WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Curator Khaas Gallery, Islamabad | Pakistan |
Jan 2012 – July 2019 |
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Assistant Curator Khaas Gallery, Islamabad | Pakistan |
Dec 2010 – Jan 2012 |
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Assistant Curator Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad | Pakistan |
Feb 2008 – Jun 2009 |
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Intern Curatorial Research Internship, Free & Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington | Pakistan |
Sep – Nov 2008 |
AWARDS & ARTIST RESIDENCY |
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Trelex Residency | Trelex, Switzerland |
Dec-Jan 2019 |
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Fellowship and traveling exhibition at Shanghai University – Shanghai | China & International Peace Culture Foundation and Garden Museum – Beijing | China |
Nov 2017 |
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Ato Nexus; Studio based Residency in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan – Tokyo | Japan Participating studio artist and principal curator and organizer of the residency and exhibition |
June 2016 |
| Schoeni, Sovereign Asian Art Public Vote Prize, 30 Finalists Exhibition at Soho 189 Art Hub and Christie’s – Hong Kong | May 2015 |
| Studio based Artist Residency Program at Asilo Infantile Beatrice – Atila | Italy | Aug 2014 |
| Cecil Collins Memorial Award for Drawing – Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London | UK | May 2010 |
| Thesis Scholarship – Foundation for Museum of Modern Art (FOMMA) Karachi, Pakistan | Oct 2007 |
EDUCATION |
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| Master of Fine Arts – Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London | UK | Sep 2009 – Aug 2010 |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts- Miniature Painting (Major) & Photography (Minor) – Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi | Pakistan | Jan 2004 – Dec 2007 |
SHORT COURSES |
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| Flowers of the Dutch Golden Age, Egg Tempera Painting, Lily Gale Corbett – The Princes School of Traditional Art – London | UK | July 2019 |
| Japanese Wood Block Printing with Dr. Shahida Mansoor & Professor Tetsuya Noda – COMSATS, Islamabad | Pakistan | Oct 2016 |
| Curatorial Workshop, ‘Curating as Whirlpool, Arora or Matrix,’ Natasha Ginwala – Lahore Biennale Foundation – Lahore | Pakistan | Sept 2015 |
| Drawing the Portrait – Short Course, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London | UK | Oct 2010 |
| Color Making Workshop, Jaipur | India | Apr 2007 |