RESUME


Selected One Person Shows

2016Inaugural Exhibition — Lubna Agha Art Gallery
Karachi School of Arts, Karachi, Pakistan
2016A Path All My Own — Retrospective Exhibition
VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2007International Visions Gallery, Washington D.C.
2006Muqarnas — Niagara Artist's Center
Saint Catharine's, Toronto, Canada
2001Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1996Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1991Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, California
1987Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1985Djurovich Gallery, Sacramento, California
1983Rara Avis, Sacramento, California
1981Alta Galleries, Sacramento, California
1981Stuart/Scott Gallery, Fair Oaks, California
1980Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1976Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1975Pakistan Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
1973Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1972Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1971Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
1969Pakistan American Cultural Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

Selected Group Shows

2017Renaissance Women — Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
2015Approaching Abstraction — Jhaveri Contemporary, Mumbai, India.
2014Roll Call 2 — KSA Golden Jubilee Celebration Show, VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
2013Significant Contributions — VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
2006Infinite Terms of Reference — Bradford Museums and Galleries, Bradford, UK.
2005-06Muslim Culture Pillars of Light — Bradford Museums and Galleries, Bradford, UK.
2005Color of Dreams (Invitational) — Mass Audoban Gallery, Sharon, Mass
2005Sanctuary — Best of Show, Mass Audoban Gallery, Sharon, Mass
2001-03Takhti Project, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan. Toronto, Canada.
2000Pakistan: Another Vision, Asia House, London, UK, Victoria Art Gallery and Hot Bath Gallery, Bath, UK.
1999Group Exhibition of Paintings by Senior Artists, Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
199750th Anniversary Show — American Center, Karachi, Pakistan.
1995Out of Pakistan, Northeastern University, Boston.
1995Phoenix Show, Del Paso Galleries, Sacramento, California.
1995KVIE Channel 6 (Public Television) Art Auction, Sacramento, California.
1994-95Intelligent Rebellion — 25 Women Artists:
— Cartwright Hall, Bradford, UK.
— Rotterdam City Gallery & Museum, Netherlands.
— UNESCO Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France.
1994Artists of Pakistan, Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, California.
1992Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, California.
1989KVIE, Channel 6 (Public Television) Sacramento, California. (Also in 1988, '87, and '86) (Invitational)
1987Anniversary Show, Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
1986Art Bridge:
— Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, CA
— City Gallery, Kobe, Japan.
1985Chan-Elliot Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Invitational).
1984Watercolors (Invitational), Rara Avis, Sacramento, CA
198252nd Annual Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition (Juried)
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA.
1982Collector's Choice, Gallery 2, Karachi, Pakistan.
1981Cowtown (Invitational), Alta Galleries, Sacramento, CA.
1981California State University, Sacramento, CA.
1981First Asian Art Biennale, Dacca, Bangladesh.
1980American Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
1980Atelier BM, Karachi Pakistan.
1980Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
1979Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
1979Contemporary Arts Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
1978Art Extravaganza '78, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
1973National Exhibition '73 (Awarded 2nd Prize), National Arts Council of Pakistan, Islamabad.
1973Three Non-Depressionists, Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan.

Articles by the artist:
Changes and Risks - Paper for "An Intelligent Rebellion"

Exhibition Catalogues (selected):

  • Muqarnas (Niagara Artist's Center, Saint Catharine's,
       Toronto, Canada) by Nadia Kurd
  • A Selection of Contemporary Paintings from Pakistan
       (Pasadena Museum of Art,Pasadena, California, U.S.A.)
       by Marcella Nessom Sirhandi
  • An Intelligent Rebellion (Cartwright Hall, Bradford Museum,
       UK) by Nima Poovaya-Smith and Salima Hashmi
  • KVIE Channel 6 Art Auction (Sacramento, California)
  • Crocker-Kingsley 57th Annual Exhibition (Sacramento,
       California)
  • Expose Yourself to Art (Sacramento, California)
  • Art Bridge (Kobe, Japan & Sacramento, California)


  • Publications - Books:
  • Lubna Agha: Points of Reference by Dr. Marcella Nesom
       Sirhandi - Release in 2007
  • Unveiling the Veiled by Salima Hashmi
  • Contemporary Painting in Pakistan by Dr. Marcella Nesom
       Sirhandi
  • Painters of Pakistan by Amjad Ali
  • Painting in Pakistan by Ejazul Hasan
  • Image and Identity - 50 Years of Painting and Sculpture in
       Pakistan
    by Akbar Naqvi


  • Reviews (selected) - Newspapers:
    The Gulf Today, Newsline, Herald, Dawn, Morning News, Sacramento Bee, The Hornet, Pakistan Times, Evening Star, The News, She, Henna, The Friday Times, Daily Jang, Libas, Akhbar-e-Khwateen

    Public Collections:
  • Bradford Museum, Bradford, UK
  • Habib Bank Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan
  • Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan
  • National Council of the Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Pakistan International Airlines, Karachi, Pakistan


  • Private Collections in the U.S.
  • "Untitled" (Water color) from Crocker-Kingsley 1984, Melina
       Ose, Sacramento, California
  • "Falling Figure" (Pen & Ink) KVIE Channel 6 1993, Patty
       Taylor, 2257 Van Ufford Lane, Carmichael, California
  • "Sarajevo" (Oil on canvas) KVIE Channel 6 1994, Terry
       and Debbie Woodruff, 6858 Domingo, Sacramento, CA