Graduating with a BFA from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, in 2014, Shanzay Subzwari’s work combines elements from Mughal miniature paintings, currency notes and popular culture.

Shanzay has had solo and group shows in Karachi and Lahore. Internationally, she has shown at the Moniker Art Fair, London, U.K, the Kesisme Municipality, Istanbul, Turkey, and as part of Imago Mundi (Pakistan) organized by White Turban at the Venice Biennale in 2019. She was invited to be a ‘Watch and Talk’ participant at the Festival Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg, Switzerland in 2016, and attendedthe SAARI Residency in Myanmaki, Finland, in 2018.

Shanzay graduated with a Distinction in Dissertation, and the Academic Excellence award in Fine Art. She has been writing art reviews and articles for various publications and galleries since 2014.