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Zafar Iqbal

Lecturer

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Academic Degrees

PGD Visual Arts, National College of Art - 2017

BFA Painting Major, College of Art and Design, Punjab University - 2016

JOINING DATE

20-09-21

BIOGRAPHY

Zafar has graduated in Painting from the University of Punjab College of Art and design. After graduation, he did (PGD) Visual Arts, National College of Art, Pakistan. He has participated in several National and International exhibitions. Some of the highlights from the past year’s exhibitions are:

ICP (International Creative Drawing Exchange Program) at Gallery Artoz, UDAIPUR INDIA. Your best painting at “arte libre gallery MEAM” museum of Barcelona Spain. ‘We the People We the Artist’ was organized by the Switzerland embassy at “PNCA” Islamabad and got the position. His work was also displayed in the London Art Room Fair, Chittagong Open Art Biennale, and in the collateral exhibition of Lahore Biennale 02 in 2020.

He has taught as a visiting faculty member (Lecturer) at the University of Sargodha and currently working as a lecturer at IAC Institute for art and culture Lahore, Pakistan. Currently, he is also working as an Art Director in film and media.

  • Islamabad Art Festival- Arjumand Painting Award show 2019 at “PNCA” Islamabad, Pakistan. IAF19
  • One upon a Time at ‘’ Ejaz Art Gallery’’ Lahore 2019
  • ‘We the people we the Artist’ organized by Switzerland embassy at “PNCA” Islamabad, Pakistan 2019
  • Art Bazar at ‘’Gallery 6‘’ Islamabad, Pakistan 2019
  • 1st Emerging artist exhibition ‘’Sajjad Nawaz art gallery‘’ Bahawalpur, Pakistan 2019
  • Pakistan US. Alumni Network – PUAN at ‘’Satrang Art Gallery‘’ Islamabad, Pakistan 2018
  • Urban Decay 3 Artist show ‘’Taseer Art gallery’’ Lahore, Pakistan 2018
  • Take off Annual Exhibition “National Alhamra Hall’’ Lahore, Pakistan 2018
  • Resurgence (Redefining the landscape of Lahore) collaboration Lahore. Biennale 01,Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan 2018
  • Collector’s weekend2 group show at my art world (studio 8), Islamabad, Pakistan 2017
  • Pop-up display group show at my art world, Islamabad, Pakistan 2017
  • 13th Annual Exhibition, National Alhamra Hall, Lahore, Pakistan 2017
  • Batch 2016 group show, Ejaz art gallery, Lahore, Pakistan.

COURSES TEACHING AT IAC

Mechanics of Making
Creative Drawing
Portrait painting
Advance drawing
Composition Painting

CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALS

Metamorphosis International Art Group show at IAC Lahore
International art and culture festival Istanbul Turkey 2022
International Sharjah Visual Art Biennale UAE 200
ICDEP (International Creative Drawing Exchange Program)at”Gallery Artoz, UDAIPUR INDIA 2020
OAP20 International Multidisciplinary Online Art Exhibition- Turkey 2020
Doha youth Innovation Award20 in Categories of visual Artist at Doha 2020
Your best painting at “Artelibre gallery MEAM” museum of Barcelona Spain”2020
Chittagong opens Art Biennale-Bangladesh 2019
Focus on Pakistan at Art Room London art fair, Le Dame Art Gallery Melia White House Regents Peak London, UK 2018
The Word Art Dubai at Cross Border Gallery, Dubai 2017
Anna Molka award 2021 at “Anna Molka” Gallery College of art and design PUCAD, Lahore.
E-exhibition at „‟ Ejaz art gallery Lahore Pakistan” 2020

AWARDS AND HONOURS

Top 30 finalist (out of 240+) National art competition we the people we the Artist organized by Switzerland embassy at “PNCA” Islamabad, 2019 Merit prize Anna Molka award 2021, Lahore, Pakistan, 2021
Work as assistant art director for Khaadi brand tribute to Pakistan (jug jug jewy mera payara watan) with Mr. Tahir Mahmood (Nosha design), 2019 Honours
Worked as assistant art director for PEL Electronics PVT with Azad Film Company, 2019 Work as assistant art director for Khaadi brand tribute to Pakistan (jug jug jewy mera payara watan) with Mr. Tahir Mahmood (Nosha design), 2019
Worked as assistant art director for Dubai expo 2020 with jami (Azad Film Company), 2021 Worked as assistant art director for Dubai expo 2020 with jami(Azad Film Company), 2021 Work as assistant art director for Amril Steels 50 year Solid with Mr.Tahir Mahmood (Nosha design), 2022
Work as assistant art director for Sar Sabz brand Salam Kisan with Mr.Tahir Mahmood (Nosha design), 2022
Disaster Management society UCP- Painting competition in UCP Lahore as judge and guest speaker, 2022
As a current Peace and Prosperity through Art- Pakistan Embassy at “Baku” project by studio BQ, Lahore, 2022
Work for Lahore Biennale Foundation Project titled ‘’Taoos Chamman’’ south Asian artist as Project Assistant with Ma,am Masooma Syed, 2022