Ms. Rohma Khan MDSVAD - BNU

Rohma Khan is a dynamic multidisciplinary artist, educator, researcher, and Associate Professor, serving as the Programme Head of Interdisciplinary Expanded Design and Art (IEDA). She also holds the prestigious position of Director Programs, UNESCO Chair for Inclusion Through Arts, where she plays a vital role in fostering inclusive and interdisciplinary artistic practices.

With a career spanning academia, the development sector, and the advertising industry, she has forged meaningful collaborations with both local and international institutions. Her work traverses a broad spectrum of disciplines, investigating themes that range from deep historical narratives to abstract futuristic concepts, artifacts, and creative practices. Through her teaching and research, she fosters a cross-disciplinary approach, encouraging dialogue between art, design, and evolving technological landscapes.

Her academic and artistic contributions have been recognized and showcased at prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Memphis College of Art and Design, Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and The Reach Gallery in Vancouver, Canada. She was also selected to present her research at the 17th Biennale Symposium of the Textile Society of America.

As a dedicated collaborator, Rohma co-founded Provocations – @Fashioning_a_Dialogue, a platform that brings together academicians, researchers, and practitioners to explore, synchronize, and expand the boundaries of art, design, and related disciplines. Through her work, she continues to push creative and intellectual frontiers, bridging historical insights with contemporary and speculative design thinking.

• Master of Art Education, Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore
• Bachelor of Design (Textile), National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore

Academic Roles

• Director Programs, UNESCO Chair for Inclusion Through Arts (2024–Present)
• Associate Professor, Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts and Design, BNU, Lahore (2021–Present)
• Program Head, Interdisciplinary Expanded Design and Art (IEDA), MDSVAD, BNU (2022–Present)
• Assistant Professor, Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts and Design (MDSVAD), BNU (2007–2021)
• Lecturer, Razia Hassan School of Architecture (RHSA), BNU (2005–2007)
• Visiting Lecturer, Oriental College of Art, Lahore (2005–2007)

Industry Roles

• Business Director, Farigh Four – A Creative Solutions Firm (2011–Present)
• Creative Head, Sapphire Textile Mills (2010–2011)

• Member, Board of Studies of Textile Design, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (2020–2023)
• Merit Scholarship Recipient, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore (2011–2014)
• Mac Jannet Prize Winner, Talloires Network, Tufts University (2012)
• Design Competition Winner, Footwear Design Workshop, BNU (2016)
• Merit Scholarship Recipient, National College of Arts, Lahore (2002–2003)
• Honors in Thesis, National College of Arts, Lahore (2004)
• Selected Participant, Summer of E-Textiles, Les Moulins De Paillard, France (2017)
• Best Campaign of the Year, Pakistan Advertising Society (PAS) (2014)
• Certificate of Recognition, 7th British Council Counsellors Symposium (2017)

• Co-Curator, Spontaneity as Design: Jugaar and the City Project (March 2024)
• Collaborator and Co-Founder, Domestic Provocations: Creativity as a Provocateur of Care and Vice Versa (January 2023)
• Collaborator and Co-Founder, Somatic Provocations (September 2022)
• Panel Speaker, Global Fashioning Assembly 2022 (September 2022)
• Founding Member, Pakistan Collective for Decolonial Practices (September 2022)
• Team Lead, Capacity Building Workshops for UNESCO (February–November 2021)
• Workshop Lead, Training of Trainers (October 2021)
• Team Lead, Conference on Cross/Multi & Trans-Disciplinary Pedagogical Approaches for Art, Design & Architecture (April 2022)
• Founding Member, The Unboxed Lab (April 2021)
• Curator, Uraan–Chapter 8 (September 2020)
• Art Project Lead, Empowerment Through Art (October 2018)
• Director, The Reminisce of Woven Winds (August 2019)
• Workshop Facilitator, Gestures of Welcoming (August 2017)
• Collaboration Lead, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin (Fall 2016)
• Curriculum Developer, Innovative Design Thinking for Kaarvan Crafts (Spring 2014)
• Workshop Facilitator, Skill Enhancement Program for Kashf Foundation Artisans (August 2013)
• Project Lead, Humnawa (2011–2012)
• Participant, Indonesian Batik Workshop at Alhamra Arts Council (April 2011)
• Participant, The New Silk Route Project (2008)

• Speaker, Research through Personal, Political, and Pedagogical Oscillations – University of Portsmouth (November 2024)
• Co-Curator, Poetics, Politics, and Programmatic of the Machine Conference – Collaboration with MikroPOM, Lahore Digital Festival, and BNU under Erasmus funding (October 2023)
• Organizer and Moderator, Symposium with Body and Space Research Lab – University of Borås, Sweden (October 2022)
• Organizer, Two-Day Event Showcasing BNU’s Academic Contributions – Dubai Expo 2020, Knowledge and Learning Week (December 2021)
• Moderator, Panel Discussion at Dubai Expo 2020, Pakistan Pavilion: Beyond Disciplines – A Future Context (December 2021)
• Presenter, A Home Can Be a World – Textiles From Home Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison (March 2020)
• Presenter, A Walk Through Contemporary South Asian Textile Dastans – 17th Biennale Symposium, Textile Society of America, Boston, USA (October 2020)
• Presenter, Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Fashion – Environment Week, BNU (November 2019)
• Designer and Presenter, The Social Fabric – Design Summit, BNU (April 2019)
• Workshop Facilitator, Copyrights & Design Infringement – Generation Pvt. Ltd., Lahore (August 2018)
• Panelist, BNU at Future Tense Roundtable – Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi (December 2018)
• Director, #NothingFest – Festival featuring prominent Pakistani personalities discussing themes such as Nothing, Without, and Blank (April 2017/2019)
• Attendee, Tasmeem – A Global Design Conference – Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar (March 2017)
• Panelist, Thinking the Future through Design Education – Regional Roundtable on Education hosted by LUMS and AKU-IED (August 2016)
• Presenter, Humnawa at Hunar Ki Manzil Conference – Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), Lahore (September 2014)
• Participant, International Phulkari Conference – Organized by the Commerce and Investment Department, Punjab, and The Heritage Association, Pakistan (May 2008)

• Curator, Domestic Provocations: Creativity as a Provocateur for Care and Vice Versa – 2nd Edition in collaboration with ThinkFest and Alhamra Arts Council,
• featuring 45 creative practitioners (January 2025)
• Exhibitor, Documentation as Subjugation – Beyond Boundaries, IAPEX, Lahore (November 2024)
• Exhibitor, Grand Piano: Between White and Green – Pakistan at 77 – PNCA Shakir Ali Museum (August 2024)
• Exhibitor, Data Detritus: Unity in Flux – Ejaz Galleries, Lahore (July 2024)
• Exhibitor, Sher: Simultaneity as Design – Pakistan and Beyond – Royal Kitchens, Lahore Fort (March 2024)
• Curator, Somatic Provocations – Exhibition at TasweerGhar, ArtNext Pakistan, featuring 16 local and international participants (November 2022)
• Exhibitor, Dūje Pāse toṅ (From the Other Side): Art from the Two Punjabs – The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford, BC, Canada (May 2021)
• Exhibitor, Home Can Be a World – Juried exhibition at Memphis College of Art and Design, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (November 2019)
• Resident, At the Indo-Pakistan Border, and Beyond – Collaborative residency with artists from India, Pakistan, and Canada, exploring public humanities and arts intersections in Preet-Nagar and Lahore (November 2019)
• Project Head, Girls Stand Tall – Ad film for Stylo Shoes Ltd. (February 2019)
• Resident, Summer of E-Textiles – Les Moulins De Paillard, Poncé-sur-le-Loir, France, exploring electronic textiles, soft circuits, and wearable technology (July 2017)
• Producer, Cricket Joray Pakistan – Ad film for Islamabad United (December 2016)
• Producer, Musalman Kon Hai – Song production (December 2015)

• Published Article: Ubermensch – Featured in ArtNow Pakistan
• Research Topics:
• Bandhni/Chunri Dyeing Practices – Study of traditional dyeing techniques by the Kuch community in Banaras Colony, Karachi.
• Silk Manufacturing in Lahore – Research on silk production in Changa Manga.
• Inclusive Embroidery Development – Developing Zardozi and Resham embroidery techniques with artisans with hearing and speech impairments.
• Academia-Industry Collaboration – Exploring the advantages and challenges in Pakistan’s creative sectors.
• Oscillating Trends in Textile Design Education – Analyzing shifts between fiber art, vernacular craft, and commercial design.

• Hosted Insta-Live sessions on Art and Design with SVAD faculty, alumni, and Dean, including the first-ever virtual degree show (2020)
• Judge: Talent Acquisition and Employee Engagement, Beaconhouse School System (2020)
• External Juror: Final Textile Thesis at PSFD (2017–2019)
• Subject Expert: Faculty interviews at Pakistan School of Fashion and Design (PSFD) (2018)
• External Juror: M.Phil. in Art and Design at PIFD (2018)
• External Juror: Final Textile Thesis at National College of Arts (NCA) (2015–2019)
• External Juror: BFA at Punjab University (2012–2014)
• External Juror: MFA at Punjab University (2012)
• Selected as a distinguished academic to represent Pakistan on the inaugural PIA flight to Chicago (2012)/li>

• Actor: Marvi – Stage play by Safdar Mir Theater Group.
• Actor: Heer Damoodar – Exclusive performance for Shyam Benegal.
• Volunteer: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust Hospital – Developed a playroom in the Pediatrics Department.

• Email Address: rohma@bnu.edu.pk
• Ext number: 279