Trained as a graphic designer from National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, Hamama Tul Bushra (b. 1967) earned her Master’s degree in Art History from the University of Missouri, Kansas City in the United States. Her thesis explored two folios (pages) from a Mughal album, Gulshan Muraqqa, at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where she assisted the curator in research and write-ups for featured art and objects in exhibitions. In 2013 - 2014 she worked on Echoes: Islamic Art and Contemporary Artists and 2014 Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia exhibitions.

While pursuing her doctorate, Bushra’s energies shifted during the initial Covid era/isolation to visual art. Meanwhile, provoked by social, political and personal environment she was compelled to respond her inner dialogue through painting, a passion she returned to. 

Today, Bushra practices a unique style of figurative painting defined by stylized forms that carefully preserve and highlight the soul and personality of each subject, enriched by cultural and traditional references and metaphors. Her signature bright color palette in acrylic on canvas and the application of material reflects her graphics background, separating her paintings from mainstream work. 

She has exhibited in group shows, earning special acknowledgments and awards, both in Pakistan and the US 2020-2023.