Shahina Jaffer

Artist · Adventurer · Theory Tester · TEDx Speaker

Shahina Jaffer is a multidisciplinary artist, TEDx speaker, author, and podcaster whose work bridges art, activism, and cultural insight. A graduate of Central Saint Martins in London, she brings a bold, layered approach to contemporary art that reflects her British, Indian, African, and Persian heritage.

Her work has been exhibited in London, Barcelona, New York, Mexico City, and Genoa—including a virtual showcase at the 2020 Virtual Burning Man festival. She is also the founder of JustArt247.com, a platform for socially conscious storytelling and creative community-building.

Exploring Perception, Identity & the Invisible

Shahina’s practice centers on perception—natural, social, and spiritual. Using elemental materials like water and pigment, she creates movement-driven works that fuse emotional intuition with empirical observation. Her signature techniques—The Reverse Jackson, Jaffer vs. Mondrian, and The Line of Invisibility—investigate visibility, marginalisation, and the forces that shape human experience.

Her solo exhibition Tonal Imprints – Shades of Fluoroscopy in Mayfair translated a personal medical journey into a visual exploration of healing, vulnerability, and patient agency—blending artistic expression with lived experience.

Art as Participation

In her TEDx talk, “The Art of Perception,” Shahina advocates for art as a participatory experience. Drawing on her deep understanding of human behaviour, she invites viewers into the work—not just to observe, but to feel, reflect, and connect.

A lifelong commitment to diversity and inclusivity is woven throughout her practice. Whether exploring identity, justice, or the natural world (including her evolving experiments with weather as a co-creator), her work aims to challenge, heal, and amplify voices that are often overlooked.

“My art is not just a reflection—it’s a statement. I create to challenge, to heal, and to make the invisible impossible to overlook.” — Shahina Jaffer