Artist
Shahzia Sikander
Born in Lahore, 1969
Shahzia Sikander took up the traditional practice of miniature painting during Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq’s military regime, at a time when the medium was deeply unpopular among young artists. Sikander earned a B.F.A. in 1991 from the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore, where she received rigorous training from master miniaturist Bashir Ahmad. She became the first woman to teach in the Miniature Painting Department at NCA, alongside Ahmad, and was the first artist from the department to challenge the medium’s technical and aesthetic framework
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Shahzia Sikander: Infinite Woman
Pakistani by birth, American by residence, Shahzia’s work engages with history and the multifarious...
12 Oct 2021 - 13 Nov 2021
Pilar Corrias | 54 Eastcastle Street
Pilar Corrias | 54 Eastcastle Street
London
Exhibitions
Shahzia Sikander
A solo exhibition highlighting the variety of the artist's practice
12 Oct 2021 - 13 Nov 2021
Pilar Corrias | 54 Eastcastle Street
Pilar Corrias | 54 Eastcastle Street
London
Exhibitions
Shahzia Sikander: Apparatus of Power
Apparatus of Power is the first major solo presentation of the work of Shahzia Sikander in Hong Kong....
16 Mar 2016 - 09 Jul 2016
Hong Kong