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List Of Pakistani Artists
The following is a list of notable Pakistani artists active in Pakistan and abroad: *Abdul Rahim Nagori (1939–2010), painter known for his socio-political themes *Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), painter in the Chughtai Style of Art and stamp designer * Ahmad Zoay (1947–2014), painter and sculptor *Ahmed Pervez (1926–1979), painter and winner of the President's Medal for Pride of Performance *Ajaz Anwar (born 1946), painter especially of watercolours *Anna Molka Ahmed (1917–1994), artist and pioneer of fine arts *Anwar Maqsood (born 1940), intellectual, playwright, poet, television host, satirist, humorist, and long time painter * Anwar Shemza (1928–1985), artist, writer, printmaker * Arbab Mohammad Sardar (born 1945), painter and sculptor, pride of performance *Askari Mian Irani (1940–2004), painter * Ayessha Quraishi (born 1970), contemporary artist * Bashir Mirza (1941–2000), painter * Bashir Ahmed (born 1953), miniature painter, sculptor, pioneer bachelor's de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakeero Solanki
Fakeero Solanki, commonly known as Fakeero, is a Pakistani sculptor. He has made more than 352 sculptures of different personalities of the world. He was born in Tando Allahyar to a Sindhi Hindu family of sculptors. Awards In August 2020, he received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz. References Pakistani sculptors Sindhi people Pakistani Hindus People from Tando Allahyar District Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Pakistan-bio-stub Pakistani artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Arshad Khan
Muhammad Arshad Khan ( ur, , born October 14, 1969) known as MAK, is a Pakistani artist, painter, sculptor, social worker and the president of the Pakistan national committee for the World Art Games. He has painted several paintings, did not go to any art college, and learned painting from Bashir Mirza. His style of painting is identified by some as ''Mak Art''. Early life and education Muhammad Arshad Khan is the son of Muhammad Azam Khan, born in Pontia, Tehsil Topi, District Swabi, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa on October 14, 1969. His official birthdate is February 16, 1972. He spent a few early years in Karachi, then his family shifted to Topi where he grew up in Mohallah Serai (a labour colony of Pukhtoon Society). He studied at Government Primary School Shaheedan Topi, Government High School Topi, from which he obtained his secondary school certificate in 1988. After qualifying intermediate examination from Peshawar Board, he studied sociology as a major subject, along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubna Agha
Lubna Agha (May 2, 1949 - May 6, 2012) was an American artist of Pakistani descent who lived in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her work has been exhibited in art museums and galleries in Pakistan and the United States, as well as Britain, Japan, Jordan, and Switzerland. Her paintings are part of the permanent collections at the Asian Collection at Bradford Museum, UK, National Council of the Arts, Pakistan, and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Jordan. The Karachi School of Arts dedicated an Art Gallery to her name. The Lubna Agha Art Gallery was inaugurated with a showing of her work and a memorial lecture in March, 2016. A book about the artist by Marcella Nessom Sirhandi entitled ''Lubna Agha: Points of Reference'' was published by The Foundation of Museum of Modern Art, Pakistan in 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Iqbal
Khalid Iqbal (23 June 1929 19 June 2014) was a Pakistani painter, art teacher and professor emeritus, appears known for landscape paintings as well as his natural forms paintings and portraits of Punjab, Pakistan. The recipient of national awards such as the Pride of Performance and Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam, he is sometimes referred to in the Pakistani media as "father of landscape painting". Biography He was born on 23 June 1929 in British India (in modern-day Simla, India). He attended St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun where he obtained his O levels education. In 1949, he obtained bachelor's degree from Forman Christian College, and diploma in French in 1952 from the Oriental College. He took art classes in the evening at the Mayo School of Arts (now known as the National College of Arts). He later worked as an art teacher at Aitchison College from 1949 to 1952, and subsequently went to England and attended Slade School of Fine Art to study fine arts from 1952 to 1955. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Naqsh
Jamil Naqsh ( ur, ), (25 December 1939 – 16 May 2019) was a British Pakistani painter who lived a reclusive life in London from 2012 until his death. He briefly studied at National College of Arts but left before obtaining a degree. His work has been described as idealized and sensual.'Memories of Doves and Pigeons', Profile, awards and paintings of Jamil Naqsh on albemarlegallery.com website Retrieved 31 August 2017 Retrieved 17 May 2019 Life Jamil Naqsh was born in |
Jamal Shah
Jamal Shah (Pashto: جمال شاہ) is a Pakistani actor, director, painter, social worker, script writer, singer, songwriter. Early life and education Jamal Shah was born into a Pashtun Syed family in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Jamal Shah received a Master's degree in English literature from University of Balochistan, Quetta in 1978. He graduated from National College of Arts, Lahore in 1983. He later obtained a Master's degree in fine arts from the Slade School of Fine Art in London.Profile of Jamal Shah on Clifton Art Gallery website Retrieved 30 October 2019 Career In 1984, he established the Fine Arts Department at the |
Jamil Baloch
Jamil Baloch (born 12 June 1972) is a Pakistani sculptor. His work narrates the impact of social and political barriers upon the society. He works in multiple mediums. He is currently teaching at National College of Arts Lahore. Life and education Jamil Baloch was born on June 12, 1972, in Nushki, Baluchistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. .... He got early education from Nushki. He graduated from National College of Arts Lahore in 1997. He is the recipient of Presidentia Award the “Thamgha-e-Imtiaz” 2024. Pride of performance “Sadiquain award”. his work was Selected work for Winsor Newton Millennium Competition, London, UK. He received 1st Prize international art competition, Jeddah Saudi Arabia. He further achived Rangoonwala 1st prize, Karachi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismail Gulgee
Ismail Gulgee (Urdu: ; 25 October 1926 – 16 December 2007), also known simply as Gulgee, was a Pakistani painter. Born in Peshawar, he received his early education at Lawrence College before attending Aligarh University, Columbia University, and Harvard University for higher education. He started off painting portraits before turning to abstract art, basing his works on Islamic calligraphy. He gained international acclaim, and was commissioned to paint several leaders, including US Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush, the Shah of Iran, King Hussein of Jordan, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Pakistani leaders Zulifqar Ali Bhutto and General Ayub Khan. On 19 December 2007, he was found murdered at his house with his wife and maid. After a lengthy investigation, his driver and servant were convicted and given life sentences on 23 May 2017. Early life and education Gulgee was born on 25 October 1926 at Karimpura locality in Peshawar, Pakistan. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eqbal Mehdi
Eqbal Mehdi (1 April 1946, Amroha, British India – 19 May 2008, Karachi, Pakistan) was a Pakistani painter artist. He is famous for his pen drawings. Early life Eqbal Mehdi was born to Syed Mir Ali, in Amroha, then British India (now India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...).Honouring Eqbal Mehdi Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 December 2009, Retrieved 11 July 2019 Mehdi and his brother moved to Pakistan during the late 1950s. Art career Eqbal Mehdi was a self-taught artist. He has taught many people the art of painting in India and Pakistan.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huma Mulji
Huma Mulji (born 1970 in Karachi) is a Pakistani contemporary artist. Her works are in the collections of the Saatchi Gallery, London and the Asia Society Museum. She received the Abraaj Capital Art Prize in 2013. Life Huma Mulji was born in 1970 in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1995, she completed a BFA at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi, Pakistan, and in 2010, received an MFA from Transart Institute in Berlin, Germany. From 2003 to 2015, she was an associate professor at the School of Visual Arts, Beaconhouse National University in Lahore, Pakistan. In 2016, she was a fellow at the Terra Foundation for American Art. She was Visiting Artist at the Goldsmiths' College, London, UK in 2015 to 2017. In 2017, Mulji received the Nigaah Art Award. She is currently Lecturer at the University of West of England, Bristol, UK, and Lecturer, BA (Hons) Fine Art, at the Plymouth College of Art, UK. Works Mulji's artworks were exhibited at Art Dubai in UAE, 10th Gwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huma Bhabha
Huma Bhabha (born 1962) is a Pakistanis, Pakistani-American Sculpture, sculptor based in Poughkeepsie, New York, Poughkeepsie, New York. Known for her uniquely grotesque, figurative forms that often appear dissected or dismembered, Bhabha often uses found materials in her sculptures, including styrofoam, cork, rubber, paper, wire, and clay. She occasionally incorporates objects given to her by other people into her artwork. Many of these sculptures are also cast in bronze. She is equally prolific in her works on paper, creating vivid pastel drawings, eerie photographic collages, and haunting print editions. Early life and education Bhabha was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Her mother was an artist, though did not work as one professionally. Bhabha's childhood home was full of art books, and her mother would often help her with projects. By high school, Huma enjoyed drawing and painting and had started to think about becoming a professional artist. Travelling to the United States to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |