b. 1982, Libya. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Alia Gargum is a sculpture and installation artist. She composes her work through critical and personal exploration of politics and culture, focusing on her heritage through diasporic means.

Recent exhibitions include: ḵawwāfa / خَوَّافَة at 36 Lime Street in her first solo, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2025 and as part of Middlesbrough Art Week, Middlesbrough, 2024. Alia has recently been awarded the Hatton Prize for outstanding ambition in the installation of the Newcastle University MFA Graduate show, and the Bartlett Award for sustainability by The Newcastle School of Fine Art.