Jimmy Engineer
Jimmy Engineer (born August 1954, Loralai, Balochistan[1][2]) is a Pakistani artist, social worker, philanthropist and stamp designer.
He is a Zoroastrian. His father and grandfather were engineers, and following Zoroastrian tradition, took the family name "Engineer".[3]
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Early life and education
Engineer completed his schooling from St. Anthony’s High school, Lahore.[2] He spent three years at National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.[2] He then moved to Karachi where he is still based.[1]
Beliefs
Engineer is a firm believer in the teachings of the Sufis, Data Ganj Bakhsh and Barkat Ali.[4]
Artist
He became a professional artist in 1976.[2][5]
He has made over 2000 paintings, 1000 calligraphies and about 20,000 prints which are in private collections around the world including China, India, Pakistan, Russia, the UK and US.[2] Amongst his famous works is the one depicting the independence of Pakistan which can been seen at the National Art Gallery in Islamabad.[1]
Stamp design
He designed a number of stamps including the four-stamp, se-tenant issue depicting the independence of Pakistan in 2000.[6]
Honours and awards
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Painting of Jimmy Engineer" Parsi Khabar Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Official website Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ↑ Karkabi, Barbara. "Zoroastrian artist shares his religion through his art". Houston Chronicle. January 30, 2009. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Jimmy Engineer calls for reverting to ‘sufism’". The News International. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Personality of the Week: Jimmy Engineer Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ↑ NCA and Stamp Design, Exhibition Souvenir, Lahore 2000 Pg 19
External links
- Official website
- Artist Interview Nigaah - Arts and culture. Retrieved 4 August 2010.[dead link]
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