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Born in 1963, Pakistan.
Lives and works in New York, USA
Education
2004 Bronze Casting, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA, USA
2004 Sculpture Ceramics, El Dorado centre, Placerville, CA, USA
1988 BFA, National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan
Solo Exhibitions
2006 Nest of memories, Solo Show at Vermont Studio Center, Johnsons,
Vermont
2001 Nawai Sarosh (Voice of an Angel), Solo Show at Rohtas II, Lahore
Pakistan
Group Exhibitions
2009 'In the vast valley of my heart there is a place'
Solo Show at Green Cardamom Gallery, London
2009 'Three Artists from Pakistan', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2009 'Duet', Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento, CA
2008 'Simply paper', an exhibition of Paper Sculpture and installations at
IVS Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2008 SAWCC 11th Visual Art Show, Rods and Cones, Abrons Art Center
NYC
2008 'Art HK08,' Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong
Kong
2008 'There is no hero', Solo show at Canvas Gallery, Karachi,
Pakistan
2008 'Intimacy', toured by Ivan Daugherty Gallery
2008 Perdah Group show, Engendered [Sex, Sexuality, Ritual and
Religion], South Asian Multidisciplinary Art Festival, Lincoln Center
New York City
2008 'Intimacy', Ivan Daugherty Gallery, Sydney, Australia (Catalogue), At
Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, Hobart, Australia
2007 'Intensity of Space and Substance', National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
2006 'Soft Restraint,' SAVAC, G + Galleries, Toronto, Canada
2006 'Vasl Artist,' VM Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2005 'Feats of clay' XVIII Gladding, Mcbean,
Lincoln, California (catalogue)
2004 Museum of Childhood, London, UK
2004 'Bronze Show,' Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, California
2003 'Affiliations,' Wlash Gallery, Chicago
2003 Sangam, Urbis, Manchester, UK
2002 'Threads, Dreams, Desires,' Harris Museum Preston, UK (Catalogue)
2001 'Vasl,' Amin Guljee's Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2000 'Eye Still Seeks,' Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Workshops
2009 'What makes you smile,' Workshop with children at NAZ foundation,
Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2009 'Immortalize yourself,' Shakerag Workshop at Sewanee, Tennessee,
USA
2008 DWAYER, International Workshop for women, Alexandria, Egypt
2003 Workshop with children at community center, Toronto, USA
2001 'Why discard material or relationship?' Harris Museum, Preston, UK
2000 Vasl, First International Artist Workshop, Gaddani, Pakistan
Residency
2006 Vasl Residency, Karachi, Pakistan
2006 BNU, Lahore, Pakistan
2001 Harris Museum, Preston, UK
Award
2006 Fellowship Award, Vermont Studio Center, VT
Publications/Reviews
Art of Stillness by Quddus Mirza
Newsreviews.com
Indian Express, 'Bonding over Art' by Vandana Kalra
The Dawn Media Group, 'Play up, Play up and play the game-and play it well' by Jawed Naqvi
'POP ART: Soft images — harsh realities', by Salwat Ali
'No heroes, no losers', by Shaza Nishat, The News
Memory, Metaphor, Mutations : Contemporary Art of India and Pakistan/Yashodhara Dalmia and Salima Hashmi, New Delhi, Oxford University Press
'Chicago Reader' by Fred, Camper
'New city' by Michael Workman, Chicago Sun Times by JHK
'Reflections', Shisha Art South Asia
'Unveiling the Visible' by Salima Hashmi, New Line, Jan 2002, pg 168
News line, Jan 2002, pg 16 by Salima Hashmi
News on Sunday Jan 6, 2002 by Asim Akhtar
Daily Dawn by Samina Chunara,
Daily Dawn Dec 22, 2001 by Saira Dar
'Embroidery Magazine',(UK) by Elizabeth Smith
'You've come a long way, babe!' by Salima Hashmi, VASL Art