BIO

Solo Shows
2015Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
2011Kalamkaar, Toronto, Canada
2000Zenaini Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (A ‘Retrospective Exhibition ’ of selected series of work from 1965–2000)
199924 Westridge Road, Edmonton, Canada
1996Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
1996V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1994Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan (A ‘Retrospective Exhibition’ of paintings from 1961-1994)
1984Exhibition of Designed Jewellery, Hotel Intercontinental, Karachi, Pakistan, (‘Neo-Classics’ under the aegis of Gemstone Corporation of Pakistan Ltd.)
1974Pakistan Arts Council, Quetta, Pakistan
1965Pakistan Arts Council, Lahore, Pakistan
1965Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
1964Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1964Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad, India
1963All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India (Paintings & Ceramics)
1962Cama Hotel, Ahmedabad, India
1961Bhulabhai Institute, Mumbai, India
1961Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1961Ajanta Pavilion, Hyderabad, India
1960Circolo Canova, Via Canova 23, Rome, Italy
Group Shows
2017Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan.
2014International Print Biennial, Karachi, Pakistan
2004 & 2007The Learning Club & Fine Art Gallery, Mississauga, Canada
2003 & 2004Delta Meadowvale Art Exhibition, Mississauga, Canada
2002Novotel Hotel, Mississauga, Canada (‘Artfully Yours’, juried show)
2003Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan (‘Senior Artists of Pakistan’)
2004V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (‘Let Peace Prevail’)
2000The Brunei Gallery, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Oldham Art Gallery, Victoria Art Gallery and Hot Bath Art Gallery, England, UK (‘Pakistan: Another Vision – Fifty Years of Painting & Sculpture from Pakistan’)
1999Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan (‘Millennium Show’)
1997Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan
1994-1996Cartwright Hall, Bradford and other venues, UK (‘An Intelligent Rebellion’ – Women Artists of Pakistan)
1996Paa Ya Paa Art Galllery, Nairobi, Kenya
1995UNESCO Hall, Paris, France (‘An Intelligent Rebellion’ – Women Artists of Pakistan)
1992Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan
1985Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan
1973Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (Summer Exhibition)
1967Commonwealth Art Exhibition, London, UK (Represented Pakistan)
1966Karachi Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1965Art Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan (Annual Exhibition by Karachi Artists)
1964The Museum, Ahmedabad, India
1963Aligarh University, Aligarh, India (Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art)
1963All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India (All India Portrait Exhibition)
1962Astro Chemical Laboratories, Mumbai, India (Exhibition by Contemporary Artists)
1961All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India (Andhra Artists)
1960L’Incontro, Rome, Italy
1960Numero, Rome, Italy
1960Palazza delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy (Ceramics)
1959I.S.M.E.O., Rome, Italy (Foreign Artists on Scholarship)
1959Galleria Giardino, Lugano, Switzerland (Indian Contemporary Artists)
1959Galleria San Fedele, Milan, Italy (Indian Contemporary Artists)
1959Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (Hyderabad Artists)
Commission Work
1971-1982Staff College & Infantry School, Quetta, Pakistan (Portraits and Paintings)
1971-1982Army Officers Mess, Okara, Pakistan (Portraits and Paintings)
1969-1970Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, Pakistan (Portraits)
Education
1987Gemological Institute of America, California, USA, Jewellery Window Display Course
1959Studio of Professor La Regina, Rome, Italy, Worked under the aegis of the renowned Italian abstract artist La Regina
1958-1960Italian Government Scholarship for Art Academia di Belle Arti, Rome, Italy, Sketching and Etching
1958-1960Centro C.A.L.A.L., Rome, Italy, Ceramics
1958-1960Government College of Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad, India, Advance Diploma in Portrait Painting
1958-1960Government College of Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad, India, Diploma in Painting
Professional Experience
2000Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi Pakistan, Conducted Summer Workshop on Jewellery Designing
1993-1994Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan, Taught Art to final year students
1983-1990Gemstone Corporation of Pakistan Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan, Jewellery Designer & Sales Officer
1978-1979Charismads, Karachi, Pakistan, Art Consultant
1962-1963Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Arts, New Delhi, India, Technical Assistant

Other

  • Participated in competitive exhibitions including the All India National Exhibition of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; All India Fine Arts Exhibition, Hyderabad; and the National Exhibition of Pakistan, Karachi. Received awards.
  • Served on the Academic Committee of the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture
  • Articles and press reviews, including television interviews regarding work have appeared in leading local and foreign press and television over the years.
  • Paintings belong to public and private collections in United Kingdom, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, United States, Europe and Pakistan.
  • Public collections include the National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan and Chandigarh Museum of Art, Chandigarh, India.
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