Saudi born Pakistani-American painter Nadia Waheed (b.1992, BFA 2015 School of the Art Institute of Chicago), creates allegorical figurative paintings that explore choice, rebirth, and redemption. Influenced by ideas surrounding the hero’s journey, drawing from lived experience and the vast archives of art history, recently her work has included esoteric imagery from ancient traditions around the world. Selected recent exhibitions include: A Strange Icarus, Nicodim, Los Angeles (2023, solo); Frieze Seoul, Gallery 1957 (2023), Maternity Leave, Green Family Foundation, Dallas (2023), DISEMBODIED, Nicodim, New York (2023); Wonder Women II, Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles (2022); Heavy Bend, Gallery 1957, London (2022, solo); Madeleine Bialke, M. Florine Démosthène, Sahara Longe, Nadia Waheed, Alexander Berggruen, New York (2022).
