Ayshia Muezzin

Ayshia Müezzin, also known as Meyzin, is a Scottish-Cypriot intermedia artist born in 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, where she also lives and works. She completed her BA (Hons) in Intermedia Art at The University of Edinburgh from 2014-2018 and continued her studies at Edinburgh College of Art, where she earned her MFA in Contemporary Art Practice from 2018-2020. Müezzin's distinguished career has been recognized with multiple awards, including the 2017 ScotRail Art & Culture Fund, the 2018 University of Edinburgh/EUSA Impact Award, and the 2018 Travel to Italy Award from The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust, which enabled her to show performance art in Italy during the Venice Architecture Biennale. She also received the 2020 Contemporary Art Practice Award. Müezzin is a member of the Society for Scottish Artists and the Artist Collecting Society.

Her extensive exhibition history includes participation in a variety of exhibitions along with two biennials and one art fair. Notable exhibitions include "The Wrong Biennale 2021/2022" and "The Circus between Worlds" at Glasgow International. Her works have been shown in 18 cities across 10 countries, with the most exhibitions taking place in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Italy.

Through a spontaneous, stream-of-consciousness process, Muezzins artwork explores the vivid intersections of her Turkish Cypriot heritage, Islamic faith, and neurodivergent mind. Utilizing electric colours, intricate geometries, and metallic accents inspired by traditional Islamic and Turkish illumination art, she creates densely layered compositions that pulse with continuous movement and rhythm.

At the heart of her work is a deeply personal mythology. To adhere respectfully to the Islamic principle of aniconism—avoiding realistic depictions of earthly creations — Muezzin developed a unique, abstract visual language. She draws heavy inspiration from ancient Cypriot bird-faced figurines, which have always resonated with her as resembling robotic humanoids. By fusing the aesthetics of ancient artefacts with futuristic sci-fi elements, she is able to capture profound emotional connections, protective energy, and spiritual vitality without drawing physical likenesses.

As a neurodivergent artist, her creative process is completely organic and unplanned. Muezzins mind thrives on pattern, interconnectedness, and intense focus, which naturally translates onto the canvas as a deliberate 'horror vacui' — filling the space entirely with interconnected lines, wide-eyed motifs, and organic structures. Muezzins art is ultimately a visual map of how she processes the world: a vibrant and deeply spiritual tapestry woven around her own personal mythology.