Amna Hashmi is a visual artist and academic, specializing in the art of miniature painting and digital arts. Combining her interest in historical illuminated manuscripts with her love for Japanese manga, her work has revolved around her primary interest of storytelling and the recording of historical events – exploring the boundaries that exist between actual facts and the creation of myths, magical and collective imaginary spaces that are often neglected in our present-day, media-saturated lives. 

Her recent works have been shown in the He Yuan Peace Garden Museum, Beijing, China (2017), Embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo, Japan (2016), and Tsinghua University Art Museum, China (2020). After getting inspired by the local flora while being part of the Murree Museum Artist Residency (2018), she is now tinkering with interactive design, circuits, and coffee - ‘To the Coffee Cave’. Satrang Gallery, Islamabad [2019] - and researching structures upon the Indus (as part of the Pak Khawateen Painting Club) - Lahore Biennale 02 [2020], Wrong Biennale [2021], Jameel Art [2022], Sharjah Biennale ‘15 [2023]. She has given workshops on the art of comic books and miniature paintings in Syria (2007) and Algeria (2011). Her works are part of the permanent collection of the Palace of Mustapha Pasha, Algiers, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE, and South Asia Institute Chicago.