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Waseem Ahmed
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Waseem Ahmed was born in 1976 in Hyderabad, Pakistan and he now lives and works in Lahore.
Ahmed attended the National College of Arts in Lahore where he attained a Bachelor in Fine Arts (Miniature Paintings) in 2000.
Since 1993 the artist has been extensively exhibiting his works in international museums and galleries in Australia, Pakistan, India, Japan, UK, Switzerland, Greece, France, Nepal and Turkey....
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Waseem Ahmed was born in 1976 in Hyderabad, Pakistan and he now lives and works in Lahore.
Ahmed attended the National College of Arts in Lahore where he attained a Bachelor in Fine Arts (Miniature Paintings) in 2000.
Since 1993 the artist has been extensively exhibiting his works in international museums and galleries in Australia, Pakistan, India, Japan, UK, Switzerland, Greece, France, Nepal and Turkey.
Ahmed’s works can also be found in important international private and public collections, such as the the British Museum in London and the Anupam Poddar Collection in India.
Waseem Ahmed is one of the leading miniature artists in Pakistan. His extraordinary series of miniatures discuss contemporary and highly topical issues. Mullahs are one of Ahmed’ s recurrent characters. They are delicately painted like saints or princes and their expression is filled with inner peace. Gardens are another recurrent subject matter symbolizing visions of paradise and they are often embellished with fine calligraphy. Also women wearing the Burka frequently appear in his work hinting terrorism and fear.
The artist final aim is to represent the contradiction which lies between our life of desires and the transiency of life.
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Born
1976
Hyderabad, Pakistan
Exhibitions
Biography
Born in 1976, Hyderabad
Education
National College of...
Biography
Born in 1976, Hyderabad
Education
National College of Arts Lahore- Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
2000 Bachelors in Fine Arts (Miniature Paintings), National College of Arts
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 (Current) Pious Fear, Gowen Contemporary, Geneva
2011 Folding Unfolding, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
2011 Tactics of Invisibility, Khaas Art Gallery, Islamabad
2010 Silver Bullet, Laurent Delaye gallery, London
2010 Waseem Ahmed: Witness and Voyeur’, Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi
2009 Miniature Exhibition, IVS Gallery, Karachi
2009 A Virtuous Perversion, Chawkandi Art, Karachi
2009 Virtuous Perversion Preview, Rohtas 2, Lahore
2008 Burqa Series (scripting a new world), New Delhi
2008 Miniature Exhibition, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 Miniature Exhibition, Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore
2007 Miniatures, Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi
2006 Burqa Series, Preview National College Of Arts Gallery, Lahore
2005 Miniatures, Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi
2004 Miniatures, Chaukandi Art Gallery, Karachi
2003 Miniatures, Rohtas 2 Art Gallery, Karachi
2000 Thesis Show, National College of Arts, Lahore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 (Upcoming) It Matters, India international Center, organized by Seher, New Delhi
2011 The Body in 6X3, Koel Gallery, Karachi
2011 Visit Us at Contemporary Istanbul, Jankossen Gallery, Istambul
2010 Have I Ever Opposed You? New Art from India and Pakistan, Fleming & Partner (now Gowen Contemporary), Geneva
2009 Opening show of Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore
2008 Off The Beaten Path South Asian Exhibition, Bengal Gallery, Bangladesh
2007 Group show of various artists of Pakistan, National Art Gallery, Islamabad
2006 Group Exhibition Curate by Common Wealth Society, Australia
2006 Between Two Worlds’ (miniature exhibition), Crow Eaters gallery, Lahore
2005 Miniature Exhibition BOMBAY, India
2005 Miniature Exhibition (Diverse voices), Oman
2005 Exhibition at Anant art gallery (“Ritu, Mausam, Season”), New Dehli
2005 Wassli (group miniature painting show), Ejaz art gallery, Lahore
2005 Group show of paintings by 25 senior artists, Clifton art gallery, Karachi
2004 Exhibition at Fukuoka Asian art museum (“contemporary miniature paintings from Pakistan”), Japan
2004 Art from Pakistan, Exhibition at Parliament House, London
2004 The Academy of Fine Arts and Literature (pause for a cause), New Dehli
2004 Paintings of senior painters of Pakistan, Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi
2004 SIDE b (new art from Lahore), NaiRang Art Gallery, Lahore
2004 Miniature Exhibition, Gallery NCA, Lahore
2004 Nomad, Art Gallery Islamabad, Islamabad
2003 Exhibition in France
2003 Exhibition in Katmandu
2003 Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi
2002 Exotic bodies (Eastern representation of the West), Harris Museum and Art Gallery Preston, London
2002 Miniatures, Canvas Art Gallery, Karachi
2002 Miniatures, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi
2001 Miniatures, Rishiki Art Gallery, Mumbai, India4
2001 Miniatures, I.I.C Art Gallery, New Delhi,
2001 Miniatures, Athens and Worsa, Greece
2001 Art Shart Art Gallery, Lahore
2001 Miniatures, Sim Sim Art Gallery, Lahore
2001 Miniatures, Ejaz, Art Gallery, Lahore
2000 Revival of Traditional Miniature Paintings, Gallery NCA, Lahore
1999 Miniatures, Eijaz, Art Gallery, Lahore
1997 Sindh Education Trust, Hyderabad, Pakistan
1993/ 1996 Hyderabad Arts Council, Pakistan
Awards
2007 Britto Residency, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 VASL international residency Karachi, Pakistan, India.
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PAST AUCTIONS
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PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS
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Lot 63
Details
Absolute Tuesdays
22 December 2020
Untitled
Pigment colours and silver leaf on Wasli
20.75 x 12.75 in
Winning bid
$1,839
Rs 1,33,333
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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Lot 71
Details
Absolute Tuesdays
22 December 2020
Untitled
Gouache and collage on board
10.75 x 20 in
Winning bid
$2,940
Rs 2,13,150
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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