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Gulgee was an eminent Pakistani painter and sculptor with a strength in portraiture, abstract painting and calligraphy. He is the recipient of several national awards including Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

Asim Butt was a painter with a practice rooted in activism. His works includes painting, public art & performance art.

Usman Ghauri was an artist and educator with a diverse practice including painting, sculpture and print making.

Prof. Abdul Rahi Nagori was an eminent Pakistani painter & educator with a body of work exploring socio-political themes. He was also the recipient of President’s Pride of Performance Award in 2010.

Shafi Aqeel was an art critic, Journalist and Writer known for his columns on art and literature in the national urdu newspaper Daily Jang.

Shahid Sajjad was an internationally acclaimed sculptor who worked with equal facility in wood and bronze. He introduced the Lost Wax Bronze casting technique in art in Pakistan. His work includes large scale national public art projects.

Imran Mir was an artist, sculptor, designer and advertising trendsetter whose innovations shaped his persona and influenced his peers.

Mansur Salim had an experimental practice that pushed boundaries of medium & genre. He was the among the pioneers of Installation Art in Pakistan. He was also a painter, researcher & educator.

Akbar Naqvi was an eminent art critic and author of several books on art history, including the influential book Image and Identity: Fifty Years of Painting and Sculpture in Pakistan and monographs on Sadequain & Shahid Sajjad.

Saira Sheikh was an artist and an art educator with a practice which was critical and ground breaking.

Hafiz M. Iqbal Khan Ahsan Nizam, known as IBN-E-KALEEM was a calligrapher and inventor of Khat-e-Ra’ana. He earned the title of Khattat Haft Qalam – master of 7 calligraphic styles and was acclaimed internationally.

Tassaduq Sohail was an acclaimed artist who regularly exhibited nationally and internationally. There is a gallery dedicated to his works in the National Museum, Karachi.

Anwar Muraj was a journalist who wrote prolifically on art and culture. He has contributed cultural commentaries to several books on Karachi.

Better known as Ustaad Shahid belonged to the second generation of Truck Artists. He trained many of the well known truck artists today including Phoolji.

Inam Raja was devoted to Illustration and was a prolific Digest Artist. He was an integral part of the local digest culture.

Shakeel Siddiqui was a prominent painter who introduced Hyper Realism in Pakistan. His extensive body of work is currently with collectors in Pakistan and Abroad. He was also an educator and curator.

Madiha Aijaz was an artist and educator with a practice in photography and film. She is known for her book Call to Conscience and her documentary These Silences Are All the Words.

Jamil Naqsh was among Pakistan’s most prominent artists. He was the recipient of many awards and exhibited in Pakistan and Internationally. There is a museum dedicated to his work in Karachi.

Nadia Faisal, also known as Neini Rafi, was an entertainment journalist who through her extensive coverage of art exhibitions via media bought art into the public domain.