Azka is a Southwest Asian interdisciplinary artist and community health educator in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Treaty 1 Territory. Azka’s work explores themes of identity, relationships, wellness and diaspora. Their practice involves cultural activism through art and education by delivering workshops, sharing poetry, and creating evocative lens-based artwork. They are a believer in vulnerability and practicing continuous compassion. Azka hopes their work inspires you to deepen the connection between yourself and those around you.

They co-directed the premiere of “Rencor Vivo” by The Mariachi Ghost with Jorge Requena Ramos at the Prismatic Festival, and were the 2019 recipient of the Reg Skene Award for Emerging Artists.

Their first play “Heavenly Bodies” was nominated for the Harry S. Rintoul Award for best new Manitoba play. They are a member of Vocal Image Ensemble Winnipeg, which provides audio description for live arts events. Upcoming projects include “The Tireseas Project”, a collaboration between blind and trans artists with Sick + Twisted Theatre, and “Eat Me”, an erotic lesbian melodrama about real estate, student loans, and cannibalism supported by the Winnipeg Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council.

Azka Ahmed (they/them)