Born and based in Karachi, Pakistan, Adeela initially studied international relations. After secretly passing an admissions test for the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Adeela enrolled and then graduated with a BFA in Sculpture (Distinction) from the school in 1999. Adeela’s work often takes inspiration from Islamic art and the Pakistani landscape and explores the increasingly normalized violence of Pakistani society. She is particularly well known for transforming regular and mundane materials into complex sculptural forms. Adeela is currently Associate Professor and Head of the Fine Art Department at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture and Coordinator of VASL Artists’ Association. She has exhibited widely, including solo exhibitions at: Gandhara Art Gallery, Karachi (2017); Aicon Gallery, New York, USA (2017 and 2014); Davide Gallo Gallery, Milan, Italy (2017); and Canvas Gallery, Karachi (2015).