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Umber Majeed

Pronouns: She/her

Date and place of birth: b. 1989, New York

Current location: Brooklyn, NY

Year(s) of residency and/or fellowship: 2026, Speculating on Plurality Resident

Umber Majeed is a multidisciplinary visual artist and educator. She received her MFA from Parsons the New School for Design in 2016 and graduated from Beaconhouse National University in Lahore, Pakistan in 2013. Her writing, performance, and animation work engage with familial archives to explore Pakistani state, urban, and digital infrastructure through a feminist lens. Majeed is currently a Y12 NEW INC member- Extended Realities Track. Her work has been acquired by several private collections, including the Lekha and Anupam Poddar Collection at the Devi Art Foundation in Gurgaon, India.

Installation View, Umber Majeed, Welcome to the Trans-Pakistan Pavilion!, J😊Y TECH Multimedia Exhibition, March 16, 2025 - October 5, 2025. Photo courtesy Queens Museum, credit Hai Zhang.

Installation view. Umber Majeed, WE CAN FIX IT, 2025, ceramic, decal, and wood.

Installation view. Umber Majeed, Untitled, 2025, 3-channel video installation with sound, ceramics, and vinyl.

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