Huma Bhabha (Pakistani, b.1962) is a Contemporary sculptor. Working with everyday objects and with a focus on tactility, Bhabha constructs pieces with humble materials such as Styrofoam, clay, construction scraps, and wire mesh. Some of her best-known works are large, totemic figures—often offering only the barest suggestion of a face or body—that reference both tribal art as well as Modernism. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Bhabha came to the United States in 1981 to pursue her studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in 1985, and Columbia University, completing her MFA in 1989. Bhabha continues to live and work in the United States, but has made annual trips to her home country ever since.

Bhabha’s work has been exhibited extensively, notably in P.S.1’s “Greater New York” survey in 2005, the Gwangju Biennial in 2008, the Whitney Biennale in 2010, and the Venice Biennale in 2015. In 2012, Bhabha had her first New York solo exhibition at P.S.1, titled “Unnatural Histories.” Her work can be found in the public collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Saatchi Gallery in London, and the Maramotti Collection in Italy, among others.