“My art explores the alchemy of emotion—energy in motion. I’m drawn to what lies beneath: personal insights, ancestral threads, and contemplations on life’s layered mysteries. Through mixed media, I use expressive lines, bold colours, and gold to reveal messages that want to emerge.” Anika Qureshi
I am a Canadian artist and designer with Pakistani and European roots, raised Muslim and shaped by a life lived across cultures—Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the Netherlands. These experiences inform my belief that we are here as caretakers of Gaia: to heal ourselves, reconnect with each other, and evolve through awareness.
My work explores inner transformation and collective growth, using creativity as a catalyst for reconnection and expansion. In my studio, I move fluidly between tactile art, digital media, and graphic design. Making is both meditative and strategic—a process grounded in play, contemplation, spiritual inquiry, and visual storytelling.
My identity—as a mother, a cross-cultural individual, and a lifelong seeker—deeply informs my practice. Living between worlds has taught me empathy, presence, and the beauty of imperfection. Motherhood grounds me in the now and mirrors the creative process: layered, spontaneous, and always in motion.
I’m drawn to contrast—structure and flow, tradition and rebellion, the seen and unseen. I find inspiration in expressive typography, light/dark, patterns in nature, and the pulse of cultural and countercultural expression. My art holds space for curiosity, coherence, and best-case futures—where ideas converge, differences are honored, and meaning unfolds.
- 2021—Every Woman Biennial x Superchief NFT Gallery
300 female & non-binary artists flood the NFT space, NYC - 2012—ARI, Cultural Canvas Thailand
Art Teacher, and worked on 3 murals - 2004—Beats, Breaks & Culture
Group exhibition & panel discussion, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada - 2002—OCAD Graduate Exhibition
Toronto, Canada - 2001—Tequila Bookworm
Group exhibition, Toronto, Canada - 2001—Soul Community
Group exhibition, Blue Moon, Toronto, Canada - 2000—Prototype Soul
Group exhibition, Blue Moon, Toronto, Canada - 1997—HB Beal Art, Graduate Show
Specialized art high school exhibition, London, Canada
Design Work
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