Shahzia Sikander is a Pakistani born international artist who works in drawing, painting, animation, large-scale installation, performance and video. Read full biography of Shahzia Sikander →
For me, drawing is a way of navigating the imagination, and it remains the fundamental vehicle of my practice. Drawing allows me to be at my most... →
I was very, very quiet. I was always a loner, hardly spoke, and I was quite a nerd in school. So I was an outsider always.
I like driving. A lot. I think that's something I just enjoy the most. I can, at a moment's notice, drive across the country if, you know, I... →
In the end, the gesture of painting becomes almost meditative, like a ritual.
Not to be boxed in, to be able to transcend boundaries: for an artist, it's essential.
For me, I always feel that I'm not sure what's going to happen next year or what's going to happen the year after or what's in the... →
I don't really listen to music when I work. I really have to focus on one thing at a time. I like a lot of quiet and peace when I'm working... →
My whole purpose of taking on miniature painting was to break the tradition, to experiment with it, to find new ways of making meaning, to question... →
When I first arrived in Houston, I was fascinated with the elaborate styles of cowboy boots and thought they were incredibly exotic. They also seemed... →
Shahzia Sikander is a Pakistani born international artist who works in drawing, painting, animation, large-scale installation, performance and video.