Bio
Fajar Kayani is a multidisciplinary creative based in Manchester. Her practice mainly explores the significance of everyday objects and how their origins and daily use can be used to create a portrait and/or archive of the self. Working mainly in print, collage and poetry, Fajar takes inspiration from the mundane to extract works which aim to express a sense of nostalgia, memory and personal history.
Taking this concept, Fajar has enriched her research through the facilitation of workshops and curating exhibitions across the city. She teaches both reflection and making, inviting others to explore how small, personal artefacts embed meaning in daily life.
She also works with independent businesses and institutions as a graphic designer, using her skills to design meaningful and engaging materials which can be used commercially.
Education
BA Art and Psychology
University of Reading, Reading School of Art, Reading, UK
2019-2023
Exhibitions
April 2025 - ‘Home’, Left Bank Leeds, Leeds, UK
May 2025 - ‘Reverberations’, Longsight Art Space, Manchester, UK
August 2023 - ‘Day Fest 2.0’, West Art Collective, Manchester, UK
July 2023 - ‘ART ON LOOP’, The Holy Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 2023 - ‘The Epilogue’, RSA, Reading, UK
May 2023 - ‘Spaces Between Worlds’, Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, UK
April 2023 - ‘Beyond a Muse’, University of Reading Library, Reading, UK
February 2023 - ‘Foot in the Door’, RSA, Reading, UK
November 2022 - ‘The Last Winter Moon’, RSA, Reading, UK
October 2022 - ‘The Beginning of the End’, RSA, Reading, UK
May 2022 - ‘Submit Exhibition Title >HERE<‘, RSA, Reading, UK
March 2022 - ‘Masquerade’, The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, UK
November 2021 - ‘Winter Warmer’, RSA, Reading, UK
Curation and Workshops
August 2025 - Girljoy by Fajar Kayani, in partnership with Khushi Festival and Oldham Coliseum
May 2025 - Reverberations, Reverberations Exhibition
March 2025 - Creative Lab - Objects by Fajar Kayani in collaboration with Creative Lab Salford and Caterpillar Press
September 2024 - Object Salad by Fajar Kayani
August 2024 - Our Stories, Khushi Festival Zine in Collaboration with The Women’s CHAI Project
June 2023 - The Epilogue, RSA Degree Show
March 2023 - Beyond a Muse Zine, Beyond a Muse
February 2023 - A Day in the Life of a Zine by Fajar Kayani
Publications
August 2025 - Girljoy - The Joy of Everyday Objects Series, Yuvanis Foundation in partnership with Khushi Festival, Oldham, UK
February - July 2025 - Floating Zines, Creative Lab Salford, UK
August - November 2024 - The Everyday Artists Series, Mossroom Bookshop, Salford, UK
August 2024 - Joy-zine Workshop, Peshkar, Bury Mela, Bury, UK
July 2024 - What Brings You Joy? Zine Workshop, Khushi Festival, Oldham, UK
May 2023 - Spaces Between Worlds, The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, UK
March 2023 - Beyond a Muse, University of Reading Library, Reading, UK