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The following list of notable Pakistani artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Pakistan, of Pakistani descent or who produce works that are primarily about Pakistan.
The Karachi School of Art, the first art institution in Karachi, was founded in 1964 by Rabia Zuberi. [4] In the 21st century, graffiti started becoming popular in Pakistan, with the emergence of artists such as Sanki King, [5] [6] and Asim Butt. The latter also spearheaded Stuckism in Pakistan. [7]
Eqbal Mehdi was a self-taught artist. He has taught many people the art of painting in India and Pakistan. Mustajab Shelle of Amroha, India and Siraj Uddun Dehlvi of Pakistan and Muhammad Ali Shaikh from Larkana, Pakistan are his students. He was an artist for Lail o Nahar, and also did illustrations for another magazine, Sab Rang. [2] [3]
Ismail Gulgee (Urdu: امین اسماعیل گل جی; 25 October 1926 – 16 December 2007), [1] also known simply as Gulgee, was a Pakistani painter. [2]Born in Peshawar, he received his early education at Lawrence College before attending Aligarh University, Columbia University, and Harvard University for higher education.
Abdur Rahman Chughtai (21 September 1894 – 17 January 1975) was a painter, artist, and intellectual from Pakistan, who created his own unique, distinctive painting style influenced by Mughal art, miniature painting, Art Nouveau and Islamic art traditions.
Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi (Urdu: سیّد صادِقَین احمد نقوی) TI PP SI NI (30 June 1930 – 10 February 1987), and often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a historical Pakistani artist and poet best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter.
Anna Molka Ahmed (13 August 1917 [4] – 20 April 1994) was a Pakistani artist and a pioneer of fine arts in the country after its independence in 1947. [3] She was a professor of fine arts at the University of the Punjab in Lahore .
Ustad Allah Bakhsh (c. 1895 – 18 October 1978; sometimes spelled Allah Bux or Allah Bukhsh) was a Pakistani painter and calligrapher who was actively involved in aesthetics and classical landscape paintings throughout his life.