Bio

Zahra Jewanjee (B. Pakistan 1983) is an artist and educator living and working in the UAE. She received her BFA from the National College of Arts, Pakistan, and MFA in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, USA. Zahra is a recipient of the Salama Bint Hamdan Emerging Artist Fellowship and Scholarship, Abu Dhabi 2016. Zahra has shown in Lahore, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, Gdansk, New York, and Providence. Her work was featured in 'Dimensions of Citizenship' for the Venice Architecture Biennale – US Pavilion 2018, RISD NatureLab, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, MAS Context Chicago, Guernica Magazine, and among other publications. Zahra is currently an adjunct professor at the American University in Dubai.