Born
1956
Karachi, Pakistan
Education
2009 Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA with honors), Pratt Institute, New York
1988-90 New York Studio School, New York
1985 Recipient of Pratt International Scholarship and R.H. Burcher Scholarship
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 ‘AFTER IMAGES: From the Ash...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 ‘AFTER IMAGES: From the Ash archive 2007 – 2009’, Rothas 2 Gallery, Lahore
2009 ‘AFTER IMAGES: From the Ash archive 2007 – 2009’, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi
2007 ‘New Works’, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi
2006 ‘Future Lines, Drawing Installation’, Offthemap Gallery, Toronto
2005 ‘Oration Installation’, Offthemap Gallery, Toronto
2004 ‘Darr: 37 Conversations Video Installation’, Centre A Gallery, Vancouver
2004 ‘Works in Progress’, The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
2001 ‘Works on Paper’, IWSGS, University of Toronto
2000 ‘New Works’, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi
1999 ‘Drawings Artists’, Residency at Gasworks Studios, London
1997 ‘New Works’, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 ‘Out of Rubble’, Bowling Green State University Galleries, OH
2012 ‘Out of Rubble’, The Marlin and Regina Miller Gallery, Kutztown State University, PA
2012 ‘Qualia, or the feel of Steel’, Centre[3] Gallery, Hamilton, Canada
2011 ‘Out of Rubble’, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA
2011 ‘No Glory’, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, USA
2011 10 YAC, 10 YEARS + COUNTING
2010 ‘The Rising Tide’, The Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi
2009 ‘Upper Management’, Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
2007 ‘Double Consciousness’, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, USA
2007 ‘Post Object’, Doris McCarthy Gallery, U of T Scarborough, Canada
2005 ‘Beyond Borders’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2003 ‘LAAL: The Passion of Zahoor Ul Akhlaq’, Mississauga Art Gallery, Canada
2002 ‘Interrogating Diversity’, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago
2001 ‘The Takhti Exhibition’, Galerie Sadeqain, Karachi
2001 VASL International Artists Workshop, Gulgee Gallery, Karachi
1995 Tampered Surface, curated exhibition of six artists (touring for 2 years) Huddersfield Art Gallery, UK; Oldham Art Gallery, UK; Middlesborough Art Gallery, UK; Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery, UK; Blue Court Gallery, Liverpool, UK
1994 ‘The Intelligent Rebellion’, (touring various venues) Cartwright Hall Bradford, UK
1993 The National Gallery of Art, Islamabad
1993 Ziggurat Gallery Karachi
Joint Exhibitions
2011 ‘Leaning Towards Collapse’, A Space Gallery, Toronto
1997 ‘Open Wounds’, Eicher Gallery, New Delhi
1992 Chawkandi Art gallery, Karachi
Participations
2010 ‘ Empire of Dreams: Phenomenology of the Built Environment’, The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto
2000 ‘Pakistan: Another Vision’, Brunei Gallery, London; Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield, UK; Center of Contemporary Art, Glasgow, UK; Hot Bath Gallery, Bath, UK; Victoria Art Gallery, UK
1999 9th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka
1996 Fifty Years Celebration, Lahore Arts Council, Lahore
Honours and Awards
2012 International Studio and Curatorial Residency (ISCP), New York, USA....
2012 International Studio and Curatorial Residency (ISCP), New York, USA. Funded by the Ontario Art Council and the Canada Council for the Arts
2012 Canada Council for the Arts Visual Artist Long Term Grant
2012 Ontario Arts Council Visual Artist Grant
2011 Ontario Arts Council National and International Residency Grant
2010 Canada Council Art Bank collection
2010 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition grant
2009 Ontario Arts Council Visual Artist grant
2009 Canada Council travel grant
2009 Ontario Arts Council exhibition grant
2009 Canada Council project grant
2008 Canada Council travel grant June 2008
2008 Carnegie Mellon University The Sally Gehl Award
2008 Vermont Studio Center, Full fellowship
2006 Santa Fe Artists and Writers Residency, Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico, USA. Funded by the Joan Mitchell Grant
2006 Canada Council travel grant (December)
2006 Canada Council travel grant (April)
2006 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition grant
2006 Ontario Arts Council Artists in Education grant
2005 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition grant
2004 Ontario Arts Council, Visual artists grant
2004 Ontario Arts Council, The Chalmers Professional Development Grant
2004 Ontario Arts Council Artists in Education grant
2004 Intra- nation thematic residency. The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Funded by the Banff Center for the Arts and the Ontario Art Council Chalmers Professional Development Grant.
2003 Ontario Arts Council Artists in Education grant
2002 Ontario Arts Council Artists in Education grant
2001 Takhti Exhibition, Curatorial group. Galerie Sadeqain, Pakistan 2001
2001 VASL Workshop twelve Pakistani artists and ten international artists, participated at Gaddani, Pakistan
2000 Founding member, working group and participant of VASL International Artists’ Workshop (under the umbrella of the Triangle Arts Trust (a worldwide network of workshops organized by artists for artists).
1999 Gasworks Residency, London UK. Funded by Visiting Arts and Charles Wallace Trust. Three months residency
1996 Between The Visible and the Invisible, National College of Arts, Lahore.
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