Laila Tara H

Laila Tara H’s paintings interrogate the tensions between the personal and public realm and the intricacies of the domestic sphere. Compositions are imbued with personal histories—both thematically and materially. Delicately painted, the artist uses paints made from minerals and pigments that she has collected and processed. Continuing the tradition of Indo-Persian Miniature painting, Laila Tara H works on paper that she cuts, folds, and punctures into 3-dimensional wall pieces, interrogating the perceived limitations of traditional art forms and works on paper. 

Laila Tara H (b. 1995) graduated from the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts with an MA in 2019. She has since participated in the Numeroventi residency (2020), the Casa Balandra residency (2020), the Sarabande residency through the Alexander McQueen Foundation (2022-23), and the Blank100 residency (2023). Her works have been shown internationally, including in London, Berlin, Odense, Tehran, Rome, Delhi, Paris, among others. Laila Tara H currently lives and works in London.