Xandria Noir (b. 1972) is a Pakistani-born, UK-based contemporary artist whose minimalist abstractions examine the affective and perceptual shifts of cross-cultural imbalance. Through distilled forms and spatial rhythm, she creates compositions where silence and space become active agents. With a background in Social Sciences and more than three decades of practice in visual arts, Noir bridges intellectual enquiry with refined visual language. Her work has been shown internationally, including a solo presentation at the French Embassy in Islamabad, featured on the BBC, and is held in private collections across Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia. Noir is also the founder of Sips & Smiles, an initiative that uses art to foster connection and cognitive engagement within diverse communities, and individuals living with Dementia/Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Summer Exhibition, The Hunter Gallery, Bury St Edmunds, UK
[Un]Framing Gender, Group Exhibition, Culture Lab, New York, USA
Shelter (Digital Screen), Group Exhibition, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
2023
Lacrimosa, Solo Exhibition, Ballroom Arts, Aldeburgh, UK
Defying Junctures, Solo Exhibition, Apex Gallery, Bury St Edmunds, UK
2022
En temps de crises, Solo Exhibition, Ambassade du Pakistan, Paris, France
Zanana Mardana, Group Exhibition, Sadequain Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2021
La perfection imparfaite, Solo Exhibition, 8B2 Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019
Tribute to Jamil Naqsh, Group Exhibition, Momart Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Moi et le monde imparfait, Solo Exhibition, Embassy of France, Islamabad, Pakistan
Solo Exhibition, Islamabad Art Festival, Islamabad, Pakistan
2016
Private Solo Exhibition, Armando Residence, Karachi, Pakistan
Private Solo Exhibition, Studio Karachi, Pakistan
2015
Two-Artist Exhibition, Art Citi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2004
Solo Exhibition, PC Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2003
Solo Exhibition, Sheraton Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2002
Private Solo Exhibition, Studio Karachi, Pakistan
1999
Solo Exhibition, PC Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Solo Exhibition, Sheraton Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1998
Solo Exhibition, PC Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Solo Exhibition, Alliance Française, Karachi, Pakistan
1996
Private Solo Exhibition, Studio Karachi, Pakistan
1994
Group Exhibition, Avari Towers, Karachi, Pakistan
1992
Group Exhibition, PC Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
