Saba Siddiqui is a socially engaged, British-Asian multimedia artist exploring themes of identity, politics and her experience as a second-generation immigrant. Working across printmaking, textiles, sculpture, film photography and sound, she creates multi-sensory installations for rich immersive experiences. As an artist and activist, Siddiqui campaigns for anti-racism, decolonisation and disability rights, believing that art is a tool for communication and change. Drawn towards colour, patterns and textures, she is inspired by resistance, heritage, childhood experiences, community making and identitiy to challenge stereotypes and spread knowledge.
Siddiqui’s degree show installation Defiance My Way at the University of Leeds, won the People’s Choice Award for the FUAM (Friends of University Art & Music) Graduate Art Prize 2024, and was awarded the People’s Choice Award at Sunny Bank Mill’s Ones to Watch 2025 for her piece Engl ~ ish , 2025.
Recipient of The Art House’s Patricia Sutcliffe residency, Siddiqui will spend time in TAH’s Maker Spaces, expanding her knowledge on Print and Ceramic techniques.
Sunny Bank Mills, Threads 2025. Photography by Joanne Crawford