About Me

I am a Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist, educator, and aspiring writer. I obtained my MFA from Concordia University in Montréal (2023) and a BFA from OCAD University in Toronto (2020), both focusing on textile practices.

My specialization in textile arts is needlework: embroidery, quilting, patchwork, appliqué, bead embroidery, and basic sewing. I marry these slow hand-craft techniques with the immediate and chance-based outcomes of digital manipulation methods using a photo scanner.

My art has been exhibited in Canada, the USA, Australia, and Austria, and received recognition through awards from Craft Ontario (2019 and 2020) and the Surface Design Association (2020).  My art has also been published in magazines, books, and conference papers in Canada (Canadian Craft Federation, 2020 and 2021; UPPERCASE Magazine, 2021; Mipsterz, 2022; OCAD University, 2022; more), the USA (the Surface Design Journal, 2020), and Prague (TEXTile Manifestos, 2022).

I am currently a full-time Artist-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre, where I am expanding my research-creation on digital-analog craft techniques. I am also expanding my research on the European colonial impacts on the Kashmiri shawl industry’s design and production methods, supported by the Craft Projects Grant from the Ontario Arts Council (2025). Over the past five years, I’ve taught around 150 workshops—mostly focused on textiles—and you can sign up for upcoming ones at linktr.ee/_khadija_a_.

E-mail: khadija@khadijaaziz.com View CV here.

Recently on Instagram:

Throwback to my first art market on July 1 for @harbourfrontcentre’s Made Here Market! I made these two small bead embroideries on digital glitch prints on cotton just to experience what it’s like to make art to sell. (I was also thrilled
I’m thinking of leaving some mirrors half-embroidered to reveal the intricate patterns that offer foundational support to the mirrors on cloth.
Half the studio getting together to help me figure out installation logistics for my first public art installation. That’s why I love my residency at @harbourfrontcentre’s @craftdesignto ❤️ Thank you @traceymae_chambers, @oliviamaesinclai
Stitching mirrors for my first temporary public art installation, first showing at @holdfastfestival this August. Learning a lot from scaling up.
BAH (bead at home)