Tazeen qayyum biography
Tazeen qayyum biography
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Tazeen Qayyum
Pakistani-Canadian conceptual artist
Tazeen Qayyum | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | National College of Arts |
| Occupation | Conceptual artist |
| Spouse | Faisal Anwar |
Tazeen Qayyum is a Pakistani-born Canadian conceptual artist working in a variety of media including miniature painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, and video.
Her work explores issues of identity, immigration, socio-political conflict, and her Muslim identity.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1973, Tazeen Qayyum studied miniature painting at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, graduating in 1996 with a BFA.[3]
As a response to the 9/11 attacks, Qayyum began using the cockroach as a metaphor to connote the loss of life in the subsequent wars connected to the attacks,[2][4] as well as fear and misunderstanding of other cultures.[5] While the cockroach