Muhammad Atif Khan graduated with distinction in 1997 in Fine Art from the National College of Arts Lahore. In 1998 he was awarded the UNESCO-ASHBURG Bursary, completing a residency at Darat-al-Funun in Amman, Jordan. He received the Commonwealth Arts & Crafts Award in 2007.
Khan was appointed artist in residence at the Swansea Print Workshop in Wales, London Print Studio in England and Glasgow Print Studio in Scotland. He has participated in art workshops in India, Bangladesh and Jordan and exhibited throughout Pakistan, India, the USA, EU, Australia, Dubai, Jordan, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Alongside his artistic practice, Khan is a faculty member in the Printmaking Department of National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan.