Amena Bandukwala currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Lean in, listen and find connections
Amena Bandukwala is a Sydney-based internationally exhibited artist whose contemplative works are shaped by a life lived across four continents. Through ink and mixed media, she explores the shared psychological landscapes that exist beneath cultural difference, translating unseen internal dialogues into an abstract visual language. Her layered compositions occupy the space between writing and image, inviting viewers into an experience that is both deeply personal and universally familiar.
This ongoing journey of personal and professional growth continues to inform her work. With numerous exhibitions and major art fairs behind her, as well as design accomplishments and published works in literary publications, Amena continues to develop and expand her creative practice.
Works held in private collections in Australia, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Pakistan and the United States.
Works donated and auctioned in support of charitable organisations and fundraising initiatives.
Collections
Select Exhibitions
2026
The Affordable Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
2026
The Affordable Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
2026
Group Exhibition, Black, Tiliqua Tiliqua Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2026
The Affordable Art Fair, Starrett-Lehigh Building, New York, USA
2025
ABC Sydney, Selected artist, Works on display in ABC lobbies, Sydney, Australia
2025
The Affordable Art Fair, SoWa Power Station, Boston, MA, USA
2025
The Affordable Art Fair, HKCEC, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
2024
WHATZ Art Curator's Fair, Curator's Hub, JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong
2024
The Affordable Art Fair, June Edition, The Randwick, Sydney, Australia
2024
The Other Art Fair, May Edition, White Bay Cruise Terminal, Sydney, Australia
2024
Group Exhibition, What goes around, Tiliqua Tiliqua Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2023
Group Exhibition, Buy or Cry, Sol Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2023
The Other Art Fair, July Edition, The Cutaway, Sydney, Australia
2022
The Other Art Fair, December Edition, The Cutaway, Sydney, Australia
2022
Group Exhibition, Trajectory, Tiliqua Tiliqua Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2022
Duo Exhibit, Duologue, Tiliqua Tiliqua Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2022
The Other Art Fair, July Edition, The Cutaway, Sydney, Australia
2021
The Other Art Fair, December Edition, The Cutaway, Sydney, Australia
2019
National Misk Art Fair, Experiment 0.3, Art District- Misk Institute, Riyadh, KSA
2019
Group Exhibition, Art as a Nation, Saudi Art Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
2019
Juried Exhibition, ArtBox Project Miami 1.0, Miami Basel Art Week, Miami, U.S.A.
2016
Shara Art Fair, Inside Outside Guild, Saudi Art Council, Jeddah, KSA
2012
Duo Exhibit, Inscribing Existence, ArtChowk Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2011
Group Exhibition, Grandeur Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2008
Solo Exhibition, Unraveled, Blackstar Gallery, Fontainebleau, France
2004
Solo Exhibition, Labyrinth, Five Green Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E.
Publication & Media
Instagram / ABC Radio – Featured artist and exhibited works, September 2025
Bandukwala, Amena. A quiet observation. Sum of Worlds, by Naima Rashid, Yoda Press, 2024
Published work, & header banner, Wallstreetcn Life & Art, October issue, 2024
Published work & Interview, The Draft Collection, Art Talk, March issue 2018.
Published work, The missing Slate magazine, February issue 2017.
Published work & Interview, Driftwood Press magazine, October issue 2016.
Mariam Shafqat, ‘Black & White: Monochrome Monologue’, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2016.
Newspaper article with photographs, Business Recorder Karachi, Nov 18, 2011. 3.
Pakistan Art Review, no. 31, April 27, 2012. 5.
Pakistan Press, Opening at Artchowk, ppt Admin, April 11, 2012.
Dawn News, Inscribing Existence, by: staff reporter, Karachi, April 10, 2012
Fraaz, ‘The Three Artisteers', Pakistan Today, Nov 19, 2011. 13.
Veera Rustomji, ‘Conceptual Artwork Interview’, Art Magazine Weekly, Nov 19, 2011. 8.
Siobhan Live, Artist’s Interview on Home is where the Heart is Exhibit, Dubai
Eye Radio 103.8, Dubai, U.A.E, 2004.
Live Interview, Art show at media city, Dubai T.V, Dubai, U.A.E, April, 2001.
Achievements
WRAP Finalist Art prize, East Gippsland Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Bluethumb Prize Finalist, Founder’s Category, Bluethumb Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artist In Residency Grant Award, Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, U.S.A.
U.A.E. Semi-Finalist, W&N Worldwide painting Competition, Dubai, U.A.E.
Best of Show Award, Idea Identity & Design, A.U.D, Dubai, U.A.E.
