Wajiha Pervez is an experimental textile designer, artist, curator and academic at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She recently appeared in the news for her use of AI tool Midjourney to create sustainable athleisure fashion designs for her PhD, while also teaching her students how to use AI in their work effectively. Her AI research is specifically focused on using these tools to reduce fashion wastage – she can test the popularity of her designs before purchasing fabrics or making physical samples.
I have a BFA in textiles from Pakistan, an MFA in Design from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Arts in Qatar, an MA in Museums and Gallery Practice from UCL, an MPhil in Design Studies from the University of New South Wales and now here I am at UTS for my PhD. It is kind of cool to look back and see I have done most of this within the last eight years.
