Hajra Waheed’s (1980. Lives in Montreal and Yogyakarta) multidisciplinary practice ranges from painting and drawing to video, sound, sculpture and installation. Her work explores the networks of power that structure lives, while addressing the traumas and alienation of displaced persons affected by legacies of colonial and state violence. Characterized by a distinct visual language and unique poetic approach, her works often use the ordinary as a means to convey the profound, and landscape to transpose human struggle and a radical politics of resistance and resilience. Waheed has participated in exhibitions worldwide including the 15th Sharjah Biennial (2023) where she was awarded their prize, Lahore Biennial 02 (2020), 57th Venice Biennale (2017) and 11th Gwangju Biennale (2016). Her work is held in major collections including the MoMA, British Museum, Centre Pompidou, Burger Collection and Devi Art Foundation.