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education

May 2007                      Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Philadelphia, USA

                                    Post Baccalaureate Program, Painting/Drawing

 

December 2003             Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Karachi

                                    B.F.A, Painting Major; Miniature Minor               

                                    Overall Distinction Award

solo exhibition

Apr 2009                   The Invention of Hysteria, Solo Exhibition at the Rohtas Gallery,      Islamabad

group exhibitions

Mar 2019                       Quantum City, International Public Art Festival, Karachi

 

Oct 2017                       Karachi Biennale, Karachi

 

June 2017                     Colors of the Planet, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

 

Nov 2016                      Open Field, Contemporary Art from Pakistan, Group Exhibition at The                 National Art Gallery, Islamabad

 

July 2016                      Colors of the Planet, Comissió Nacional Andorrana per a la UNESCO,              Ordino, Andorra

 

Mar 2016                      The 70s Pakistan’s Radioactive Decade, Group Exhibition at The Amin            Gulgee Gallery, Karachi

 

 

Sept 2015                     Doppelganger, Group Exhibition at The Khaas Gallery, Islamabad

 

Feb 2015                   Speaking in Tongues, Karachi Literature Festival ,Karachi

 

Dec 2014         Dreamscape, Performance and Installation Art at the Amin Gulgee Gallery,Karachi

 

Dec 2013                   Celebrating Seven, Group Exhibition at Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad

 

Oct 2012                    Paper Cuts, Group Exhibition at Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad

 

Sep 2012                Celebrating Art: 30 Years of Rohtas Gallery, Group Exhibition  at the National Art Gallery, Islamabad

 

May 2011                  The Travelling Egg, Group Exhibition at The Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad

 

Feb 2011                    Encounters in Drawing, Group Exhibition at IVS Gallery, Karachi

 

Nov 2010                   1000 Words - From Breakfast to Dreaming, Group Exhibition at Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore 

 

Oct 2010                     Art Without Boundaries, Group Exhibition at Total Arts Gallery hosted by NM Gallery, Dubai

   

Apr 2010                 Postcards in the Time of War, Group Exhibition at Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, USA

 

Oct 2009                      Delicate Balance, Group Exhibition at The Drawing Room, Lahore

 

May 2009                     Tales of the City, Open Studio Exhibit at GalleryNCA, RWP

 

Apr 2009                     No Honor in Killing, Group Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad

 

Apr 2009                      Beyond the Frame, Group Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad

 

Feb 2009                      Nuanced Discourses, Group Show at Gallery6 , Islambad

 

Dec 2008              As It Seems, or As Far As The Eye Can See, Group Show at GalleryNCA, Rawalpindi

 

Jun 2008                       Vision, Group Show at Jharoka Gallery, Islamabad

 

Aug 2007                     Holding the Line, Drawing (group) Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad

 

Mar 2006                       Photography and Art Exhibition, World Social Forum, Karachi

 

Dec 2005                      Foot by Foot, Kara Art Show 2005, PIIA, Karachi

 

Sept 2005                     Group show at Rohtas 2, Lahore

 

Apr 2005                       Voices, group show at the World Bank, Islamabad

 

Nov 2004                       Suspension of Disbelief, Kara Art Show 2004, PIIA Karachi

 

Aug 2004                      Artfest at the Sheraton, Karachi

 

Feb 2004                      Emerging Talent, VM Gallery, Karachi

 

Dec 2003                      Degree show, IVSAA, Karachi

 

Oct 2001                       Karavan Art Festival at Frere Hall, Karachi

curatorial experience

May 2011                  The Travelling Egg, Group Exhibition at The Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad

 

Jan 2011                    Degree Show 2010 of the Fine Arts Department at NCA-RWP

 

Apr 2010                     Two Person Show at Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad

 

Mar 2010                     Different Worlds, Group Show at Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad

 

Feb 2010                     NEW, Exhibition for new graduates from the NCA-RWP at the National Art Gallery, PNCA, Islamabad

 

Jan 2010              Degree Show 2009, First Degree Show Exhibit of the Fine Arts Deptartment, NCA-RWP

 

May 2009                      Tales of the City, Open Studio Exhibit at GalleryNCA, NCA-RWP

 

Dec 2008                     As It Seems, or As Far As The Eye Can See, at Gallery NCA, NCA-RWP

other

Mar/Apr 2011                        Advisor to the Rohtas Rawan/VASL International Artist Residency.

current employment

Jan 2008 onwards         NCA(National College of Arts) Rawalpindi

Assistant Professor, Fine Arts

HOD, Department of Fine Arts

Endorsed by the HEC for the Tenure Track System in Aug 2010