Sadaf Naeem

Sadaf Naeem is an established Pakistani visual artist, works in painting, and installation. She received her MFA degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA, BFA degree from the National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan. Sadaf has shown her work at the art fair Asia Now, Paris and in the art fair Huntenkunst, Netherlands in 2024. She presented 8 solo exhibitions and in Pakistan and abroad. In 2024. She has been part of national and international artist camps including in India and in Sri Lanka, She was invited for the 2nd International Conference at Phuket Rajabhat University and presented a paper. She has shown her work in the exhibition “Asia Network beyond Design” at Bangkok Thonburi University in 2024She has received the 2020 Award of Merit in the Memory of Ethel Portner in the group show Fiber Hawai’i 2020 at Gallery lolani, Hawai’i. She presented an installation at the Karachi Biennale in 2019.She has received Nigah Art award in 2017, Pakistan. In 2019, her work was included in the publication of Nigah, “20 Pakistani women artist you should know”. She participated in group shows in India, Sri Lanka, China, Korea, Dubai, UAE, New York and Hawaii. Her work can be seen in various private and official collections.

Sadaf is part of visiting faculty in Painting Department at National College of Arts, and College of Art and Design, Punjab University, Lahore Pakistan. She is Director of Studio Rm and Studio Rm Residency, (Lahore, Pakistan).

My practice revolves around the transformative power of repetitive gestures and patterns, taking inspiration from the intricate knots found in nature and domestic spaces. I am drawn to spaces, particularly those associated with women, to explore themes of agency and interconnectedness. Through the repetition of motifs and the exploration of women’s silhouettes, I seek to unveil the interplay between the physical and metaphysical dimensions while capturing the essence of my surroundings.

By melding experience, concept, and material, I weave a story that executes both craft and fine art traditions.