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Edited: April 22, 2026
Umber Majeed
Pictured is artist Umber Majeed. She stands against a white wall displaying two pieces of artwork. They have brown hair styled in an updo with curly bangs, and are wearing bright pink eyeliner, a nose ring, and thick hoop earrings. She is dressed in a light blue-and-white striped button-down shirt layered under a black vest featuring white floral embroidery and a lace-up front. The artwork behind her includes a black-and-white mountain scene and a blue canvas with a vintage computer window graphic.

Portrait of Eyebeam Speculating on Plurality Resident 2026, Umber Majeed. Image Credit: Adeliia Ishmuratova.

Pronouns
She/her
Date and place of birth
b. 1989, New York
Current location
Brooklyn, NY
Year(s) of residency and/or fellowship
2026, Speculating on Plurality Resident

Umber Majeed is a multidisciplinary visual artist and educator. She received her MFA from Parsons the New School for Design in 2016 and graduated from Beaconhouse National University in Lahore, Pakistan in 2013. Her writing, performance, and animation work engage with familial archives to explore Pakistani state, urban, and digital infrastructure through a feminist lens. Majeed is currently a Y12 NEW INC member- Extended Realities Track. Her work has been acquired by several private collections, including the Lekha and Anupam Poddar Collection at the Devi Art Foundation in Gurgaon, India.

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