Ayshia Muezzin a.k.a Meyzin based between Glasgow, Egypt and the TRNC.
Biography
Ayshia Müezzin, also known as Meyzin, is a British-Cypriot intermedia artist born in 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, where she also lives and works. She completed her BA (Hons) in Intermedia Art at The University of Edinburgh from 2014-2018 and continued her studies at Edinburgh College of Art, where she earned her MFA in Contemporary Art Practice from 2018-2020. Müezzin's distinguished career has been recognized with multiple awards, including the 2017 ScotRail Art & Culture Fund, the 2018 University of Edinburgh/EUSA Impact Award, and the 2018 Travel to Italy Award from The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust, which enabled her to show performance art in Italy during the Venice Architecture Biennale. She also received the 2020 Contemporary Art Practice Award. Müezzin is a member of the Society for Scottish Artists and the Artist Collecting Society. Her extensive exhibition history includes participation in a variety of exhibitions along with two biennials and one art fair. Notable exhibitions include "The Wrong Biennale 2021/2022" and "The Circus between Worlds" at Glasgow International. Her works have been shown in 18 cities across 10 countries, with the most exhibitions taking place in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Italy.
Through a spontaneous, stream-of-consciousness process, my artwork explores the vivid intersections of my Turkish Cypriot heritage, my Islamic faith, and my neurodivergent mind. Utilizing electric colors, intricate geometries, and metallic accents inspired by traditional Islamic and Turkish illumination art, I create densely layered compositions that pulse with continuous movement and rhythm. At the heart of my work is a deeply personal mythology. To adhere respectfully to the Islamic principle of aniconism—avoiding realistic depictions of earthly creations—I developed a unique, abstract visual language. I draw heavy inspiration from ancient Cypriot bird-faced figurines, which have always resonated with me as resembling robotic humanoids. By fusing the aesthetics of ancient artifacts with futuristic sci-fi elements, I am able to capture profound emotional connections, protective energy, and spiritual vitality without drawing physical likenesses. As a neurodivergent artist, my creative process is completely organic and unplanned. My mind thrives on pattern, interconnectedness, and intense focus, which naturally translates onto the canvas as a deliberate horror vacui—filling the space entirely with interconnected lines, wide-eyed motifs, and organic structures. My art is ultimately a visual map of how I process the world: a vibrant and deeply spiritual tapestry woven around my own personal mythology.
Exhibitions
[ 2024/25 ] "Phantom Gaze", XOR Space, NFT/Online, Int "NAS", Spectrum Magazine, Online, UK "Bridging Minds", University of Oxford, Oxford, UK "Paxos Biennale 2024", Paxos, Greece [ 2023 ] "The Great Sublime", Fox Yard Studio, Suffolk, UK "Homelike", Residency, Kyrenia, Cyprus "Stand Up!", Artcore, Derby, UK "Konnektor #121: Inner Projections", konnektor - Forum für Künste, Hannover, Germany [ 2022 ] "Open Space Vol.2", SUPH Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand "Scope Showcase", Scope Renfrewshire, Paisley, Scotland, UK "Holes In The Wall", Residency, New York, USA/Virtual "STRATOSPHERE", NFT NYC 2022, New York, USA "CTRL+", Zhongjie Museum of Art, Zhongjie, China "Worldwide Virtual Exhibition", The Stable Gallery, Hampshire, England "Augmented Reality", AR Arts, Leeds, England "Key of Keys", SpiritSpace, Guildford, England "Channel 43", Ch43.tv, Nashville, Tennessee, USA "Open Fragments", Pragmata Collective, Virtual, UK "Balcony_Art", Balcony Art Network, Germany, EU "Performative Mundane Acts of the Everyday", Dfbrll8r Gallery at Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, USA "Soft Tissue", Squishy Sessions, London, England "The Wrong Biennale 2021/2022" at The Wrong Biennale, Metaverse [ 2021 ] "Seven Deadly Sins", Accrete Art Collective, Indiana, USA "Avatar.gif", iidrr x RaidenINST, New York, USA "The Future is Now", Open Door Gallery, New York, USA "The People's Art Fair", PRSC, Bristol, UK "Fem Garage", Highbrow Institute, Wien, Austria "Geometry & Colour", Ubique Art, Virtual "Eine Feministische Intervention", Galerie Asterisk*, Berlin, Germany "ALIM: A Sense of Movement", Gallery Different, London, UK "Rombak", MMU, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia "Plug-In", Arebyte Gallery, London, UK "Crypto Socialites", Whitehot Magazine, Cryptovoxels, New York, USA "Art In Motion", AIM-NYC, OpenSea & Plug-Talk Media, New York, USA "Open Screen", Taos Center for the Arts, New Mexico "International İKÇÜ ART FESTIVAL", IKCU Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey "This Show is Curated by a Machine", MoWNA, New York, USA "Left-Falling Stroke and Right-Falling Stroke", CCAI Industry Centre, Shenzhen, China "Tactus", ADAF: 17th Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens, Greece "METAWORKS", Artobotic, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, UK & Virtual "World Of Light", Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand "Artweek Auckland 2021", Auckland, New Zealand [ 2020 ] "Screenprint Biennial", New York, USA "Les(Im)mattériaux?", Galerie XY, Olomouc, Czech Republic "GifltUp", Europeana/DAG Museums, EU "Open 2020", Southwark Park Galleries, London "Digital Temple", Grooks Gallery, Bristol, England "Red", Rooftop Arts Centre Gallery, Corby, England "Undocumented Events and Object Permanence", Web.Art/Virtual/Online "Bilboard", Jack Arts, Edinburgh, Scotland "This is Tomorrow", Zembla Gallery, Hawick, Scotland "2020 Maiden LA", Maidan LA, Virtual, LA, USA "Coming Home", Gallery 1313, Virtual "QuAR(T)antine", Performance Køkkenet, Copenhagen "Creative Happenings", ArtLifeBrum, Birmingham, UK "Hello World", Transcultural Exchange, Boston MA, USA "Towards Gestalt", Bangkok Biennial, Bangkok, Thailand "Interim", Interim Arts, London, England "TVWCT", r_is_n.projects, Virtual Space "The Castle", Arthousehaus, London/Berlin, UK-EU [ 2019 ] "3rd-Thursday ed.12", Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY, USA "Cyan.rar", Islington Arts Factory, London, UK "Eclectic Boundaries", Edinburgh College of Art - Tent Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK "Hidden Door Art Festival 2019", Edinburgh, Scotland, UK [ 2018 ] "Spaces - Surfaces Festival Venice 2018", THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy "Contemporary Venice 2018", ITSLIQUID International Art Fair, Venice, Italy [ 2016 ] "The Circus between Worlds", Glasgow International, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Awards, Honors & Memberships
2020 Contemporary Art Practice Award 2018 University of Edinburgh/EUSA Prestigious Impact Award 2018 Edinburgh Award from The University of Edinburgh 2018 First Class Honours/BA (Hons) 2018 Travel to Italy Award from The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust 2017 ScotRail Art & Culture Fund 2017 Small Project Fund from University of Edinburgh 2013 Regenerating Renfrewshire at Paisley Museum and Art Gallery 2012 Artstore Outstanding Student of the Year Award Society For Scottish Artists (SSA) Artfacts Artwork Archive Artist Collecting Society
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Ayshia Meyzin