Layla at Grand Central Station

Faiza Butt

BornNationalityBased In
1973PakistaniLondon
Biography

Born in 1973 in Lahore, Pakistan, Faiza Butt trained at the National College of Arts in Lahore and later obtained a master’s degree with distinction at the Slade School of Art in London. She also received a teaching certificate from the Institute of Education. Although living in London, Butt’s Pakistani roots are clearly evident in her work as she brings to our attention various social, gender and political issues faced by a young Pakistani. In the past, her work has taken a critical look on the stronghold of the patriarchal society in Pakistan and the impact of violent images, which appear regularly in all forms of media, on children. Butt’s elaborate drawings are obsessively crafted with passion and rigour, and create surfaces that hover between photography and embroidery. ...

Selected Artworks
Layla at Grand Central Station
Faiza Butt
Layla at Grand Central Station, 2023
80 x 68.6cm
Layla on WhatsApp
Faiza Butt
Layla on WhatsApp, 2024
81.3 x 64.7cm
Layla on SoundCloud
Faiza Butt
Layla on SoundCloud, 2024
73.6 x 54.6cm
Layla at Balthazar
Faiza Butt
Layla at Balthazar, 2023
85.1 x 64.7cm
Zack on Spotify
Faiza Butt
Zack on Spotify, 2023
80 x 59.7cm
A Small Fire
Faiza Butt
A Small Fire, 2024
69.8 x 88.9cm
The Sleepless Constellation – 2
Faiza Butt
The Sleepless Constellation – 2, 2016
19 x 33.6 x 33.6cm
Two Sides of the Coin
Faiza Butt
Two Sides of the Coin, 2016
19 x 33.6 x 33.6cm
Gallery Representation
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