Born in Pakistan, 1979
Lives and work in Lahore, Pakistan.
Education
2011 MFA painting, Slade School of Art, UK.
2002 BFA, National College of Arts, Lahore (Pass with Distinction)
Residencies and awards
2011 Finalist for the Catlin Prize
The Land Securities Studio Award.
Melvill Nettleship Prize for Figure Composition, UCL.
2006 Art OMI, New York, USA
Young Painter Award, Lahore Arts Council, Pakistan
2005 ROSL Travel Scholarship: Residency at Hospital Field, Scotland, UK
2004 Vasl Residency (Triangle Arts Trust), Karachi, Pakistan
2003 International Artist Camp, George Kyet Foundation, Sri Lanka
2002 Merit Scholarship National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
Solo Exhibition
2013 Jhaveri Contemporary Mumbai, India
2012 Solo presentation at the Hong Kong Art Fair
2009 “Rider” Green Cardamom London, UK
“Rider” Rohtas II Lahore, Pakistan
2008 Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
2007 Mid-career survey at Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford, UK
VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2006 “Sacred Souls, Secret Lives” Ethan Cohen Fine Arts Gallery, New York, USA
“Sacred Souls, Secret Lives” Green Cardamom, London, UK
Alhamra Art Galleries, Lahore, Pakistan
2004 Paradise Road Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Zahoor-ul-Ikhlaq Art Gallery, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Be a Man, Summaria Lunn art gallery, London.
2012 Creative Cities Collection at the Barbican Exhibition Hal London.
2012 Chosen, Artgate gallery NYC
2012 Catlin Prize, Londoncastle project space. London
2011 “Drawn from life” Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal
2010 “Beyond the page” Asia Pacific Museum USA
“Drawn from life: drawing form” Green Cardamom gallery London, UK
2009 “Oog in oog” Speelhuilaan 171, Breda, The Netherlands
2008 “Nocturnal Songs” Alahmra Art Gallery Lahore, Pakistan
13th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh
East – West Center Gallery Honolulu, Hawai, USA
2007 Inaugural Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
2006 12th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh
“Curious Ties” The Lab Gallery, New York
2005 Scope Art Fair, London
9th National Exhibition of Visual Arts Lahore, Pakistan
2003 Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2001 Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore, Pakistan
Selected Bibliography
“Enchanted life” Kavita Sigh (India Gallery Espace 2008)
“Journey of Spirit ” Salwat Ali, 2008
“Sacred Souls, Secret Lives” Eddi Chambers (London, Green Cardamom, 2006).
“Archaeology of Experience” Aasim Akhtar, The Friday Times (Pakistan), October 7-13, 2005
“When Success Comes Calling” Marjorie Hussain, Dawn (Pakistan) April 22, 2005
“The Divine Lover” Aasim Akhtar, News on Sunday (Pakistan), April 25, 2004
Museum Collection Includes
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
British Museum UK
Victoria and Albert Museum UK
Queensland Art Gallery Australia
Burger Collection Hong Kong
Creative Cities Collection, Beijing
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, India