Zalika Azim

Zalika Azim is a Brooklyn-born interdisciplinary artist and archivist whose work spans photography, sculpture, video, sound, and works on paper. Her practice focuses on Black migration, movement, and belonging, drawing on archival research and experimental fieldwork. Azim was a 2025 artist-in-residence at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, one of many residencies on her list that includes Bemis Center, BRIC, and McColl Center. She holds an MFA in Photography from UCLA. Recent honors include NYFA and NYSCA/NYFA fellowships in 2024 and the 2025 New York City Artadia Award. Her solo show Blood Memories (or a going to ground) ran at the Visual Arts Center at UT Austin in 2025–2026.