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Education

 

2023 -              School For The Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University

                         PhD in Contemporary Arts

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2019-2021       Beaconhouse National University, Lahore 

                         MA Art and Design Studies (MA-ADS) program, Distinction

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2014-2018       National College of Arts, Lahore

                         Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), First Division with Distinction

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Exhibitions

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2024                 Have you been diagnosed with MFA or PhD? SCA's Graduate Spring Show, Vancouver, Canada

2023                 Photographs exhibition at COMO Museum, lahore, Pakistan

2023                 Silent Eyes curated by Khalid Soomro at Full Circle Gallery, Karachi

2023                 Once Upon A Time: Reimagining Narratives Through Lens curated by Shehrish

                         Mustafa and Rabbania Shirjeel at HAAM Gallery, Lahore

2022                 Red Light Area An Exhibition Initiated And Produced by LFAA Community 

                         Circulated and Realised In Collaboration with HAAM Gallery curated by Awab           

                         Nouman, Lahore

2022                 And The Story Goes On… curated by Amna Suheyl 4 person Show at Alhamra 

                         Arts Council in Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore 

2022                 The Factory Project curated by Rameesha Azeem a Site-Specific Project at

                         Chawla Industries in The Sunder Industrial State, Lahore

2021                 Flower of a Blue Flame curated by Quddus Mirza, a Group Show at Canvas  

                         Gallery Karachi

2021                 Creative Alternatives, Vasl Artist’s Association presents Taza Tareen-13  

                         Resident Artist Show at Full Circle Gallery, Karachi

2021                 ArtFest Karachi at Sambara Art Gallery, Karachi

2021                 Degree Show of MA Art and Design Studies at Beaconhouse National

                         University, Lahore

2018                 Art Break Group Show at Tasweer Ghar Gallery, Lahore

2018                 Annual Artist Residency Exhibition at Tasveer Ghar Gallery, Lahore

2018                 Deep Down Inside a Group Exhibition at Taseer Art Gallery, Lahore

2018                 Bad-e-Saba, Season-II, A Grand Annual Exhibition, Karachi

2018                 Degree Show at Zahoor-Ul-Akhlaq Gallery in National College of Art, Lahore

2017                 Annual Students Exhibition at Zahoor-Ul-Akhlaq Gallery in National College of

                         Arts, Lahore

2016                 UN-CUT – A Group Show Featuring NCA’s Most Promising Students, Lahore

2015                 Anti-Narcotics Exhibition held at Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, National College

                         of Arts, Lahore

2014                 Young Artist Exhibition at Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore

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Teaching Experience

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2023 -              Teaching Assistant at SCA, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

2021-2023       Visiting Faculty at Beaconhouse National University, Lahore

2018                 Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts, Lahore

                         Art Instructor (Theory and Studio Practice)

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Conference

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2024                  FCAT Undergraduate & Graduate Conference at Goldcorp centre for the Arts, Vancouver, Canada  

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Residencies  

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2021                  Taaza Tareen 13 Artist in Residence at Vasl Artist Association, Karachi

2018                  Annual Artist’s Residency Program at Tasweer Ghar, Lahore

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Participation

 

2022                 Contributed in a Visual Journal Series, A Project by The Gallery MUI,

                         Pennsylvania, US

2021                 Ambiance Hotel Call for Art 2.0 work selected for a permanent collection,

                         Karachi, Pakistan

2021                 Artdemic.India a project initiated by Gujral Foundation to Archive Art Produced

                         in Pandemic, India

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Scholarship And Grant

 

2019-2021         UMISSA Scholarship for MA Art and Design Studies (MA-ADS)

                           at Beaconhouse National University, Lahore 

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Projects

 

2021                   EART: A Manifesto of Possibilities, presentation by Rashid Rana, at

                           Manchester International Festival curated by Alnoor Mitha

                           (Worked as Researcher and Conceptual Development in EART Concept # 3 | 1001 MINDS   

                           GLOCAL / an MIF at Dantzic Street, Manchester UK)

2020                   Hello X Rashid Rana (Decode the Change) digital cover design by Rashid Rana

                           in collaboration with Hello magazine Pakistan. (April 2020)

                           (In research team for Rashid Rana’s studio)

2018                   Sindh Museum Hyderabad Renovation Project

                           (Work as Assistant)

2017                   Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai statue installed in Bhitt Shah, Matiari District, Sindh

                           (Worked as Assistant Sculptor)

2016                   Statue of Wisdom (a boy reading book) installed in front of central              

                           library University of Sindh Jamshoro.

                           (Worked as Assistant Sculptor)

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Selected Press and Reviews

 

2023                   Telling Tales of Tomorrow by Qudus Mirza in The News International

2022                   Red Light Area by Mariam Waheed in LIBASNOW, Dec 16

2022                   The Factory Project Phase II A Book Published in which writer’s collaborated 

                           with the Artist’s

2021                   Playing with Fire review by Myla Essa published in LIBAS NOW, June 15,

                           2021

2021                   Youth and Art review by Peerzada Salman published June 10, 2021 in Dawn

                           Newspaper

2021                   Creative Alternatives by Nusrat Khawaja Published in The Karachi Collective

2021                   Residency: Re-Thinking What We Know by Amra Ali published in

                           DAWN, April 25, 2021

2019                   Tasweer Ghar Artist Residency by Sabeen Ahsan and Maha Minhaj 

                           published in ArtNow contemporary art of Pakistan Magazine - 2019

2018                   11 Art Pieces that Rocked our world from NCA Degree Show by Anum    

                           Lasharie published in 1947 Entertainment and Lifestyle Magazine   

2018                   Neither a Surprise nor provocation by Asim Akhtar published in the    

                           News on Sunday January 21, 2018

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