Born
1973
Lahore, Pakistan
Education
1999 MA (Distinction), Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, London
1993 BA (Honors in Painting), National College of Arts, Lahore
Exhibitions
Select Solo Exhibitions
2012 Art India Summit, 2012, Thomas...
Select Solo Exhibitions
2012 Art India Summit, 2012, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
2011 Art Dubai, Grosvenor Vadehra Gallery, Dubai
2010 ‘Pehlwan’, Grosvenor Vadehra Gallery, London
2009 ‘From Purdakht to Pointillism’, Rohtas Gallery, Lahore
2008 ‘The Linear Return’, Rohtas Gallery, Lahore
2008 ‘Parental Guidance Suggested’, Green Cardamom Gallery, London
1996 ‘Solo Show’, Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad
1995 ‘Solo Show’, Bartle Arts Trust, Durban
1995 ‘Solo Show’, Tatem Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Select Group Exhibitions
2013 'Peak Shift Effect', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 ‘What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?’, Rossi and Rossi, London
2011 ‘Realms of Intimacy: Miniaturist Practice from Pakistan’, Contemporary Arts Centre, Cincinnati
2010 ‘Real Faith Fiction’, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
2010 ‘Boys and Girls Come Out to Play’, Summer Exhibition, Rossi & Rossi, London
2010 ‘Group Show’, The Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 ‘The State of Things: Recent Art from Pakistan’, Aicon Gallery, London
2009 ‘Three Women Show’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2006 ‘Who are you? Where are you really from?’, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
2006 ‘But where are you really from?’, Cartwright Hall, Bradford
2001-03 Collaboration with Inner-City Youths on Various Art Educational Projects, London
2000 ‘Group Show’, Design Museum, Helsinki
1998 ‘Group Show’, J. Walter Thompson Ltd., London
1998 Group Show of Student Work from Slade School of Fine Art, BT Headquarters, London
1998 Slade (MA) Student Show, London
1997 ‘Group Show’, Andrew Wendht Gallery, Colombo
1997 ‘Three Women Artists’, Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad
1996 ‘Group Show’, AN Gallery, Karachi
1996 ‘Group Show’, Alliance Française, Lahore
Joint Exhibitions
2011 ‘Shifting Ground: Faiza Butt and Naiza Khan’, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong, in conjunction with Rossi & Rossi, London
2004 With Gutz Bury at Seven Seven Gallery, London
Participations
2010 ‘The Rising Tide: New Directions in Art from Pakistan, 1990–2010’, Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi
2010 ‘Beyond the Page: The Miniature as Attitude in Contemporary Art from Pakistan’, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena
2010 Hong Kong International Art Fair, Gandhara Arts, Hong Kong
2010 Art Dubai, Gandhara Arts, Dubai
2009 ‘Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan’, Asia Society, New York
2008 ‘Contemporary Art from Pakistan’, Christie’s, London
2008 ‘Hong Kong International Art Fair’, Green Cardamom Gallery, Hong Kong
2008 ‘Desperately Seeking Paradise’, Pakistan Pavillion, Art Dubai
2006 ‘Lille 3000’, Group Show of Pakistani Art, Lille, France
2005 ‘Beyond Borders’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2004 ‘ArtWallah’, Arts Festival of the South Asian Diaspora, Los Angeles
2000 ‘Pakistan: Another Vision’, Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
1997 ‘Scope VII’, National College of Arts Faculty Show, Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore
1996 ‘Billboards Against Violence’, International Exhibition, Goethe-Institut, Lahore
1996 ‘National Exhibition’, National Art Gallery, Islamabad
1995 ‘Women’s Festival’, The Playhouse Company, Durban
1994 Group Show, Annual Women’s Conference, Alhambra Art Gallery, Lahore
1994 National Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad
1994 The Degree Show, National College of Arts, Lahore
Honours and Awards
2011 Nominated for the Jameel Prize, Victoria and Albert Museum, London...
2011 Nominated for the Jameel Prize, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
2010 Nominated for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2009 Finalist for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
1998 Distinction Awarded for MA Result at the Slade School of Fine Art, London
1998 Slade Bursaries Award
1998 Merit Award for MA Students, University College London, London
1995 UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries Award, Artist in Residence at the Bartle Arts Trust, Durban
1995 Berger Gold Medal for Outstanding Student of the Year Award, National College of Arts, Lahore
1993 First Prize for Young Artists, Alhambra Art Gallery, Lahore
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