Hamza Ashraf is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Leeds whose practice is rooted in self-portraiture work. It ranges from film, documentary, photography, writing and archival. Hamza completed the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design in 2020 and went onto graduate from the BA (Hons) Filmmaking course in 2023.

After graduating in 2023, Hamza completed a residency at Dock Street Workshops as part of the Funded Studio Space scheme facilitated by the Careers, Employability and Enterprise team at Leeds Arts University. Whilst completing their residency, Hamza received mentoring from Sam Hutchinson and test bed access to Aire Street Darkroom through the scheme. Hamza was also mentored by South-Asian creatives from the Mentoring Matters and Diet Paratha schemes.

Hamza has used the space to start freelancing social media content creation for independent brands and businesses. Hamza has also been working on their upcoming start-up which will be an artist magazine and is due to launch in 2024.

Hamza is the co-founder of DNI Collective, an independent community collective based in Leeds for all BIPOC artists.