is the recipient of the RISD Fellowship, The Edith Stone and Walter King Memorial Prize and David R. Bean Prize. Ahmed has exhibited in solo and group shows including at Christie’s (New York), Aicon Gallery (New York), Franklin Parrasch Gallery (New York), NYC Culture Club (New York), Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (Ithaca, NY), Hilton Garden Inn Ithaca, Cornell University, Rhode Island School of Design, VM Art Gallery (Karachi, Pakistan), Dominion Gallery (Lahore, Pakistan) and Little Lahore (restaurant in Dubai, UAE). She has also collaborated with Rastah, a luxury streetwear brand that aims to decontextualize South Asian heritage. Ahmed’s work is held with private art collectors internationally.