Shabana Kauser

Celebrating culture on canvas, by interweaving traditional South Asian fabrics, namely the ‘Dupatta’ (scarf) into contemporary realistic oil paintings that share stories to inspire, connect, and welcome insightful dialog with communities. Moving from London, UK to the US and finding a passion for creating is a story worth hearing and connecting over in person!

Shabana’s parents emigrated from Pakistan occupied Kashmir, to the UK and raised a family in the suburbs of London. Her father worked in the steel industry. While her mother raised 5 kids, she used the skills she had been taught in Pakistan, and began her business of sewing traditional South Asian clothes for the community. In Central London Shabana achieved her degrees, a BSc in Business IT and a MSc in Information Management. She worked in the corporate world before her husband was presented with a work opportunity in the US. In 2008, Shabana moved from Central London UK, to the US, and settled in Fayetteville Arkansas. Through the frustrating immigration laws, and while being unable to legally work for 7 years, she finally discovered her love for creating. This journey opened up a new way to connect with people and it inspired her to create a body of work that explores th...

Central St. Martin’s College, London UK
Anatomical Portrait Drawing

City University, London, UK
MSc Information Management

London Metropolitan University, London, UK
BSc - Business IT

Solo & Group Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions
2024 - Arts on Main, Van Buren AR
2024 - ACANSA Gallery, Little Rock AR
2024 - The Other Art Fair, Chicago
2023 - Dupattas & Roses,The Art Collective Gallery, Rogers AR
2023 - The Other Art Fair, Dallas TX
2023 - 'Shine' The Medium, Springdale AR
2022 - ‘Dupatta: Journeys of Life & Cultural Identity’, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, AR
2022 -Hidden Talent Fine Art Gallery, Fort Smith, AR
2021 - ‘Dupatta: Journeys of Life & Cultural Identity’, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
2021 -The Gallery on Garrison, Fort Smith, AR
2019 - ‘Journey’ Argenta Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2017 - ‘Decades Defined’ Fossil Cove, Fayetteville Underground Gallery, Fayetteville, AR

Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 - 'Small works on Paper' AR Arts Council, AR
2024 - 'Unrepped' Daisha Baord Gallery, Dallas TX
2023 - Small Works Show, Rice Gallery, Overland Park KS
2022 - 2nd Annual Juried Group Show, Walton Art Center, Fayetteville, AR
2022 -‘15th Annual Contemporary Figurative Exhibition’, Kansas City, MO
2022 -‘No man’s Land’ ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
2022 - 33rd Annual Member’s Show’ Tulsa Artist Coalition, Ahha Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2021 -1st Annual Juried Group Show, ‘Our Art, Our Region, Our Tim...