Shoaib Mahmood graduated from the National College of Arts in 2004 with honors in Miniature. He then went on to receive his MFA in Visual Arts from the College of Art and Design, Punjab University. Shoaib participated in various group shows following his graduation and held his first solo show in New Delhi, India in 2008. Since then he has displayed his works in various art galleries nationally and internationally.
He currently serves as faculty at the College of Art and Design, Punjab University.
Shoaib lives and works in Lahore.