Education 2020-2023 Studio Arts, Fibre and Material Practices (MFA), Concordia University, Montréal ​ ​ ​ 2014-2020 Material Art & Design (BFA), Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Awards 2020 Shanks Memorial Award in Textiles, Craft Ontario ​ ​ Textile Immersion Lab Scholarship, Textile Arts Centre, New York City ​ ​ ​ Creative Promise Award, Surface Design Association, Santa Fe, NM ​ ​ ​ 2019 Award of Excellence in Community Engagement, Ontario Museum Association ​ Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Scholarship for Undergraduates, Craft Ontario ​ ​ Community Arts Educator of the Year (group), Ontario Art Education Association ​ ​ 2016 1st Place National in Still Art, Minds Matter Magazine, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2015 Volunteer Toronto Legacy Award, Volunteer Toronto ​ ​ Select Exhibitions 2020 (Upcoming) GradEx 105, OCAD University, Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ Autocriticism, Ignite Gallery (online), Toronto ​ ​ 42nd Juried Show of Fine Arts, Visual Arts Mississauga, Art Gallery of Mississauga, ​ ​ ​ Mississauga 2019-2020 CogArt, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2019 Open Air, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria ​ ​ ​ Hard Twist 14: Entwined, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Doll Project (auction), Project Sunshine Canada and Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2018-2019 Crosscurrents: Canada in the Making (contributing writer), Textile Museum of Canada, ​ ​ ​ Toronto 2018 (Mus)interpreted, curated by the Truth & Dare Project, Artscape Youngplace, Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ 31x31: Making Moments into Movement, Mississauga Celebration Square, Mississauga ​ ​ ​ 2017 (Mus)interpreted, curated by the Truth & Dare Project, Daniels Spectrum, Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ 2016 The Living Room Festival (performance art), Mashed Collective, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Space Jam, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2015 The Elastic Effect, Inclusive Design Institute, Ontario College of Art & Design University, ​ ​ ​ Toronto Tangled (solo), Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Residencies 2021 (Upcoming) Artist-in-Residence, Noble Crafthouse, Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ (Upcoming) Working with Analog/Digital Materials, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2019 Summer Artist-in-Residence, Harbourfront Centre Craft & Design: Textiles, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2016 Artist-in-Residence, Younger than Beyonce Gallery (Jan-Feb), Toronto ​ ​ ​

Collectives 2015-2016 Kre-a-tiv U-Turn Collective, Etobicoke, Toronto ​ 2015 Whippersnapper PEERS Program (Jun-Aug), Toronto ​ Select Teaching Experience 2020 Extreme Embroidery for Beginners (3 days), Neilson Park Creative Centre (online), Toronto ​ ​ ​ South Asian Embroidery (9 week course), Neilson Park Creative Centre (online), Toronto ​ ​ ​ Spontaneous Stitching (11 week course), Workman Arts (online), Toronto ​ ​ ​ Sustainable Textile Teach-In: Natural Dyes, Textile Museum of Canada (online), Toronto ​ ​ ​ Making Home: A Mini Rug Weaving Workshop, Arts Etobicoke, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Hand-drawn to Digital Art, OCAD Student Union (online), Toronto ​ ​ ​ AGM Sew Many Stories!, Art Gallery of Mississauga (online), Mississauga ​ ​ ​ AGM Storytelling through Collage, Art Gallery of Mississauga (online), Mississauga ​ ​ ​ Show N’ Tell: Spontaneous Stitching, Textile Museum of Canada (online), Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2019 Exquisite Corpse, Harbourfront Centre,Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ Microphone Station, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Cloth Confessions: Repeat After Me: Block Printing Seamless Patterns, Textile Museum Of ​ ​ Canada, Toronto ​ Cloth Confessions: Envelope Style Book Sleeve, Textile Museum Of Canada, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Cloth Confessions: Beaded Sashiko Pencil Case, Textile Museum Of Canada, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Stitch-a-story: Appliqué And Embroidery Workshop, Textile Museum Of Canada, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2018 Block By Block, Thread By Thread (4 workshops), Myseum Intersections, Textile Museum Of ​ ​ Canada, Paralia Newcomer Arts Network, Toronto Ward Museum, Toronto ​ 2016 Sketchbook Journaling, U For Change, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Sketchbook & Portfolio Development (6 weeks), Arts Etobicoke, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Sketchbook & Portfolio Development (8 weeks), Thorncliffe Park Library, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Sketchbook Journaling, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2015 Exploring Creativity In Depth (multiple series), Kre-a-tiv U-turn Arts, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Workshop And Community Mural Facilitator, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Community Mural Facilitator, Tokens 4 Change, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Commissions and Publications 2020 Aziz, Khadija. “Teaching Art Online.” Canadian Art Gallery Educators, 2 Sep. 2020, ​ ​ cageart.ca/teaching-art-online/. Sinner, Lauren. “Creative Promise Award Winner: Khadija Aziz.” Surface Design Association, ​ ​ 21 Aug. 2020. www.surfacedesign.org/creative-promise-award-winner-khadija-aziz/. COVID-19 PPE Mask Design, Arts Etobicoke, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2019 Aziz, Khadija. Influx II. Sep. 2019, “Hard Twist: Entangled,” Gladstone Hotel, 2019, exhibition ​ ​ ​ ​ catalogue front cover.

2016 Evelyn, Heather. “Student Profile: Khadija Aziz.” The Learning Zone, 17 Aug. 2016, ​ ​ blog.ocad.ca/wordpress/learningzone/2016/08/student-profile-khadija-aziz/.

Work Experience 2018-2020 Community Arts Engagement Coordinator, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2016-2018 Executive Director of Diversity & Equity, OCAD Student Union, Toronto ​ ​ ​ Volunteering & Professional Development 2020 Artist Studio Visit (Online), Arts Etobicoke, Etobicoke ​ ​ ​ (Cancelled due to COVID-19) Panelist, Intersecting Threads Panel at moSAiQA ​ ​ Conference with moderator Dorie Millerson, Studio Art Quilt Association, Toronto ​ ​ Crafting Printers (research participant), University of Toronto, Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2019 Artist Talk, Sheridan College Thesis Students, Toronto ​ ​ 2018 Programming Committee and Hiring Committee, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Indigenous Canada Course Certificate, University of Alberta, Coursera ​ ​ ​ ​ 2016-2018 Board Member, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto ​ ​ ​ 2015 Show & Tell, ISO: Student Night, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto ​ ​ Art of Facilitation - Certified Emerging Facilitator, NIA Centre for the Arts, Toronto ​ ​ ​ ​ Selection Committee Member, Big Ideas Fund, OCAD U Diversity, Equity, & ​ ​ Sustainability Initiatives, Toronto ​