Born
1968
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Education
1987-90 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Somerville College, University of Oxford
1986-87 Foundation Course, Wimbledon School of Art, UK
Exhibitions
Select Solo Exhibitions
2010 ‘Restore the Boundaries: The...
Select Solo Exhibitions
2010 ‘Restore the Boundaries: The Manora Project’, Rossi & Rossi, ART Dubai, Dubai
2008 ‘The Skin She Wears’, Rossi & Rossi, London
2008 ‘Iron Clouds I’, Rohtas II, Lahore
2008 ‘Iron Clouds II’, Rohtas II, Lahore
2007 ‘Heavenly Ornaments’, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
2006 ‘Bare the Fact, Bear the Fact’, Chemould Gallery, Mumbai
2004 ‘Exhale’, Canvas Gallery, Karachi
2000 ‘Voices Merge’, Chawkandi Art, Karachi
1995 ‘La Linea Negra’, Gallery 7, Hong Kong
Select Group Exhibitions
2011 Amelia Johnson Gallery, Hong Kong
2010 Svelando L’utopia, Alberto Peola, Torino
2010 ‘Between Kismet and Karma’, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds
2009 ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, Talwar Gallery, New York
2007 ‘Figurative Pakistan’, Aicon Gallery, London
2007 ‘Contemporary Art from Pakistan’, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
2007 ‘Moving On’, Inaugural Show at National Art Gallery, Islamabad
2007 ‘Multiple Editions-One’, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi
2005 ‘Layers of Time and Space’, IFA Gallery, Berlin/Stuttgart
2004 ‘Living Masters: Young Voices’, Alhamra, Lahore
2001 ‘The Eye Still Seeks’, Ivan Doughty Gallery, UNSW, Sydney
Participations
2010 ‘Manifesta 8’, Chamber of Public Secrets Murcia, Spain
2010 Cairo Biennale, Cairo
2010 Medrar 4th Cairo Video Festival, Cairo
2009 ‘Hanging Fire’, Asia Society Gallery and Museum, New York
2008 Arte Fiera di Bologna, Bologna
2008 Pulse Art Fair, Miami
2008 ShContemporary, Shanghai
2008 ‘Desperately Seeking Paradise’, Art Dubai, Dubai
2008 ‘Crossroads’, Elementa, Dubai
2006 7th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print-Art, Bhopal
2005 ‘Beyond Borders: Art of Pakistan’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2004 ‘Cover Girl: The Female Body and Islam in Contemporary Art’, Ise Cultural Foundation, New York
2003 ‘Anima e corpo’, 43rd Premio Suzzara, Suzzara, Italy
2002 ‘Threads, Dreams and Desires: ArtSouthAsia’, Harris Museum Preston, UK
2002 Gasworks Studios Artist’s Residency, London
2001 VASL International Artists’ Workshop, Gadani, Pakistan
2000 ‘Another Vision: Fifty Years of Painting and Sculpture in Pakistan’, Brunei Gallery, London
Honours and Awards
2011 Pakistan Lecture Series awarded by American Institute of American Studies (AIPS) USA
2009 Women of Strength Award, TVone, Pakistan
2006 7th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print, India
2003 43rd Premio Suzzara, Itlay
2003 National Excellence Award, 8th National Exhibition, Visual Arts, Pakistan
2002 Unilever 1st Lux Award: Visual Artist of the Year, Pakistan
2011 Pakistan Lecture Series awarded by American Institute of American Studies (AIPS) USA
2009 Women of Strength Award, TVone, Pakistan
2006 7th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print, India
2003 43rd Premio Suzzara, Itlay
2003 National Excellence Award, 8th National Exhibition, Visual Arts, Pakistan
2002 Unilever 1st Lux Award: Visual Artist of the Year, Pakistan
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