Nazia Ejaz is a Pakistani Australian artist. She is a daughter of Ejaz Durrani and Pakistani singer
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...
.
After living in Australia for 14 years, she is now based in Karachi.
Early life and education
She was born to
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...
. She received her Graduate Diploma in
Indian Art
Indian art consists of a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts such as woven silk. Geographically, it spans the entire Indian subcontinent, including what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, N ...
and its history at
School of Oriental and African Studies
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(SOAS) in 1996.
She has a double Masters in Fine Art from the
Slade School of Fine Art
The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...
, and
University of South Australia
The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australi ...
.
Award
She is a recipient of Staff Nomination Award, University of South Australia, 2015.
Exhibition
* ''Love Letters'', Canvas Gallery
References
Living people
Alumni of SOAS University of London
Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art
Australian emigrants to Pakistan
Australian people of Punjabi descent
Australian women artists
Naturalised citizens of Australia
Pakistani emigrants to Australia
Pakistani women artists
Punjabi people
University of South Australia alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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