Shozab Raza (b. 1997, Pakistan) is a Boston-based Designer, Creative Technologist, and Educator.
Shozab is a Design Technologist who blends design and code to create interactive experiences. From graphics and websites to generative visuals and immersive installations, his work spans mediums and industries.
Over the last 7 years, he has collaborated with global brands like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Universal Music, and exhibited at institutions including MIT and the Museum of Science. With an MFA and teaching roles at MassArt and Boston University, Shozab is also an educator passionate about growing with the next generation of designers. His current explorations center around creative coding, AI and generative design tools for creative expression.
Whether I’m designing a brand or pushing the boundaries of technology, my goal is to create something that not only pushes the boundaries of creativity but also speaks to the human experience in unexpected ways.
UPCOMING
2026 — Public Art Installation, Wheaton College, Norton MA, US
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2023 — Material Nature (Solo Exhibition), Godine Gallery, Boston, MA, United States
CURATED
2025 — Curation (Time Machines - A Multimedia Exhibition), Piano Craft Gallery, Boston MA, US
2023 — Fresh Media 2023, Boston Cyberarts Gallery, Boston, MA, United States
2023 — Material Nature (Solo Exhibition), Godine Gallery, Boston, MA, United States
SELECTED
2024 — Interactive Installation (Diwali Soiree - Governor Maura Healey), The Foundry, Cambridge MA, US
2024 — Infection, Spark - Northeastern University, Cambridge MA, US
2024 — Naamyaati Machine, Waveforms, Museum of Science, Boston, MA
2024 — Naamyaati Machine, 1 Hour Party, Hue Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism 4, Looking Backward, Looking Forward, Doran Gallery, Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism 3, Bioarts Science Bonanza, DMC Massart, Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism (woodcut), Print Forward, Frances Euphemia Thompson, Boston, MA
2024 — Membrane, Fresh Media 2024, Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism, Face It, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 — Membrane, Interaction Design Exhibit, Stata Center MIT, Cambridge, MA
2023 — Holiday Smallworks, Cambridge Association of the Arts, Cambridge, MA
2023 — Transhumanism, The Away Show, Student Life Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 — Naamyaati Machine, Design Biennial 2023, Massart x SoWa, Boston, MA
2023 — Naamyaati Machine, DRIFT, Patricia Doran Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 — Naamyaati Machine, Fresh Media 2023, Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA
2022 — Transhumanism, Design Biennial 2022, Massart x SoWa, Boston, MA
2022 — Transhumanism, The Away Show, Student Life Gallery, Boston, MA
2022 — Transhumanism, Spooky Gallery, Massart Vision Magazine, Boston, MA
PERFORMANCES
2024 — VOID, Stagehack (Boston Tech Poetics), MIT Theater Arts, Cambridge, MA
2024 — Live Visuals, Transporter, Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA
2023 — Enso Resonance, Hunneman Hall (Brookline Public Library), Boston, MA
2023 — Enso Resonance, Burnes Hall (New England Conservatory), Boston, MA
2023 — Dreamcatcher (Direction/Solo Performance), Pozen Center, Boston, MA
2020 — & Then (Direction), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2019 — The Trial (Direction/Lead Performance), Lahore Arts Council, Lahore, Pakistan
2018 — Plague (Direction/Performance), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2017 — The Resurrection (Antagonist), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2017 — The Typewriter, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
AWARDS
2026 –– Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals
2025 –– Recipient of the Unmonument Artist Grant by Boston City
2025 — WIX Weblab Fellow, New York, US
2024 — Graduate award for Big Bold Creative Thinking, Massart, Boston MA, US
2023 — AICAD Fellowship (Nominated)
2022 — Graduate Dean's Scholarship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2021 — Graduated with Distinction, Highest test score, National College of Arts, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Director (& Then), UCPAF, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Technicals - Lighting Design (& Then), UCPAF, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Production Design (& Then), Farewell Festival NCA, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Performance (& Then), Farewell Festival NCA, Lahore, PK
PRESS & TALKS
2025 –– Artist Talk at Northeastern University for SPARK
2025 — UnMonument Boston (Recipient Artist)
2025 — Artist Talk, Touchdesigner Meetup VI, DATLAB, NYC
2025 — Guest Critic, CAMD, Northeastern University
2025 — CanvasRebel (Article/Interview)
2024 — Guest Critic, Communication Design, Massart, Boston
2024 — CanvasRebel (Article/Interview)
2024 — Boston Immersive Music Festival (Boston Cyberarts), WBUR (Radio and Article)
2024 — Bold Journey (Article/Interview)
2023 — New Media Art (Digital)
2022 — Massart Vision Magazine, Spooky Gallery
TEACHING & WORKSHOPS
2025 — Adjunct Professor (DMI Thesis Project), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2025 - 2024 — Instructor (Generative Design), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2025 — Lecturer (Design and Strategy), Boston University
2024 — Instructor (Generative Design), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Instructor (Digital and Time-based Media), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Instructor (Graphic Design), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Teaching Assistant (Design & Performance), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Workshop (Mime Performance), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2023 — Teaching Assistant (Artists Journal), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2023 — Teaching Assistant (Electronic Projects for Artists), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2022 — Workshop (MIME Performance), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2018 - 2019 — Direction (MIME Theater), Neo Transitional Mime, National College of Arts, Lahore, PK
EDUCATION
2024 — MFA, Dynamic Media Institute, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — UX Design (Certificate), Google
2023 — Interaction Design and Projection (Elective), MIT Theater Arts, Cambridge MA, US
2021 — BFA in Visual Communication Design, National College of Arts, Lahore, PK
Services
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