Ayesha Naeem

Ayesha Naeem is a visual artist who is interested in exploring themes of home, belonging and displacement. Born in 1946, she resides in Pakistan. Naeem has a BFA from the National College of Arts, Lahore and was awarded Honors on her thesis.

Drawing inspiration from domestic spaces and architecture from local surroundings, Naeem investigates the idea of home as a temporal space that keeps on shifting in tangible and intangible ways and draws symbolism to portray displacement of homes and the human relationship. In some works she views displacement from a personal lens whilst in others from a political and climatic lens. Though her preferred medium is painting, she also works with photography and sculpture.

In 2022 she was awarded the top artwork award in Alhamra 18th Young Artist Competition. She was also awarded the ZairaZaka studio prize in the same year. She has exhibited her work at various art venues including Como Museum and Lahore Museum in Pakistan. Ayesha Naeem's artwork has been collected by some notable art collectors and is also housed at Ambiance Hotel in a public collection. Apart from being an artist, she is an art curator and art educator.

BFA (awarded Honors) - National College of Arts, Lahore

Group Shows
'Domestic Provocations' - Alhmara - Lahore (curated by Shabnam Syed Khan, Rohma Khan and Irum Zia ),2025
'We are the Trace of what was never Whole' - That Studio - Lahore, 2025
'In Review' (three person show) - O Art Space - Lahore 2024
'A Culture of Care' -AAN space and Museum - Karachi (curated by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto), 2024
'Sculpture Exhibition ' - Lahore Museum 2024
‘Photographs’ - Como Museum, Lahore 2023
‘Consolidated Spaces’ - a project by June Collective, Haam gallery, Lahore 2023
‘Revealing Vistas Within’ - Imarat Studio, Islamabad (co-curated by Sarah Rajper and Irtiza Ahmed) 2023
‘Unfamiliar Familiarities’- Haam gallery, Lahore (co-curated by Kinza Arif and Ramsha Bhatti) 2023
‘Tale tellers’ - Lakir Art gallery, Lahore (curated by Amna Suheyl) 2022
‘June Collective Open Studio’ - June Collective, Lahore 2022
‘Retracing Spatial Memory’ - Tagh’eer Art gallery, Lahore 2022
‘Well, Come Back Home’ - Koel Gallery, Karachi (curated by Shanal Kazi) 2022
‘Around the Corner’ - Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore 2022
‘17th Emerging talent’- VM art gallery, Karachi 2022
‘Post Reality’ - Lahore Digital Festival (co-curated by Rabeya Ja...