Academic Qualifications
2004-2005
Masters
in
School
Administration,
(Gold
Medal), Beacon
House
National University, Lahore
1997
Figure Drawing/Oil Painting, Parsons School Of Design, New York
1997
Figure Painting in Oils, Art Students League, New York
1996-2001
Drawing & Painting Apprentice/Assistant, Iqbal Hussain
1996
Oil Painting, Lahore Art Gallery
1994-1995
Print Making, Gandhara Studio, Islamabad
1993
B.A. English Literature (Honors), Lahore Grammar College
1991- 1992
Foundation Courses Fine Arts, National College of Arts, Lahore
Exhibitions
2009
Galleria 919, Karachi, Faces, Traces, Places.
2009
Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore, A Show of Drawings.
2009
Galleria 919, Karachi, Contemporary Art Fest 919, A pen and
ink/charcoal show by contemporary leading and renowned Pakistani artists
2009
National Art Gallery, Islamabad, 23rd Annual Exhibition of Painting,
Sculpture and Graphic Arts (National Show), (Catalogue), Artist’s Association of Punjab and
Punjab Council of the Arts, Lahore
2009
2009
Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore, An Encounter with Nature,
Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore, 23rd Annual Exhibition of Painting,
Sculpture and Graphic Arts (National Show), (Catalogue), Artist’s Association of Punjab and
Punjab Council of the Arts, Lahore
2004
Crow Eaters Art Gallery, Lahore, Emerging Artists,
2002
17th
National
Exhibition
2002-Painting,
Sculpture,
Graphic
Arts
(Catalogue), Artist’s Association of Punjab, Lahore.
1998
13th Annual Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts
(Catalogue), Artist’s Association of Punjab, Lahore.
1997
Solo Exhibition, Young Professionals Association of Pakistan, New York.
National Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture and Graphic Arts in Celebration of the 50th
Anniversary of Pakistan. (Catalogue), Artist’s Association of Punjab, Lahore.
Exhibition of Drawings, Water Colours and Pastels (Catalogue), Artist’s Association of Punjab,
Lahore.
1994-1995
Women Artists in Pakistan, Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad.
Young Artists’ Exhibition, Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad.
Annual Exhibit, Gandhara Studio, Islamabad.
Bibliography
2009
Dua Abbas Rizvi, “Black & White & Shades of Grey”, Friday Times, November 13-19,
2009.
2009
Saira Dar, “A Show of Drawings”, Dawn News, October 25, 2009.
2009
Fawad Ali Shah, “Human Feelings Expressed on Canvas”, Daily Times, October, 11,
2009.
2004
“Work by Ten Artists”, Daily Times, Site Edition, May 14, 2004.
1994
Rana Javed Iqbal, “Paintings Depicting Problems of the Down Trodden”, The News,
September 16,1994
1994
Mussarrat Nahid Imam, “Bright Side of the Moon”, The Nation, September 23,
1994
1994
1994
Huma Masroor, “Preserving the Work of Young Artists”, The Nation, August 18,
Commissions
1997
Visuals for Gender Training Program, Kashf Foundation, Lahore
1994
Visuals for Annual Calendar, Siza Pharmaceuticals, Lahore
2002
Designed Government Website for Sialkot, AOS, Lahore
Publications
2004
“Woh Baatein Teri Woh Fasaane Tere”- Outlook India.com , 23 February, 2004
1998
"The Preserver of a Traditional Heritage—Bashir
Ahmed”, The Nation, December,
1998
1998
“Contemporary Artists Make History”, The Friday Times, 12 June,1998
Professional Experience
1995-2004
Research Associate/Incharge (Musicology Department),
Sanjan Nagar Institute
of Philosophy & Arts
2003-2004
Lecturer—South Asian Cultural History/History of Indian Classical Music, National
College of Arts
2003
Drawing Instructor, Bloomfield Hall, School, Lahore.
2002
Curator/In charge, Oriental Art Gallery, Oriental College of Arts
2001
Graphic/Web Designer, Net Blasé, Lahore.
1997-1998
Painting of Women and Eunuchs as Subjects, Red Light District of Lahore
1996-1997
Art Instructor- Montessori and Prep School, Bloom Field Hall School, Lahore.
1995
Graphic Designer, Mastech Advertising, Islamabad.
1990-1992
Active Participant of Dramatics and Mime Organization, Lahore College of Arts and
Sciences/National College of Arts
Current Employment
2002-To Date
Figure Drawing/Painting Instructor (A Level), Lahore Grammar School.
Workshops
2004
Recording, Performance and Criticism, Studio recording and musical
criticism, SIPA.
2004
Semiotics, Conducted by Dr. Lowell Lybarger, SIPA.
2004
Advanced Writing Techniques, Conducted by Dr. Lowell Lybarger, SIPA.
2003
Intelligent Listening of Music, Conducted by vocalist Sarah Zaman, SIPA.
2003
Tabla—Tala/Matra Appreciation and Recognition
Affiliation
Artists’s Association of Punjab.
Current Gallery Representation
Native Art Gallery, Lahore.
Hamail Art Gallery, Lahore.
Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore.
Galleria 919, Karachi
Collectors
Mr. and Mrs. Mir Farook, Dubai
Ahmed Jamal Khan, Pakistan
Sehr Nauman, Pakistan
Raza Kazim, Pakistan
Mehr Musarrat, UK
Nasreen, USA
Shazreh Hussain, Pakistan
Shefali Verma, India
Saleem Kidwai, India
Saira Murtaza, Saudi Arabia
Amna Taseer, Pakistan
Tahira Syed, Pakistan
Roshaneh Zafar, Pakistan
Hassan Shehryar Yasin, Pakistan
Amber Sami, Pakistan
Kamyar Rokni, Pakistan
Ayesha Chaudhry, Pakistan
Shireen Waheed, Pakistan
Union Bank, Lahore, Pakistan