About
Ali Shariq Jamali (b. 1994) is a visual artist and educator born in Pakistan. He completed his BFA from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2018. Shariq then went on to pursue and complete his MA in Art and Design Studies from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan in 2021.
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Ali Shariq's work has been exhibited extensively at various private and public art institutions, including a site-specific 'The Factory Project' at Chawla Industries in 2022, ‘And the story goes on’ at Alhamra Art Gallery in 2022, 'Flower of a Blue Flame' exhibition at Canvas Gallery curated by Quddus Mirza in 2021, and 'Karachi ArtFest' at Sambara Art Gallery in 2021. He was also a researcher and part of the conceptual development team EART: A Manifesto of possibilities a presentation by Rashid Rana at the Manchester International Festival in the United Kingdom. Additionally, Ali Shariq has also been the Artist in Residence for VASL Artists' Association Taza Tareen 13 Residency in Karachi. Alongside maintaining a diverse studio practice, Shariq was a visiting faculty as Teaching Associate at Beaconhouse National University.
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Ali Shariq’s work questions the structure of our reality through the trajectory of perception, employing simple yet unique analogies to approach questions of perception and reality. His practice is an intersection of the multidisciplinary mode of working and the outcome is expansive, ranging from text to sound, installations, mixed media paintings, drawings, videos and photography. His investigations create new debates on the spirit of truth and never cease to question what appears obvious and definitive. He cultivates the oppositional thinking that distinguishes the fixed from new possibilities by comparing and correlating phenomenon, people and their surroundings.
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Currently shariq is pursuing PhD in Contemporary Arts under the supervision of Professor Judy Radul at The School for Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.