Fatima Hussain
Fatima Hussain is Assistant Professor at the Department of Fine Arts at National College of Arts, Pakistan. She is an independent curator and co-founder of artist collectives such as Laajverd and All-Story. Her work is a critical inquiry into geographies appropriated by hegemonic conceptualizations of space influencing the way creative practice is represented in postcolonial contexts. Fatima is interested in trans-disciplinary methodologies across fields and geographical boundaries in order to understand and mobilize a network of creative practitioners from South Asia. She is currently a recipient of LBF-AAN research grant (2018) investigating the emerging audiences of contemporary art in Pakistan.
Areas of Research
Cultural heritage; arts-based research methodologies; arts audience; postcolonial creative practice