After graduating and formally trained in Fine Arts – Honors Program from Hajvery University, Sadaf Mukhtar dedicated herself to Message Welfare Trust, a leading non-profit civil organization that works for eliminating poverty, social injustice, and illiteracy amongst poor women and children in Pakistan. She professionally worked as a textile designer and concentrated on Batik, wax-resist dyeing method, designs that are relative to ancient civilization of Indus and heritage of Pakistan. 

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Leveraging her formal studies in Fine Arts, Sadaf experimented and exceled in various mediums such as oil, watercolor, textile printing, pastel, charcoal, pen/ink, and foil art. She takes inspiration from Abdur Rahman Chughtai, a renowned Pakistani artist who has done much work to preserve South Asian cultural heritage of Mughal Art. 

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“I am naturally gravitated towards eastern art from Indo-Pakistan and Islamic calligraphy that is portrayed in my work. Inspired by Mughal history and Islamic culture, I bring both worlds together through my art and send a powerful message of co-existence.”

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Sadaf came to the United States in 2010 and established her family with Asad in Maryland. She dedicates her time raising her two kids, Adil and Layan.