Bio
Naiza H Khan
naizakhan@gmail.com www.naizakhan.com
Education
1987-90 BFA Somerville College, University of Oxford
Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art
1986-87 Foundation Course, Wimbledon School of Art, UK
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010
Restore the Boundaries-The Manora Project *
Rossi & Rossi ARTDubai Dubai
2008
The skin she wears* Rossi & Rossi London
2008
Iron Clouds I * Rohtas II Lahore
2008
Iron Clouds II * Rohtas Gallery Islamabad
2007
Heavenly Ornaments* Canvas Gallery Karachi
2006
bare the fact, bear the fact* Chemould Gallery Mumbai
2004
Exhale* Canvas Gallery Karachi
2000
Voices Merge Chawkandi Art Karachi
1995
La Linea Negra Gallery 7 Hong Kong
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Amelia Johnson Gallery (forthcoming) Hong Kong
2010
Manifesta 8, Chamber of Public Secrets Murcia, Spain
Cairo Biennale Cairo
Medrar 4th Cairo Video Festival Cairo
Svelando L’utopia - Alberto Peola Torino
Between Kismet and Karma Leeds Art Gallery Leeds
2009
Hanging Fire* Asia Society Gallery and Museum New York
The Emperor’s New Cloths Talwar Gallery New York
2008
Arte Fiera di Bologna Bologna
Pulse Art Fair Miami
ShContemporary Shanghai
Desperately seeking paradise* Art Dubai Dubai
Crossroads* Elementa Dubai
2007
Figurative Pakistan* Aicon Gallery London
Contemporary Art from Pakistan Thomas Erben Gallery New York
Moving On* Inaugural show National Art Gallery Islamabad
Multiple editions-one* Chawkandi Art Karachi
2006
7th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print-Art Bhopal
2005
Layers of time and space* Ifa Gallery Berlin/Stuttgart
Beyond Borders – Art of Pakistan
National Gallery of Modern Art Bombay
2004
Living Masters - Young Voices* Alhamra Lahore
Cover Girl: the Female Body and Islam in Contemporary Art
Ise Cultural Foundation New York
2003
Anima e corpo* 43rd Premio Suzzara Suzzara Italy
2002
Threads, dreams and desires: ArtSouthAsia*
Harris Museum Preston UK
Gasworks Studios Artist’s Residency London
2001
The Eye Still Seeks* Ivan Doughty Gallery, UNSW Sydney
Vasl International Artists’ Workshop Gadani, Pakistan
2000 Another Vision* Fifty years of painting and sculpture in Pakistan
Brunei Gallery London
* Catalogued shows
Awards
2011
Pakistan Lecture Series awarded by American Institute of
American Studies (AIPS) USA
2009
Women of Strength Award TVone Pakistan
2006
7th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print India
2003
Prize, 43rd Premio Suzzara Itlay
2003
National Excellence Award, 8th National Exb. Visual Arts Pakistan
2002
Unilever 1st Lux Award: Visual Artist of the year Pakistan
Published Articles And Essays
2010
The Rising Tide: Catalogue essay alongside the exhibition.
Published by Mohatta Palace Museum
2009
Henna Hands: Mazaar, Bazaar: Design and Visual Culture in Pakistan. Published by Oxford University Press, Karachi with the Price Claus Fund.
2009
Through the Lens of the Political: Asian Art Archive HK. Perspectives Sept. issue
Power to the Artist: Pakistan Report. Art Asia Pacific 10 year Almanac 2009
2008
Edmonton Print Biennale catalogue
2008
New Media Art – Interview with Faisal Anwar. Newsline
2006
In conversation with Johan Pijnappel. Online Vasl Website
2006
‘Ground Realities’ – the Vasl Workshop, Pakistan Triangle Network Book
2005
‘Catalysts of Change’ – Imran Qureshi / Ayesha Khalid. Herald
2003 Lines of Desire –Review of Anwar Saeed’s work. News
2002
‘Tufseel’ – review of Anwar Saeed’s work. Herald
Curatorial Projects
2010
‘The Rising Tide: New Directions in Art from Pakistan 1990-2010’
Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi
2007
‘Drawing the Line’ part of the inaugural exhibition at National Art Gallery, Islamabad
2005
Co-curator ‘Voices’ Pakistan Development Forum, Islamabad
Naiza is former co-ordinator and founding member of the Vasl Artists’ Collective.
From 1991 - 2008, she has been part of the Fine Art Faculty at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi.
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