Nurayah Sheikh is a visual artist and an art educator. She has investigated and worked with multiple mediums but printmaking remains her forte. Her visual practise is an intensive study of material & technique through critical research and documentations that has deeply informed her pedagogy. Sheikh explores the timeless transference of complex relationships linked to the female in the ageless avatars she adorns.
Sheikh has engaged with diverse communities through design and curation. She has led workshops at Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) and the Koel Gallery Karachi, coordinated national & international educational exchange projects related to learning and teaching. Having worked on abundant community-building projects, Sheikh is part of the core committee for ‘Pursukoon Karachi’, an organization that comprises visual practitioners who work towards the betterment of the city through creative projects; The lead in design of fundraising events for Karwan-e-Hayat, an organization active in caring for mentally ill indigent patients and a board member for the O Art space gallery in Lahore.
