Hi, I’m Khadijah Ali, a multi-disciplinary visual artist and photographer based in Oxford. I fuse documentary photography with illustration and graphic design to tell human-centered stories about people, places and moments that often go unseen. I studied German at the University of Oxford’s St John’s College and have contributed to campus magazines, film projects, and publishing work through the Oxford University Film Foundation, Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student and 1555. I love bringing ideas to life across print, digital, and installation formats. Over the past few years I’ve exhibited at St John’s College Arts Weeks and Somerville Arts Week, won the St John’s Photo Competition 2022, and received an Expanding Horizons grant to document travel in Turkey. I enjoy collaborating with editors, clients and fellow creatives to craft visuals that communicate ideas with warmth, clarity and a touch of storytelling.

Khadijah Ali

Hi, I’m Khadijah Ali, a multi-disciplinary visual artist and photographer based in Oxford. I fuse documentary photography with illustration and graphic design to tell human-centered stories about people, places and moments that often go unseen. I studied German at the University of Oxford’s St John’s College and have contributed to campus magazines, film projects, and publishing work through the Oxford University Film Foundation, Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student and 1555. I love bringing ideas to life across print, digital, and installation formats. Over the past few years I’ve exhibited at St John’s College Arts Weeks and Somerville Arts Week, won the St John’s Photo Competition 2022, and received an Expanding Horizons grant to document travel in Turkey. I enjoy collaborating with editors, clients and fellow creatives to craft visuals that communicate ideas with warmth, clarity and a touch of storytelling.

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Hi, I’m Khadijah Ali, a multi-disciplinary visual artist and photographer based in Oxford. I fuse documentary photography with illustration and graphic design to tell human-centered stories about people, places and moments that often go unseen. I studied German at the University of Oxford’s St John’s College and have contributed to campus magazines, film projects, and publishing work through the Oxford University Film Foundation, Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student and 1555. I love bringing ideas to life across print, digital, and installation formats.

Over the past few years I’ve exhibited at St John’s College Arts Weeks and Somerville Arts Week, won the St John’s Photo Competition 2022, and received an Expanding Horizons grant to document travel in Turkey. I enjoy collaborating with editors, clients and fellow creatives to craft visuals that communicate ideas with warmth, clarity and a touch of storytelling.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Advanced
French
Beginner
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Book Designer and PR Coordinator at BookGo Publishing House
September 1, 2024 - Present
Designed book jackets for Squawk7700, Glamour of Evil, Redeemed, Come Up Big; managed PR and social media for Diamond Dust, A Quiet Life, Something Wicked, Squawk 7700, Redeemed; formatted interiors for Glamour of Evil and Come Up Big.
Photographer and Graphic Designer at Freelance
October 1, 2020 - Present
Experienced in commissioned event photography, photojournalism, and portrait photography.
Illustrator and Photographer at Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student, 1555
December 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Illustrator and photographer for articles; designed cover for the 1555 magazine; featured artist for The Blueprint and a mini-exhibition in March 2021.
Journalist at Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student, 1555
December 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Wrote top articles including Body Art: Why it should be a celebrated form of self-expression; How lockdown has changed my photography; Director Highlight: Richard Linklater; Interviewing the Persona cast.
Media, Journalism and Publishing Assistant at Anahuac Mayab University
July 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Interviewed all university schools and gathered data; created eight academic brochures for the degrees on Canva.
Art Gallery Assistant at Together Art, Austria
June 1, 2023 - October 22, 2025
Managed an art gallery, set up installations, hosted weekly language exchange classes and served drinks.
Art Gallery Assistant at Together Art, Austria
April 30, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Managed an art gallery, set up installations, hosted weekly language exchange classes and served drinks.
Art Teacher at St Vivekanand International School, India
August 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025
Taught Art classes to Year 7, 10 and 12 students for two months.
Book Designer and PR Coordinator at BookGo Publishing House
September 1, 2024 - Present
Designed book jackets for Squawk7700, Glamour of Evil, Redeemed, Come Up Big; Managed PR and Social Media for Diamond Dust, A Quiet Life, Something Wicked, Squawk 7700, Redeemed; Formatted interior of books Glamour of Evil, Come Up Big
Photographer and Graphic Designer at Freelance
October 1, 2020 - Present
Experienced in commissioned event photography, photojournalism, and portrait photography
Artist | Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student, 1555 at Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student, 1555
December 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Illustrator and photographer for articles, designed cover for the 1555 magazine
Journalist at Cherwell, The Oxford Blue, The Oxford Student, 1555
December 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Top articles: "Body Art: Why it should be a celebrated form of self-expression", "How lockdown has changed my photography", "Director Highlight: Richard Linklater", "Interviewing the Persona cast"
Media, Journalism and Publishing Assistant at Anahuac Mayab University, Mexico
July 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Interviewed all university schools and gathered data, created 8 academic brochures for the degrees on Canva
Art Gallery Assistant at Together Art, Austria
June 1, 2023 - October 22, 2025
Managed an art gallery, set up installations, hosted weekly language exchange classes and served drinks
Art Gallery Assistant at Together Art, Austria
June 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Assisted with exhibitions and events
Art Teacher at St Vivekanand International School, India
August 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025
Taught Art classes to Year 7, 10 and 12 students for 2 months at a school in India

Education

BA German (2.1) at University of Oxford, St John's College
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024
A Level (A*A*A), EPQ (A*), GCSE (12 A*) at Bolton School Girls' Division
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
BA German (2.1) at University of Oxford, St John's College
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024
A Levels (A*A*A), EPQ: A*, GCSE: 12 A* at Bolton School Girls’ Division, Bolton
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Expanding Horizons grant to make a travel documentary film about a trip to Turkey in 2022
January 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025
St John’s Photo Competition 2022 – 1st and 2nd prize
January 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025
Mapleton-Bree Prize 2023: ‘Harmonica to the Birds’ oil painting
January 1, 2023 - October 22, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other