SM Khayyam was born in 1992 in Quetta but currently lives and works in Lahore. Khayyam obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, with a major in miniature painting, from the National College of Arts, Lahore. He takes an experimental approach to his work using diverse mediums, including drawing, painting, sculpture, illustration, large-scale installations and calligraphy.

Khayyam has been exhibiting his work from early teenage and his first solo show was held in 2008. Since then he has exhibited his artworks both nationally and internationally. He has also participated in the Maktab Project in Lahore Biennale in 2018. His solo show, Zargar: An Ode to Malmal at Koel Gallery karachi, June 2024, MINI Exibition with Canfas Art Gallery, west Wales, August 2024, showcased contemporary miniatures, and also exhibited in a group exhibition “Dastaweez” at Numaishgah Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan in December 2023. He is currently working on his on-going, Commission Project at Art TEFAF 2025.