Shahzad Zar Bio Data

SHAHZAD ZAR IS PERHAPS THE LAST YOUNG ARTIST TO HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY THAT MAN OF THE ARTS, S. ALI IMAM. WHEN THE ARTIST FIRST APPROACHED IMAM HE WAS IN HIS TEENS, A

SELF-TAUGHT

YOUNG MAN STRUGGLING TO TEACH HIMSELF THE ART OF COLLAGE, MIXING ORGANIC MATERIALS AND PAINT .IMAM WAS INTERESTED IN SHAZAD’S WORK AND IN HIS DETERMINATION TO BE AN ARTIST. HE SENT HIM AWAY WITH ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS AND MONITORED HIS PROGRESS FROM THEN ON. FOUR YEARS LATER IMAM FELT THE ARTIST WAS READY FOR AN EXHIBITION AT THE PRESTIGIOUS INDUS GALLERY

AND

SHAHZAD

ZAR

WAS

LAUNCHED

EXHIBITION IN 1999.

SOLO SHOW 2008 ZENANI ART GALLERY ,

KARACHI

2005 2003 2001 2000 1999

KARACHI. KARACHI. KARACHI ISLAMABAD KARACHI.

2007 CLIFTON ART GALLERY,

CLIFTON ART GALLERY, JI’S ART GALLERY, INDUS GALLERY , NOMAD ART GALLERY, INDUS GALLERY,

KARACHI.

TWO MAN SHOW 2002 NOMAD ART GALLERY,

ISLAMABAD

WITH

A

SOLO

PRIVATELY DISPLAYED WORK 2004 DISPLAYED WORK 3’.0 X 6’.0 (DUBAI) 2003 NAME OF ALLAH (6’.0 X 16’.0) 1999 FAISAL BANK, KARACHI.

GROUP SHOWS

20081 .INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ART JAMSHORO st

2008 2008 2008 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2000 2000 1999

AND ART EXHIBITION. UNICON GALLERY, KARACHI. MAJMUA ART GALLERY, KARACHI. SADEQUAIN GALLERY, KARACHI MOMART GALLERY, KARACHI KUNJ ART GALLERY, KARACHI THE ART GALLERY, KARACHI ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, KARACHI LOUVERS ART GALLERY, KARACHI BAHRAIN ART CENTRE, (BAHRAIN) ISLAMIC CULTURE CENTRE (LONDON) CLIFTON ART GALLERY, KARACHI UNICORN ART GALLERY, KARACHI INT’R NATIONAL GALLIGRAPHY EXHIBITION AL-HAMRA, LAHORE JI’S ART GALLERY, KARACHI TH 8 NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ART, ISLAMABAD ROSHNI P.A.C.C., KARACHI JAHANZAIB ART GALLERY, KARACHI. MOMART GALLERY, KARACHI NATIONAL MUSEUM, KARACHI. NOMAD ART GALLERY, ISLAMABAD 5TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION, ISLAMABAD THE ART GALLERY, ISLAMABAD ART COUNCIL, KARACHI