Ali Raza studied at the National College of Arts, Lahore (BFA, 1992), and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (MFA, 2001). Ali has taught at several universities in Pakistan and the USA, including the National College of Arts, Lahore; the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Appalachian State University, Boone; Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Virginia State University, Petersburg, and Beaconhouse National University. Currently, he is a Professor at the Department of Media Studies, Art and Design at the Lahore School of Economics. 

Ali Raza is a practicing artist and has participated in several international shows, including “Printmakers of Pakistan 1947-1997,” Bradford Museum, Bradford 1997; “Pakistan: Another Vision,” Brunei Gallery, London 2000; “Painting Over the Lines: Five Contemporary Artists from Pakistan,” Indo Center of Art and Culture, New York 2002; “Desperately Seeking Paradise,” Art Dubai 2008; “Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art From Pakistan,” Asia Society, New York 2009; “Resemble| Reassemble,” Devi Foundation, Delhi 2010, and “Art for Education - Contemporary Art from Pakistan,” Palazzo Serbelloni, Milan 2018.