Humaira Saleem is unique. Having spent a decade in advertising, she is currently the Executive Creative Director at the Design House The Zebra Issue (her moment in fame – showing an animated film at KARA). She started dabbling in art … Continue reading
Shazly has a unique vision which she executes with bold strokes. Her paintings exude a contagious vivacity and confidence that is such a pleasure to view, reflecting her multicultural upbringing. Her strong moral conscience adds even further depth to her … Continue reading
Rabia Farooqui is an art student, but after discovering her work I’m wondering if she even needs a degree. Get to know the artist behind the fantastic work up for sale: Tell us about yourself I’m currently enrolled at Indus … Continue reading
Munawar Mohiud Din’s very diverse range of work includes stunning calligraphies, impressionist style rural landscapes as well as horses. His work is awe inspiring no matter what subject and style he tries his hand in, and I found it so … Continue reading
Imran Zaib’s work has tremendous traditional appeal. Lovely brush work captures rural figures that have caught the artists eye – whether it be simple beauty (pictured above), a game of hide and seek, or innocence.For the amount of effort it … Continue reading
Suniya Umar Khan is special – she’s a fourteen year old tenth grader with such promising raw talent that I’m honored to play a part in introducing her to the public eye. A self proclaimed worrier, she finds that art … Continue reading
I’m thrilled to feature self taught artist Zuhair Vazir. His work is dark, edgy and contemporary (he titles his portfolio “creations of the diseased” and says pain and repression inspire him). Ridiculously talented, this business graduate spent over a decade … Continue reading
I discovered this painting at Framer gallery, Khadda market and loved the style in which it was done like it may have been part of a piece of Hala pottery. The artist is Zulfiqar Ali and the tag price for … Continue reading
“In the midst of the wreckage at Ground Zero, I had a realization. I’d been photographing in the Islamic world since 1981 — not only in the Middle East, but also in Africa, Asia and Europe. At the time I … Continue reading
I bought this Ami Vitale print last year at the Dignity Photoauction hosted by Karachi for Acumen volunteers and curated by the Nuru Project. “In Varanasi, I visited the ghats, steps leading down into the river Ganges, where according … Continue reading
I’ve always been a huge fan of truck art. People often get startled when I gasp mid-conversation in a car shrieking and pointing at a particularly stunning truck (the BEST I have ever seen have been on the Karachi-Ormara highway … Continue reading