ABOUT
The Unique Expression of Sayeda Habib: Colour and Coordination .
In the early 1990s, Syeda Habib embarked on an independent journey to the United Kingdom, where she immersed herself in open programs at prestigious institutions including The Slade School of Fine Art, Ruskin School of Art, and The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. Her extensive research and practice spanned from ancient to contemporary art, providing her a deep engagement with the visual evolution of the human experience across time.
Drawing remains a foundational element in Habib’s artistic methodology, serving as a means to gather and synthesize visual narratives derived from social, spiritual, cultural, and religious contexts. Her practice delves into perennial themes, examining the complex relationship between unity and duality by merging sacred and traditional art forms with contemporary aesthetics and design principles.
Through a diverse array of media including painting, sculpture, installation, and mixed media Sayeda Habib challenges dominant visual and conceptual paradigms. Her work invites the viewer to engage deeply with its multi-layered symbolism, offering a contemplative space that not only reflects on vanishing aesthetic traditions but also reclaims them to instill purpose, meaning, and direction in the present.
SOLO SHOWS:
- 2024 Mitti, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
- 2021 Awsad, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
- 2018 Dance of Dualities, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
- 2016 Fractured Narratives, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
- 2012 Challo, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
- 2010 Stories from the Womb, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
- 2025 (UN)Framing Gender. CULTURE LAB LIC NYC, New York, USA
- 2019 Rhythms of Recurrence, Koel Gallery, Karachi
- 2013 Momart Gallery, Karachi
- 2009 Grandeur Art Gallery, Karachi
- 2003 Modern Calligraphy, Momart Gallery, Karachi
- 2002 Modern Calligraphy, Momart Gallery, Karachi
- 2000 Drawing Exhibition, Momart Gallery, Karachi
- 1999 Momart Gallery, Karachi
- 1998 Drawing, Prints and Etching Show, Momart Gallery, Karachi
- 1995 Momart Gallery, Karachi
- VM Art Gallery, Karachi
- Sindh Artists Exhibition, Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi
- 1995 Received 1st Prize in Sindh Artists Exhibition
- Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi






JOURNAL
Art and Earth Intertwined: Sayeda M. Habib’s ‘Mitti’ Exhibit Reflects Sacred Connections at Canvas Gallery
- June 23, 2024
Discover ‘Mitti’ by Sayeda M. Habib at Canvas Gallery,...
Mitti Exhibition – ART TV Pakistan – Interview
- May 1, 2024
Media Interview of Sayeda Habib on the opening of...
Sayeda Habib’s Spiritual Lens in Zenana Mardana: Art Beyond Gender Binaries
- March 6, 2022
Artist Sayeda Habib’s evocative work in the Zenana Mardana...