Sheherezade Alam
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Education and family
Alam was born to Mahmoud Alam, a Pakistani former tennis player and his wife, Surayya[3] in Lahore. She has two brothers, Asad and Shaban. Brought up in Lahore, she completed her FA from Kinnaird College, Lahore.[1] She then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design with a distinction in ceramics from National College of Arts, Lahore.[1] While there, she studied under the country's first ceramist, Salahuddin Mian.
Marriage
In 1971, she married Zahoor ul Akhlaq (1941–1999), a painter, and the couple had two daughters, Jahanara, (1974–1999), Nurjahan (b. 1979).
Career
Shows
Group
- 1980: Sultan Art Gallery, Kuwait
- 1983: Group Show, British Council, Islamabad
- 1983: Group Show, Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad
- 1988: Joint exhibition, Yale University, New Haven, USA
- 1995 to 1999: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (yearly)
- 2009: Group Show, Vogue Art Gallery, Islamabad.[4]
Solo
- 1990: Chawkandi Arts, Karachi
- 1993: Ish Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
- 1994: Bismillah, Arcadia Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 1996: Clay Continuum, Gardiner Art Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada
- 2004: Offering Bowls, Arcadia Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2005: Laali, Ceramic Installation, Private Residence, Lahore
- 2006: Laali, The garden of Imran Mir, Karachi
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bio Official website. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ Rediscovering the wheel By Rumana Husain Dawn Gallery 4 November 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Chariya Zahoor" By Ardeshir Cowasjee Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ↑ Group exhibition opens at Vogue Art Gallery Daily Times 21 November 2009. 26 October 2010.
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