Aamta Waheed

Aamta Waheed is a British, female Muslim multidisciplinary artist — based in the UK. Aamta has over 5 years of experience within the Creative Industry and holds a BA Hons in Art Enterprise and an HND in Performance Arts (Production). She is a Creative Director/Producer & Co-founder at Kaur & Baleem Creatives established in 2018. 

​Aamta’s creative practice explores relational & concept art, exploring taboo subjects surrounding Muslim and South Asian women. She explores topics such as shame, honour

& culture investigating the long and short term repercussions of this within herself and the women she works with through her relational workshops. Aamta’s creative practice began from her experiences as a British Muslim woman. Inspired by her conflict with societal issues within her South Asian community such as gendered stereotypes, the female body, tensions between culture & religion, and the expectations of Muslim women.

https://www.aamtawaheed.co.uk/