Lubna Agha (May 2, 1949 - May 6, 2012) was an American artist of Pakistani descent who lived in

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. Her work has been exhibited in art museums and galleries in

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 24 ...

and the

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, as well as

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. 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.Lubna Agha: Points of Reference, The Foundation of Museum of Modern Art, Pakistan

Death

Agha died of complications from

gallbladder cancer Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer, with an incidence of fewer than 2 cases per 100,000 people per year in the United States. It is particularly common in central and South America, central and eastern Europe, Japan and northern Ind ...

at her home in

on May 6, 2012. She was 63 years old.

Individual exhibitions

* 2016 ''Inaugural Exhibition: Lubna Agha Art Gallery'', Karachi School of Arts, Karachi, Pakistan * 2016 "A Path All My Own" - ''Retrospective Exhibition'': VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan * 2012 ''Points of Reference: Paintings Cite Islamic Visual Legacy'': Gardiner Art Gallery, Stillwater, OK * 2007 International Visions Gallery, Washington DC * 2001 Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan * 1996 Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan * 1991 Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, California * 1987 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan * 1985 Djurovich Gallery, Sacramento, California * 1983 Rara Avis, Sacramento, California * 1981 Alta Galleries, Sacramento, California * 1981 Stuart/Scott Gallery, Fair Oaks, California * 1980 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan * 1976 Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan * 1975 Pakistan Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan * 1973 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan * 1972 Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan * 1971 Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan * 1969 Pakistan American Cultural Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

References

* ''Contemporary Painting in Pakistan'' by Dr. Marcella Nessom Sirhandi * ''Painters of Pakistan'' by Amjad Ali * ''Image and Identity: 50 Years of Painting and Sculpture in Pakistan'' by Akbar Naqvi * ''Unveiling the Veiled'' by

Salima Hashmi Salima Hashmi ( ur, ; born 1942) is a Pakistani painter artist, former college professor, anti-nuclear weapons activist and former caretaker minister in Sethi caretaker ministry. She has served for four years as a professor and the dean of Nati ...

* ''Painting in Pakistan'' by Ejazul Hasan

External links

Artist's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agha, Lubna American contemporary artists Muslim artists Modern artists Pakistani painters 2012 deaths People from Brookline, Massachusetts American artists of Pakistani descent Pakistani art collectors 1949 births Deaths from gallbladder cancer Deaths from cancer in Massachusetts