We are a varied team with backgrounds in art and finance. This gives us a synergy that allows us to rely strongly on our own viewpoint and support artists searching for a platform to be heard from.

Shakira Masood trained as a printmaker from the Corcoran School of Art, Washington D.C, and then at the Philippines University, Manila, and held her first solo shows in Manila and Karachi in the 1970s. After a long sabbatical she picked up her practice again in 1994 and has been exhibiting regularly both within Pakistan and abroad. She is a founding member of ArtChowk.

Bushra Hussain is a graduate of the National College of Arts, Lahore, with a major in miniature and a minor in printmaking. Since 2006 she has been involved in art publishing, curating and gallery management. She has also documented and catalogued some of the largest private collections in Pakistan. Bushra joined the ArtChowk team in 2010.

Camilla Hadi Chaudhary has a background in economics and international relations, graduating from Boston University, Boston, and Williams College, Williamstown. After stints in finance and teaching, a love of art brought about the idea of ArtChowk and, along with Shakira, she is a founding member of the company.