Bio

Asma is a multidisciplinary artist with Pakistani roots, based in Ellicott City, Maryland, where she balances her creative practice with her role as a mother of four. Her work explores themes of identity, heritage, and self-expression, shaped by the complexities of diaspora and the everyday realities of motherhood.

Asma holds a Bachelor's degree in Education from West Virginia University and later pursued her passion for ceramics by earning a Master’s degree from Hood College, Maryland. She is currently an MFA candidate in Studio Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).  Her dedication to her Art practice has been recognized through numerous awards, including the prestigious Leslie King Hammond Graduate Fellowship from MICA, the Windgate University Fellowship from the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the NCECA Graduate Fellowship Award. She also serves as the Student Director-at-Large for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), where she advocates for student and contributes to the broader ceramics community.