

Romessa Khan is a multi-disciplinary artist, currently based in Lahore. She graduated in Fine Arts with a major in printmaking, followed by a Master's in Visual Arts degree from the National College of Arts, 2014. During her post-studies, Khan received an artist residential grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund by New York Foundation for the Arts in New York with an after-exhibition in Chelsea. On the completion of her Master’s degree, she continued to join the National College of Arts as a visiting faculty member. In 2015, she was invited by the Indian government with four female artist fellows, to collaborate with Indian artists for an exhibition at the Indian National Council of Arts, Delhi. In her last solo presentation, she touched upon a convoluted issue pertaining to mind and matter in the evolutionary aspect of
human life. She chooses objects from the household, things that stay intact with the collective history and experience of mankind. Detailed analytical drawings reveal that the artist wishes to simplify the complexities of existence, and yet both complexity and simplicity. appear to be mutually reinforcing. These highly intricate drawings are constructed with
drafting pens with a hint of other mixed media. She also likes to render her opinion through other disciplinary channels about socio-political constructs and the role of women in the hierarchy of power play, as was the subject of her performance art 'Weaponisation of everything ' at Karachi art biennale. Moreover, she has been successfully exhibiting at different national and international platforms, including Canada, America, Dubai, Singapore, and wishes to broaden her audience in the years to come.