AJ Khan Artist

Vibrant pigments and shifting structures , a distorted memory of a past life intertwined with vivid, modern studies of a new one, showcase a struggle between capturing meaningful moments and being engrossed in a distant fantasy. Asifa Jamie Khan, is a painter who often takes unprecedented ventures in the studio, by shifting focuses back and forth with her depictions and experiences with nature and the environment. She composes her paintings as doorways to a mystical world that decodes feelings and ever-changing scenarios, and provides a pause to the moments that shift within the blink of an eye. Asifa, who primarily goes by “AJ”, is currently a freelance artist who resides in Ontario, Canada, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Art and Art History at York University’s established arts program. AJ is also comes from the multicultural and diverse twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago, where she received her visual art certificate for 7 years of art studies at Naparima Girls’ High School, at both the General Certificate of Education’s Ordinary and Advanced levels (GCE, O-Levels & A-Levels). Her work has been featured at the Gales Gallery in an impressive solo exhibition while only in her first year of undergraduate studies. She has previously exhibited work at local artisan markets and shows in her home island of Trinidad and Tobago, and has freelanced work for the Islamic Culture club at the University of Toronto for the group’s fundraisers. Over the years, AJ has shifted from realism to modern and contemporary studies that focus on shifting the boundaries of how we perceive nature and our surroundings along with the idea that our environments are constantly changing after being used as inspiration in our work.