Ali Kazim (b. 1979) was born in Pakistan and currently lives and works in Lahore, Pakistan. His work has been exhibited widely in solo and group shows internationally including the British Museum at Seoul Arts Center (Seoul), Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle (Warsaw), the Barbican (London), the 12th and 13th Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh (Dhaka). He has participated in a number of artist residencies including Finalists for the Catlin Prize, The Art House Residency, The Land Securities Studio Award, Melvill Nettleship Prize for Figure Composition at UCL, Art OMI artist residency in New York, and the Young Painter Award by Lahore Arts Council.