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Ahmed Parvez was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1926.

Parvez is known as one of Pakistan’s most remarkable artists, and during his lifetime, was widely acclaimed both locally and internationally. He started his artistic career in Lahore, where in 1952 he was awarded the first prize at an exhibition at Punjab University. From his first solo exhibition in 1952 to his last in 1979, he went through a few different phases as a...
Ahmed Parvez was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1926.

Parvez is known as one of Pakistan’s most remarkable artists, and during his lifetime, was widely acclaimed both locally and internationally. He started his artistic career in Lahore, where in 1952 he was awarded the first prize at an exhibition at Punjab University. From his first solo exhibition in 1952 to his last in 1979, he went through a few different phases as a painter, but mainly focused on still-life images. All of his works are characterized by an underlining energy.

In 1955, Parvez moved to London where he founded the Pakistan Group and where he became a member of the Lahore Group. No matter the distance from his motherland, Parvez remained faithful to his identity and continued to raise awareness in Pakistan about art trends in Europe, while he tried to adapt this modernism to fit his own artistic idiom. One of the figures who helped Parvez shaping his artistic vocabulary was Alan Davie.

During his stay in London, Parvez had several exhibitions in Europe and the USA, where his work was well received. In 1978, he was awarded the President’s Medal for Pride of Performance. Many of the artist’s best works have been collected by the artist-collector Wahab Jaffer of Karachi and by Sultan Mahmood, one of Pakistan's first serious art collectors.

Parvez passed away in 1979.

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