Abdullah Qureshi successfully defended his doctoral thesis, Mythological Migrations: Imagining Queer Muslim Utopias—Artistic and Curatorial Strategies of Collaboration, Collective Resistance, and Coalition-Building, at Aalto University in Finland on December 4th, 2025. Recognising his work as a significant contribution to existing European Studies scholarship on race, gender, sexuality, and religion from artistic and curatorial perspectives, the Doctoral Programme Committee awarded his dissertation a pass with distinction. Additionally, his thesis was selected for Art Theses (formerly Aalto Arts Books) and is published by Aalto University. It can be purchased from the Aalto University shop. 

Solo Exhibition: I Can Be My Own Daddy, The Reservoir, Lahore, October 29 — November 12, 2025.

Solo Exhibition: Rooms of Heat and Haze, Art Scene Gallery, Karachi, October 21 — 28, 2025.

Curated Exhibition: Gathering Grounds, Olomopolo Media, Lahore, October 3 — 12, 2025. The exhibition was supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Pakistan and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.