Education:
B.A. in Economics and Art History, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, 1987
Recipient of Cogar B. Goodyear Fine Arts Award for Thesis on Moghul Gardens
Exhibitions (Solo):
2008 Drawing the Line, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (catalogue)
2007 Continuity, Nitanjali Art Gallery, New Delhi, India (catalogue)
2006 Body and Soul, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (catalogue)
2005 Other Works, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
The Search for Light, Townhouse Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ArtSpace, Dubai, UAE
2003 Museu da Agua, Lisbon, Portugal
Charbagh: Open Studio IV, Karachi, Pakistan
2002 The ArRum Gallery, London, UK
2000 Open Studio III, Karachi, Pakistan
The Gallery of the IMF, Washington, DC, USA (catalogue)
1999 The Soni Gallery, London, UK
The Peterborough Museum, Peterborough, UK
The Arabian Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
1998 Ankara Hilton, Ankara, Turkey
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Soni Gallery, London, UK
Open Studio II, Karachi, Pakistan
1997 Open Studio, Karachi, Pakistan
1996 Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Galleria, Houston, TX, USA
Lahore Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
1994 Benefit for UNICEF, New York, NY, USA
Rida Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Al-Nahda Royal Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1992 United Nations, New York, NY, USA
Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
The Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
Lahore Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
1991 Inter-Continental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
Inter-Continental Hotel, Dubai, UAE
1990 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1989 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, DC, USA
The Lawrence Gallery, New York, NY, USA
1988 Pakistan American Cultural Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Father and Son Exhibitions :
1997 The Ismaili Centre, London, UK
Jordan National Gallery, Amman, Jordan (catalogue)
1995 Embassy of Pakistan, Paris, France
1994 Commonwealth Institute, London, UK
Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan
1993 Meridian International Center, Washington, DC, USA
Group Exhibitions:
2008 Paradise Lost: A Tribute to John Milton, WAH Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Simply Paper! IVS Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (catalogue)
CIGE, Beijing, China
Art Expo, Mumbai, India
2007 Inaugural Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan (catalogue)
Reading the Subtext, Alliance Française, Karachi, Pakistan
Islamic Tradition in Contemporary Art, WAH Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
18@8, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (catalogue)
2006 Berkeley Square Gallery, London, UK (catalogue)
The Art Mill, Mumbai, India
Calligraphy, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (catalogue)
Body, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (catalogue)
2005 18@8, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (catalogue)
Beyond Borders, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, India (catalogue)
2004 Old Masters, Young Voices, Al-Hamra Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan (catalogue)
2003 Beijing Biennale, Beijing, China (catalogue)
2002 Dish Dhamaka, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
A Tribute to Ali Imam, Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (catalogue)
The Kufa Gallery, London, UK
KaraArt, Alliance Française, Karachi, Pakistan
Uraan, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (catalogue)
2001 The Takhti Project, Gallerie Sadequain, Karachi, Pakistan (catalogue)
Vasl, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (catalogue)
KaraArt, Alliance Française, Karachi, Pakistan
2000 Pakistan: Another Vision, Brunei Gallery, London, UK (catalogue)
Qalm: An Exhibition of Calligraphy, Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi, Pakistan
KaraArt, Alliance Française, Karachi, Pakistan
Millennium Show, Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan Pavilion, Expo, Hanover, Germany
1999 1999 Group Show, Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1998 Open: Prima Esposizione di Sculture al Lido, Venice, Italy (catalogue)
1997 Contemporary Artists from India and Pakistan, Galerie Martini, Hong Kong
Fifty Years of Art in Pakistan, The Connoisseur Gallery, London, UK
Eighth Asia Biennial, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1996 Inaugural Show, The WAH Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Writing as Art in Islam, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA (catalogue)
1989 MIT, Boston, MA, USA
1988 The Wave Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA
Public Works:
Forgotten Text, Bilawal Roundabout, Karachi Pakistan
Steps, Parliament House Entrance, Islamabad, Pakistan
The Message, The Presidency, Islamabad, Pakistan
Minar, Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan
Habitat, Aga Khan Center, Houston, TX, USA
Char Bagh, The Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan
Man and Computer, IBM Museum, Karachi, Pakistan
Balance, BASF, Karachi, Pakistan
Allah, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan
Cube, Citibank Gold Office, Lahore, Pakistan
Fragment IV, Standard Chartered Priority Banking Office, Karachi, Pakistan
Sufi, Aga Khan Foundation, New York, NY, USA
Father and Son, Merck Marker, Karachi, Pakistan A
Public Collections:
Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
Jordan National Gallery, Amman, Jordan
The International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, USA
Hofstra University Museum, Hempstead, NY, USA
The WAH Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Curatorial Work:
2006 Calligraphy, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (with Sheherbano Hussain)
Body, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (with Sheherbano Hussain)
2002 Dish Dhamaka, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2001 Urban Voices IV, Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan
2000 Urban Voices III, Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan
1999 Urban Voices II, Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan
1998 Urban Voices, Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan
Amin Gulgee Gallery:
2006 18@8: Kuala Lumpur to Karachi; Lim Wei-Ling, Curator; (catalogue)
Calligraphy; Amin Gulgee and Sheherbano Hussain, Curators; (catalogue)
Body; Amin Gulgee and Sheherbano Hussain, Curators; (catalogue)
2004 Gino Marotta
2002 Uraan; Niilofur Farrukh and Saira Irshad, Curators; (catalogue)
Dish Dhamaka; Amin Gulgee, Curator
2001 Vasl (catalogue)
Workshops:
2001 Vasl: International Artists’ Residency Program, Gadani, Pakistan
Working Group Member
Performances/Fashion Shows:
2006 River Dreams of Alexander, Royal Palms, Lahore, Pakistan
2005 Seeking Buddha, Pakistan Pavilion, Expo, Nagoya, Japan
2003 Mohenjendaro, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
2001 Sola Singhar, Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan
2000 Alchemy, Lahore Fort, Lahore, Pakistan
Alchemy, Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan
1996 Jewelry for Mary McFadden Spring/Summer, New York Fashion Week, USA
Awards:
2005 President’s Pride of Performance, Government of Pakistan
2001 Young Achiever Award, IndusVision
First Award for Jewelry, Pakistan School of Fashion Design
1999 Calligraph-Art Award, 2nd International CaligraphArt Competition
1993 Excellence in Art Award, Sindh Government