Saira Jamieson

Through her work, Saira embraces emblems of spirituality, cross ideological iconography and metaphor in relation to femininity and her own identity.

• • • BIOGRAPHY • • •

Born in London, to Pakistani parents, Saira was raised in a household of both immense cultural pride as well as deep religiosity. These levers, in many ways were the inspiration and rebellious fuel of her early artistic impulses.

Through painting and drawing, Saira found escapism, creating otherworldly terrains of symbolism. Her diarised sketches became a secret language, one her parents couldn’t decipher, one they didn’t approve of. Caught between family duty and the associated expectations of dutiful femininity, she fled to Portsmouth University where she studied film and semiotics. This was eventually agreed to be a short stop gap before she would assume the role of wife. Yet instead, her passion for artistic filmmaking, for the art of documenting and creating content, and for the power of story telling, would compel her to follow a wildly different path.

Realising independent financial success would be required as the price of freedom, Saira took on the battle that came with going against the cultural tide. Working relentlessly establishing her...

Exhibitions, Curatorial & Events:

SOLO SHOW, 3 MONTH RESIDENCY - THE EXHIBITIONIST HOTEL “Sarabesque” - London 2023

FUTURE BEATZ x TOKEN TRAXX SHOW & TALK + TALK, Amsterdam, 2023

BURNING MAN, DECOMPRESSION CURATOR, Performances, London 2023

BURNING MAN DECOM “Dionysus Being Rebirth Through Divine Nectar” Film shot, edited, AI graded, and premiered, London 2023

NFTUK X “Sarabesque” Show & Discussion - The Art of Change through AI" - The Exhibitionist hotel, London 2023

OXO TOWER - THE HOLY ART FAIR x TOKEN TRAXX, Projection Mapping Performance with Maeve Moayedi, London 2023

SOLO PRIVATE PREVIEW & KENSINGTON & CHELSEA ARTS WEEK OFFICIAL LAUNCH “Sarabesque” Show & Talks - THE EXHIBITIONIST HOTEL - London 2023

MOTIF Paris: Women, Life, Freedom - NFT Group Show, London 2022

DIGITAL ARTS WEEK x OUTERNET GLOBAL - NFT Group Show - Outernet, London 2022

THE TATE – Talk – Special Invitation by the BAME devision of TATE to give an educational 30 minute talk on the importance of South Asian Artists - Tate Modern, London 2022

MIAMI WOMDERLAND x PLAYGROUND - NFT Group Show – Miami Beach 2022

NFTUK x W1 CURATES - NFT group Show - London 2022

ART BASEL, CURATED BY DOTCONNECTOR - NFT Group Show – Miami 2022

BURNING MAN, DECOMPRESS...