Category: Contemporary
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Amongst South Asia’s Contemporary Artists, Soraya Sikander, is one of today’s leading contemporary painters known for inventing the ‘Calligraphy Landscape’. Internationally recognised for her pioneering style, the artist has exhibited at galleries and museums in China, Singapore, Netherlands, UK, UAE, Pakistan and more. Trained from London Atelier of Representational Arts & University College London’s Slade…
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Ayesha Durrani is a modern miniaturist. She graduated in 2003 from the National College of Arts with a BFA. Ayesha has held several international exhibitions including at Unicorn Space Dubai, Unicorn Gallery Lahore, Aicon Gallery New York and Gallery 27 Cork Street, London, Dubai, New Delhi etc. Ayesha Durrani draws out feminist topics through her…
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AAKIF SURI (B.1982) is one of today’s leading miniature painters. Known for his socio-political miniatures, Aakif is a graduate of the National College of Arts Lahore, 2006, with a distinction in Miniature Painting BFA. The artist has exhibited his miniatures at leading international art galleries including Unicorn Gallery UAE, Forth Eye Gallery Canada, Melbourne ART…
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Amjad Ali Talpur trained in miniature from the National College of Arts, Lahore. He teaches and practices at Jamshoro Sindh and his grid miniatures explore themes of country, culture, history, mughal and Islamic identity. The artist’s socio-political miniatures have been widely exhibited internationally. EMAIL: info@unicorngalleryblog.com
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Hussain Chandio is a contemporary artist who paints the village folk of interior Sindh. His ethnic characters are dusky and natives of Sindh. He paints with an aerial view, emplying new techniques to experiment with the human form. His paintings are gestural, loaded in action and movement. Hussain Chandio’s art is popular and the artist…
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Discover the paintings of Mona Naqsh, daughter of the late master artist Jamil Naqsh. Mona is a celebrated subject-based artist, internationally renowned for her floral paintings
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Shiblee Munir was born into a family of fine artists, in the year 1982, in Jhang, Pakistan. Shiblee’s ancestors followed the first Mughal Emperor Babur from their native Afghanistan to Persia and then India, as part of his team of painters and calligraphers, remaining at the Delhi court until the early 19th century. However, with…
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Shiblee Muneer was born in Jhang, Pakistan in a family of artists, in which miniature painting has been practiced for centuries. The family legend has it that Muneerʼs ancestors followed the first Mughal Emperor Babur from their native Afghanistan to Persia and then India, as part of his team of painters and calligraphers. The painting…
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Shiblee Munir
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SHIBLEE MUNIR is a popular contemporary artist with a background in miniature painting. In his work, the artist uses the formalist methods of Mughal court atelier artists. An age old technique, imbibing all the classical principles. His artworks address issues of today; our biases, reading of history, cultural imperialism, religion and politics etc. Shiblee Munir…
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Farina Najam is a young graduate with an MFA degree in painting from the College of Art and Design, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan (2015 to date) and a BFA in painting from institute of design & Visual Arts Lahore College for Women University, Lahore (2010 -2014). The artist paints primarily in enamels on canvas and explores human…
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Imran Mudassar has Bachelors in Fine Arts with a Distinction from National College of Arts, and was awarded the Award of Excellence by Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore. He has shown in Art Hong Kong (2010), “Assemble Reassemble”, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi (2010). He has completed a residency at the Visual Art Collective (Khoj International…
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Asif Ahmed graduated from National College of Art in 2004 with a BFA 1st Division, Distinction in Miniature Painting. The artist has participated in several group and solo exhibitions in Pakistan and abroad. His modern miniatures explore traditional art, political intrigue, power and blending history with the modern. Asif Ahmed’s miniatures have been auctioned internationally and…
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Ayesha Durrani
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Ayesha Durrani is a leading modern miniaturist artist. Having graduated from the prestigious National College of Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree, Ayesha has held several international exhibitions including at Aicon Gallery in New York and Gallery 27 Cork Street, London, Dubai, New Delhi, Unicorn Gallery Karachi and Lahore etc. Ayesha Durrani draws…
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Dua Abbas majored in Painting from The National College of Arts, Lahore and graduated with Distinction in 2009. Dua’s work is influenced by two decades of reading fiction and poetry and an inclination towards narrative storytelling. Dua has participated in several exhibitions in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Dubai and Delhi and is an active art reviewer…
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Mohammad Ali Bhatti is a renowned portrait painter. The artist has a Master in Fine Arts from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and PhD degree in Interdisciplinary Arts from the Ohio University. M A Bhatti paints realistic representation oil on canvas portraits and has exhibited his art worldwide including in Pakistan, India, Malaysia, United States of…
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To purchase this artwork email: unicorngallery@gmail.com or call us +92 300 8260580 Imran Mudassar has Bachelors in Fine Arts with a Distinction from National College of Arts, and was awarded the Award of Excellence by Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore. He has shown in Art Hong Kong (2010), “Assemble Reassemble”, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi (2010).…
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UNICORN GALLERY is delighted to present ‘INSCAPE’, an exhibition of new nature-based paintings on 28 FEBRUARY 2017 by contemporary land/seascape painter Soraya Sikander. Download the exhibition Press Release: unicorn-gallery-soraya-sikander-press-release Read the Artist’s statement on her work: unicorn-gallery-soraya-sikander-artist-statement
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Waseem Ahmed is a modern miniaturist based in Germany. Born in Hyderabad, Pakistan (1976) Waseem graduated from National College of Arts in 2000 with “Honors” in the field of Miniature Painting. He mixes Mughal tradition, fusing it with modern elements and through his work he comments on contemporary socio-political events. Waseem has participated in several solo…
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Waseem Ahmed
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Waseem Ahmed is a modern miniaturist based in Germany. Born in Hyderabad, Pakistan (1976) Waseem graduated from National College of Arts in 2000 with “Honors” in the field of Miniature Painting. He mixes Mughal tradition, fusing it with modern elements and through his work he comments on contemporary socio-political events. Waseem has participated in several solo…
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Ayesha Durrani
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Ayesha Durrani is a modern miniaturist. She graduated in 2003 from the National College of Arts with a BFA. Ayesha has held several international exhibitions including at Aicon Gallery New York and Gallery 27 Cork Street, London, Dubai, New Delhi etc. Ayesha Durrani draws out feminist topics through her work exploring themes of female…
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Attiya Shaukat
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Attiya Shaukat has a BFA in Fine Arts from National College of Arts as well as from the Lahore College of Women. Through her work she explores her personal narrative. Having suffered paralysis, the artist highlights images of spines, vertebrae and mechanical parts. Attiya uses the age-old tradition of miniature painting and incorporates it into…
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Attiya Shaukat has a BFA in Fine Arts from National College of Arts as well as from the Lahore College of Women. Through her work she explores her personal narrative. Having suffered paralysis, the artist highlights images of spines, vertebrae and mechanical parts. Attiya uses the age-old tradition of miniature painting and incorporates it into modern…
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