maliha abidi

Maliha Abidi is a Pakistani-American multidisciplinary artist and author living between London and Los Angeles. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, she migrated to California, United States at the age of 14. As a South Asian immigrant, her experiences play a huge role in her work. Her art focuses on advocating for social justice including women’s rights, girls’ education and mental health. Using bright and bold colors, Maliha hopes to get people interested in complex issues that impact our societies. “Come for the art, stay for the cause.” -Maliha Abidi.

She is also the founder and creator of Women Rise NFT. A Web 3.0 initiative with the focus on women’s rights and girls’ education through using art as a tool for advocacy.

Maliha’s work includes illustrations, animations, NFT art and illustrated books.

In her spare time, she loves to travel, read books, go bicycling and explore new blends of coffee.

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clients & collaborations

Adobe / Google / UN Women/ Vital Voices / Malala Fund / Chicago Bulls / IPPF / Charity Water / Instagram / Snapchat / The Pad Project / UNHCR / Lonely Whale / Camfed / The New York Times / Quarto Books / Voice HQ / Coinbase.

Speaking

Exhibitions

Maliha is very vocal about creating inclusive communities and as an early adopter in the NFT space, she is the ideal spokesperson for a range of topics. Maliha has spoken on numerous panels, both in-person and online; a list of appearances is shown below.

Maliha has also been interviewed on news programmes such as Good Morning America and Inside Edition and has even conducted interviews herself, such as with renowned activist Malala Yousafzai. See a list of speaking events and topics where maliha has been a panellist:

Web Summit Lisbon

The future of learning and how NFTs will be used in the future. (2022)

NFTxNYC London

Harnessing the power of the NFT community for positive change. (2022)

Economist Impact’s Metaverse Summit (Moderator)

How Web 3.0 can create real social impact. (2022)

My BFF "BFF Minted" virtual event

NFTs and the importance of community. (2022)

London Short Film Festival

Rise of digital art and NFTs. (2022)

UnicornDAO Panel (SXSW Austin)

Women+ in Web3 and the Arts. (2022)

Rolling Stone x Meta Creator House (SXSW Austin)

Metaverse Creator Economy. (2022)

Female Quotient Equality Lounge (SXSW Austin)

Relationship-building, learning, and designing a plan towards equality together. (2022)

Twitter House (SXSW Austin)

Conversations Shaping the Next (Digital) Frontier. (2022)

USC Iovine and Young Academy’s Web3 Conference LA

How Web 3.0 inspires the redefinition of co-creation, ownership and community. (2022)

Vee Con

Community building and how to connect people and find value in each other. (2022)

US Chamber of Commerce Foundation

The Reality of NFTs. (2022)

NFT London

The World of Collectibles. (2021)

Real Vision Finance

Championing women of the Blockchain. (2021)

Maliha’s artwork for Women Rise has been exhibited internationally at conferences, in art galleries and in commercial properties. See a few examples below:

NFT Paris

Rarible supported a Women Rise appearance at NFT Paris. (2022)

K11 Musea, Hong Kong

Exhibition at K11 Musea, one of Asia’s leading art spaces. (2022)

SXSW Festival, Texas

Exhibition at the UnicornDAO panel event, where Maliha was also a speaker. (2022)

Adidas, London

Women Rise was invited to be a part of the Adidas x Creative Debuts exhibition at the Adidas London flagship store. (2022)

Art Basel, Miami

Exhibition at Decentral Miami as part of Rarible’s screens. (2022)

NFT x NYC, New York

Coinbase displayed artwork from Women Rise all around their Creator’s Lounge. The artwork was also exhibited at an event series at Samsung 837, Samsung’s flagship experience centre. (2022)