Wajeeha

Short Biography

Wajeeha Batool is a Pakistani visual artist and educator whose work reflects an ongoing dialogue between nature, technology, and human perception. Influenced by her experience as a Montessori teacher, she approaches art through a balance of structure and spontaneity, often describing her process as “systematic chaos.” Alongside her studio practice, she has built an active teaching career at Beaconhouse National University, where she continues to mentor students while developing her own contemporary visual language.

Education

Wajeeha Batool holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Visual Arts from Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore, Pakistan.

Exhibitions

Wajeeha Batool has exhibited widely in Pakistan and internationally through solo, group, and collaborative exhibitions. Her recent exhibitions include “Mind Bind” at SOT (2025), “POROUS” at Kaleido Kontemporary Gallery, Lahore (2025), and “Garden of Times” at Articulate Studio, Lahore (2025). Other notable exhibitions include “Home and Other Strange Things” at That Studio, Lahore (2024), “BARSAAT” at Lakir Gallery (2024), “Between White and Green” at Shakir Ali Museum (2024), and “Unity in Flux” at Ejaz Gallery (2024). She has also participated in exhibitions such as “After Words” with Vasl, Karachi (2023), “Envision: E-Vision Chronicles of Tomorrow” at PNCA, Islamabad (2023), “A Line that Divides” at Canvas Gallery, Karachi (2023), and “Allomorphs of an Antecedent” at The Roadside, Lahore (2023). Earlier exhibitions include “And The Story Goes On…” at Alhamra Art Gallery (2022), “Improvising Rhetoric(s)” at The Roadside (2021), a group exhibition at Antidote Gallery, Dubai (2018), “Domestic Bliss” at Taseer Art Gallery (2017), “Reading Between the Lines” at Sanat Initiative, Karachi (2017), Karachi Art Summit (2016), and a group exhibition at Alhamra Art Gallery (2012).

Artistic Style

Wajeeha Batool’s work brings together organic forms and digital structures to create layered compositions that exist between abstraction and imagined environments. Her visual language often reflects fluid movement, transparency, and fragmented rhythms, where natural references intersect with pixelated imagery and technological aesthetics. Influenced by ideas of order and unpredictability, her work explores the tension between structure and spontaneity, creating dreamlike spaces that feel both familiar and unstable.

Additional Information

In addition to her studio practice, Wajeeha Batool has an active academic and teaching career at Beaconhouse National University. She has taught studio-based and theoretical courses including painting, animation, interactive media, and visual culture. She has also participated in online residencies with Wysing Arts Centre, UK, and Digital Art Studios, Belfast. Her background in early childhood education and activity-based learning continues to influence the conceptual and experimental nature of her work.