KARACHI ART SCENE

The foundation of the International Urdu Conference (Aalmi Urdu Conference) celebrated the 10th glorious year of Urdu literature, poetry, prose and plays at the Arts Council of Pakistan. The conference gave the people of Karachi an opportunity to be a part of amazing activities and events that were designed to celebrate Pakistan's national language. The conference will be attended by renowned names of Urdu literature.

LONDON: Pakistan’s most admired and versatile painter, calligrapher Sadequain’s art work ‘Crucifixion’ made history for Pakistani art when it was sold a record breaking £118,750 (around 16 million Pakistani rupees) The painting was initially estimated of around £60,000-90,000. A bidder anonymously offered top price for the artwork of legendary Pakistani artist Sadequain, whose work has won worldwide acclaim for its depth and meaning. To mark Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day, international auction house, Bonhams, dedicated its sale entirely to Pakistani art and sourced work of 21 Pakistani artists. Tahmina Ghaffar, Bonhams Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Specialist, commented while speaking to Geo News: “As proud supporters of Pakistani art for numerous years, Bonhams is delighted with the results achieved at our first Art of Pakistan sale. The enthusiastic bidding in the room, on the phone and online for the top lots demonstrates the increasing demand for, and recognition of

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Ghazala Irshad, a Pakistani self taught artist whose unusual color selection give her paintings a unique touch & aura. Each of her paintings, elevate the other as a result of her own mixing and application techniques. Her work comes from a personal imagery, whether figurative or other, Imagination plays a vital role in her paintings. Started painting as a hobby and virtually ended up collecting enough paintings to venture into the world of Art with her first solo exhibition titled “Women”, in 1989 (Media being oil on paper/canvas).  Since then she has displayed her work in two group shows in Muscat (Oman). Her series “ The Mask” exhibited in Karachi in 2009 and “Checkered” series in 2017 at Art Chowk.

"THE NEXT BIG THING" A group exhibition of 16 brilliant Artists of SHAKIR ALI MUSEUM On 4th MAY 2017 at 6pm Featuring new miniatures and paintings by: Maheen Niazi, Moattar Zafar, Hira Siddiqui, M Sibghatullah Khan, Mustafa Mohsin, Neha Syed, Noor ul Ain, Ruqiya Haq, Syeda Iffat, Tahir Zaman, Zakia Abbas Amna Khan, Anam Ilyas, Hassan Tahir Khan, Maham Mahboob, Fozia Abbas Venue : UNICORN GALLERY, 32-B-2 Main Gulberg Lahore. Tel: 03008260580

DAACHI ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION APRIL 2017 22/04/2017 - 24/04/2017 Daachi Foundation brings you arts and crafts from all over the country on the 22nd 23rd and 24th April 2017 in our 10th exhibition. Textiles, pottery, Hunza Shawls, Ethnic Jewelry, crafts from Gilgit, Hyderabadi bangles, Phulkari from Haripur, Vegetable dyes and Jandi from Bhitt Shah, Embroidered leather from Quetta, handpainted furniture from Swat, Exciting craft-inspired products from our entrepreneurs, food stalls, truck art goods, food stalls, paintings and lots more.