Aziza Kadyri is a London-based Uzbek visual artist working with sculpture, performance, new technologies, experimental costume and textiles. Through her artistic practice she explores themes dedicated to social invisibility, decolonization, displacement and identity formation. In particular, she examines societal dynamics and experiences of women living within Central Asia and its diaspora. In her works Kadyri experiments with innovative ways of interacting with cultural heritage, particularly textiles and costumes. Leveraging the latest technological advancements to reimagine traditional narratives and practices, she transforms them to become more relevant to our contemporary experience and engage, at the same time, in a process of alternative mythmaking. Central to Kadyri’s practice is a deep-seated interest in participatory practices within local communities. This interest has led her to co-found Qizlar, a Tashkent-based grassroots feminist collective rooted in principles of intersectionality and social change. 

Kadyri holds a Master’s degree in Performance Design and Practice from Central Saint Martins, London (2020). She represented Uzbekistan Pavilion at 60th Venice Biennale. Recent exhibitions include: You Are Here. Central Asia at Fondazione Elpis in Milan, Spinning Tales at Pushkin House in London and The New Subject. Mutating Rights and Conditions of Living Bodies at the KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art in Berlin. Kadyri has recently been part of residency at Delfina Foundation in London. In 2024, she was also awarded a Creative Technologies Fellowship at Somerset House Studios in partnership with UAL Creative Computing Institute (CCI) in London. During her residency at Somerset House Studios, Kadyri will focus on her research on using technology to reimagine cultural heritage and untold stories. In 2025, she will participate in Bukhara Biennale curated by Diana Campbell.