RAJAB ALI SAYED
ARTIST BIO
Born to a Filipino mother and Pakistani father, Rajab Ali Sayed spent his childhood navigating two distinct cultural identities. He graduated from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2013 with a Distinction in Fine Art, presenting an interdisciplinary thesis project in painting, video installation, and photography titled "Pretty Young Things". He also attended Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and travelled the American Mid-West as a Fulbright Scholar. He now lives in Houston, Texas after graduating from the University of Houston's MFA program under the tutorship of contemporary artists Aaron Parazette, Gael Stack and Rachel Hecker.
Born to a Filipino mother and Pakistani father, Rajab Ali Sayed spent his childhood navigating two distinct cultural identities. He graduated from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2013 with a Distinction in Fine Art, presenting an interdisciplinary thesis project in painting, video installation, and photography titled "Pretty Young Things". He also attended Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and travelled the American Mid-West as a Fulbright Scholar. He now lives in Houston, Texas after graduating from the University of Houston's MFA program under the tutorship of contemporary artists Aaron Parazette, Gael Stack and Rachel Hecker.