Hiba Schahbaz

Hiba Schahbaz is a Pakistani-American painter.[1] Schahbaz was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She is known for her contemporary paintings that invoke classical styles.[2][3] Schahbaz lives and works in New York.[4]

Early life and education

Schahbaz trained as a miniaturist painter at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan,[5][6] and received an MFA degree from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.[7]

Career

She began her career painting with a series of miniature paintings,[7] later expanding to larger scale works.[8][9]

On her early work, she wrote: “I come from a very traditional family, but I drew nudes even when I was younger. I would just be sitting and drawing myself as a teenager. All over my bedroom walls were these drawings of me naked. No one said to me: ‘This is great, honey. This is what you should be doing.’" [10]

Exhibitions and Public Art

Schahbaz work has been included in numerous exhibitions. Her solo exhibitions include Summer of Dragons at Almine Rech London (2024), and Love Songs at Almine Rech Paris (2023).[11][12]

Her group exhibitions include Brooklyn Museum (2024), FLAG Art Foundation (2023), Santa Monica Art Museum (2023), ICA Miami (2022), and the Northern Illinois University Art Museum (2018), among others. In 2021, she presented a public art commission at Rockefeller Centre with Art Production Fund.

In November 2025, Schahbaz opened her first major retrospective and museum solo, Hiba Schahbaz: The Garden at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami. The exhibition was curated by Jasmine Wahi, who gave the artist her first exhibition in Miami some years ago.[13][14]

Talks

Schahbaz has given several artist talks since 2013, notably at Yale University, Sotheby's Institute and Pratt Institute.[15]

References

  1. ↑ ""What is She Thinking?": Hiba Schahbaz Brings a New Voice to an Ancient Tradition".
  2. ↑ "This pakistani-american artist is making classical art less white and male". 9 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hiba Schahbaz at Twelve Gates Arts | artnow".
  4. ↑ "West End Gallery Mixed Bag - Edward Lucie-Smith".
  5. ↑ "HIBA SCHABAZ Hanged with Roses". 9 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "8 South Asian artistes who are changing the way the West looks at desi culture".
  7. 1 2 "Miniature Reinventor: Hiba Schahbaz". 5 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Beyond Borders celebrates diversity and brings us together, exploring themes of love and fear". 26 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "How Painter Hiba Schahbaz Embraces Gentleness, Creative Risks and Failure". Forbes.
  10. ↑ Hiba Schahbaz’s Painted Paradise, Where Women Meet Mythical Beasts. Artnet, March 5, 2026
  11. ↑ James, Jesse. "Summer of Dragons by Hiba Schahbaz Captivates London's Art Scene".
  12. ↑ "Exhibition | Hiba Schahbaz, 'Love Songs' at Almine Rech, Paris, Rue de Turenne, France". ocula.com. 2026-04-20. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  13. ↑ "Unveiling Hiba Schahbaz's Painted Paradise, Where Women Meet Mythical Beasts". Artnet News. 2026-03-05. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  14. ↑ Gómez-Upegui, Salomé (2025-11-04). "In Her Solo Museum Debut, Hiba Schahbaz Meditates on Fantasy and Selfhood". Vogue. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  15. ↑ "RESUME". Hiba Schahbaz. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
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