Bio
Solo Shows
2015 Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
2011 Kalamkaar, Toronto, Canada
2000 Zenaini Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (A ‘Retrospective Exhibition ’ of selected series of work from 1965–2000)
1999 24 Westridge Road, Edmonton, Canada
1996 Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
1996 V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1994 Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan (A ‘Retrospective Exhibition’ of paintings from 1961-1994)
1984 Exhibition of Designed Jewelry, Hotel Intercontinental, Karachi, Pakistan,
(‘Neo-Classics’ under the aegis of Gemstone Corporation of Pakistan Ltd.)
1974 Pakistan Arts Council, Quetta, Pakistan
1965 Pakistan Arts Council, Lahore, Pakistan
1965 Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
1964 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1964 Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad, India
1963 All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India (Paintings & Ceramics)
1962 Cama Hotel, Ahmedabad, India
1961 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1961 Ajanta Pavilion, Hyderabad, India
1960 Circolo Canova, Via Canova 23, Rome, Italy
Group Shows
2017 Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan.
2014 International Print Biennial, Karachi, Pakistan
2004 & 2007 The Learning Club & Fine Art Gallery, Mississauga, Canada
2003 & 2004 Delta Meadowvale Art Exhibition, Mississauga, Canada
2002 Novotel Hotel, Mississauga, Canada (‘Artfully Yours’, juried show)
2003 Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan (‘Senior Artists of Pakistan’)
2004 V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (‘Let Peace Prevail’)
2000 The Brunei Gallery, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Oldham Art Gallery, Victoria Art Gallery and Hot Bath Art
Gallery, England, UK (‘Pakistan: Another Vision – Fifty Years of Painting & Sculpture from Pakistan’)
1999 Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan (‘Millennium Show’)
1997 Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan
1994-1996 Cartwright Hall, Bradford and other venues, UK (‘An Intelligent Rebellion’ – Women Artists of Pakistan)
1996 Paa Ya Paa Art Galllery, Nairobi, Kenya
1995 UNESCO Hall, Paris, France (‘An Intelligent Rebellion’ – Women Artists of Pakistan)
1992 Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan
1985 Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan
1973 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (Summer Exhibition)
1967 Commonwealth Art Exhibition, London, UK (Represented Pakistan)
1966 Karachi Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1965 Art Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan (Annual Exhibition by Karachi Artists)
1964 The Museum, Ahmedabad, India
1963 Aligarh University, Aligarh, India (Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art)
1963 All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India (All India Portrait Exhibition)
1962 Astro Chemical Laboratories, Mumbai, India (Exhibition by Contemporary Artists)
1961 All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India (Andhra Artists)
1960 L’Incontro, Rome, Italy
1960 Numero, Rome, Italy
1960 Palazza delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy (Ceramics)
1959 I.S.M.E.O., Rome, Italy (Foreign Artists on Scholarship)
1959 Galleria Giardino, Lugano, Switzerland (Indian Contemporary Artists)
1959 Galleria San Fedele, Milan, Italy (Indian Contemporary Artists)
1959 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (Hyderabad Artists)
Commission Work
1971-1982 Staff College & Infantry School, Quetta, Pakistan (Portraits and Paintings)
1971-1982 Army Officers Mess, Okara, Pakistan (Portraits and Paintings)
1969-1970 Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, Pakistan (Portraits)
Education
1987 Gemological Institute of America,
1987 California, USA, Jewelry Window Display Course
1959 Studio of Professor La Regina, Rome, Italy
1959 Worked under the aegis of the renowned Italian abstract artist La Regina
1958-1960 Italian Government Scholarship for Art
1958-1960 Academia di Belle Arti, Rome, Italy
1958-1960 Sketching and Etching
1958-1960 Centro C.A.L.A.L., Rome, Italy
1958-1960 Ceramics
1958-1960 Government College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad, India
1958 Advance Diploma in Portrait Painting
1958-1960 Government College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad, India
1958-1960 Diploma in Painting
Professional Experience
2000 Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi Pakistan
2000 Conducted Summer Workshop on Jewelry Designing
1993-1994 Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan
1993-1994 Taught Art to final year students
1983-1990 Gemstone Corporation of Pakistan Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan
1983-1990 Jewelry Designer & Sales Officer
1978-1979 Charismads, Karachi, Pakistan
1978-1979 Art Consultant
1962-1963 Lalit kala Akademi, National Academy of Arts, New Delhi, India
1962-1963 Technical Assistant
Other
- Participated in competitive exhibitions including the All India National Exhibition of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; All India Fine Arts Exhibition, Hyderabad; and the National Exhibition of Pakistan, Karachi. Received awards.
- Served on the Academic Committee of the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture
- Articles and press reviews, including television interviews regarding work have appeared in leading local and foreign press and television over the years.
- Paintings belong to public and private collections in United Kingdom, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, United States, Europe and Pakistan.
- Public collections include the National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan and Chandigarh Museum of Art, Chandigarh, India.