Rooted in the rich visual language of Islamic Art and the natural world, Ayesha’s work reinterprets traditional forms, motifs, and narratives for a contemporary context. Inspired by Persian and Indian miniature painting, illuminated manuscripts, poetry, and stories, Ayesha’s art is enriched by many different cultural influences. Ayesha employs traditional methods and techniques in creating her paintings. Part representational, part fantastical, her work seeks to celebrate the beauty of the natural world and remind us of the magic of the everyday.

Ayesha Gamiet is an artist from the South East of England. She trained at the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, where she specialised in Islamic manuscript illumination and miniature painting. In 2018, Ayesha competed her apprenticeship in manuscript illumination under Master Illuminators, Ayten Tiryaki and Çiçek Derman in Istanbul. She was then commissioned by the Royal Library at Windsor Castle to illuminate frontispieces for four volumes of poetry gifted to HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The King, and poet Imtiaz Dharker. The final volume was acquired by the Royal Collection Trust.

An award-winning illustrator and  trained teacher, Ayesha graduated from the University of Cambridge with a PGCE in Art and Design, and an MEd in Art, Creativity and Culture in Education. She has provided training for new art teachers at Cambridge University Faculty of Education and delivered workshops for the public at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Ayesha taught extensively on the King’s Foundation School for Traditional Arts public and international programmes.