Art Galleries, Museums, Heritage & Archives
Daya brings new perspectives to cultural spaces exploring stories of memory, migration, identity, and belonging. She offers commissioned artworks, installations, and creative responses that centre around underrepresented South Asian and diasporic histories. Working with museums, galleries, and archives, her practice invites deeper engagement and opens space for more inclusive, honest storytelling that challenges dominant narratives. Her practice is grounded in care, connection, lived experiences, reclaiming and reimagining heritage.
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Services Include:
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Art & Exhibitions
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Create and exhibiting original artworks in galleries, museums, and public spaces
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Immersive installations that invite sensory and cultural engagement
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Produce digital and multimedia works for interactive and online platforms
Community & Workshops
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Co-create artworks with communities through collaborative making and storytelling
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Deliver heritage-focused workshops that explore identity, culture, and memory
Collections & Archives
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Respond to and reinterpret museum collections and archives through visual storytelling
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Create artwork that reframes overlooked narratives within public collections
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Offer storytelling interventions that connect lived experience with historical material
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Rickshaw Project (UK Lead Artist)
Led design and decoration of Manchester Museum’s Rickshaw, connecting South Asia and Manchester through stories of migration and colonial history. Collaborated with three young artists and hand-painted designs with BD lead artist Syed Ahmed.
Protest and Identity
Wearable artwork responding to Hardish Virk’s archive and exhibition Stories That Made Us: Protest and Identity, exploring how protest permeates every aspect of life, from the music we listen to the clothes we wear. Commissioned by St Mary's Guildhall.
Ghar Se Ghar Tak
A temporary public art installation paralleling market traditions in India and Walsall. Reflecting on themes migration, identity, and heritage the piece invites audiences to reflect, connect, share stories and celebrate South Asian contributions to British community life. Available to hire.