Hazem Asif is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans across various mediums including children's book illustration, film, graphic design, and social design activism. He was born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, with a BFA in Graphic Design and an MFA in Design Studies. His personal design research focus on speculative design, south asian futurism and world-building.

Hazem's artwork has been displayed in exhibitions all around the world, and he has worked with an impressive list of clients across different industries, including publishing, editorial, film, science and academics.

Currently, Hazem works as a Science Illustrator at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), one of the top science institutes in Lahore, Pakistan.

Selected Clients
Google / Walker Books UK / Zee5 / HarperCollins / The Lancet HIV / Al Jazeera Media
Macmillan Tor Publishing / Qatar Foundation / Bloomsbury Children Publishing / Solar Balkon (Germany) / Doha Film Institute / Paliroots / Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) / Maati TV / The Center for African Studies / The NewsRun / Northwestern University in Qatar / Texas A&M University at Qatar / Qatar Museums / Old Navy
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar / Tasavvur - South Asian Speculative Fiction Magazine / GreenDreamers Podcast / LUMS

Exhibitions
Dominion Gallery, Funkistan - 2022 / Ajyal Film Festival, Art of Resilience, Doha Qatar - 2021,
Maison et Objet in Paris, France - 2020 / This is Me: Identity and Art in an Emerging Pakistan - 2020
/ Pakistan at 100 - World Bank, Islamabad, Pakistan - 2019 / MFA Graduate Thesis Show - VCU Arts Qatar - 2018
Kalimat - Kraftwerk, Berlin – Germany - 2018 / The Modern Prayer Rug Exhibition in Richmond Virginia - 2018
Dubai Design Week - 2017 / Tehran Annual Digital Art Exhibition -2017 /
BFA Graduate Thesis Show - VCU Arts Qatar - 2016