ALI KAZIM

b. 1979, Pakistan
Lives and work in Lahore, Pakistan.
Currently working as visiting assistant professor at the National College of Arts
Lahore, Pakistan.

EDUCATION
2011 MFA painting, Slade School of Fine Art, UK.
2002 BFA, National College of Arts, Lahore (Pass with Distinction)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION

2016 Of Darkness and Light, Rohtas II Lahore, Pakistan.
2015 Untitled installation (hair sculpture) Rohtas II Lahore, Pakistan.
2013 Jhaveri Contemporary Mumbai, India.
2012 Solo presentation at the Hong Kong Art Fair.
2009 Rider’ Green Cardamom London, UK.
Rider, Rohtas II Lahore, Pakistan.
2008 Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India.
2007 Mid-career survey at Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford, UK.
VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
2006 Sacred Souls, Secret Lives, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts Gallery, NYC.
Sacred Souls, Secret Lives, Green Cardamom, London, UK.
Alhamra Art Galleries, Lahore, Pakistan.
2004 Paradise Road Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Zahoor-ul-Ikhlaq Art Gallery, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017 Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (forthcoming)
2016 Human Image: master pieces of figurative art from British Museum at
Seoul Arts Center, Korea.
Personal/universal group show at Hinterland gallery Vienna
Group representation with Jhavery Contemporary at Dubai Art Fair
2015 Dust, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle Warsaw, Poland.
2014 Ethereal, Leilah Heller Gallery, NYC, USA.
The importance of staying quiet, Yallay Art Gallery, HongKong.
Portraits, Selma Feriani Gallery, Tunis
2013 Heritage Reinvented, Tryon St Gallery, London.
Treasure’s of the World’s Culture, The Art and Exhibition Hall of the
Federal, Republic of Germany Museumsmeile Bonn.
Portraits, Selma Feriani Gallery, London.
 Be a Man, Summaria Lunn art gallery, London.
2012 Creative Cities Collection at the Barbican Exhibition Hal London.
Chose, Artgate gallery, NYC.
Catlin Prize, Londoncastle project space. London.
2011 Drawn from life, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, UK.
2010 Beyond the page, Asia Pacific Museum, USA.
Drawn from life: drawing form’ Green Cardamom gallery London, UK.
2009 Oog in oog, Speelhuilaan 171, Breda, The Netherlands.
2008 Nocturnal Songs, Alahmra Art Gallery Lahore, Pakistan.
13th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh.
East – West Center Gallery Honolulu, Hawai, USA.
2007 Inaugural Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2006 12th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh.
Curious Ties, The Lab Gallery, New York.
2005 Scope Art Fair, London.
9th National Exhibition of Visual Arts Lahore, Pakistan.
2003 Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2001 Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore, Pakistan.

RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS

2014 The Art House residency, Wakefield, UK.
2012 Finalists for the Catlin Prize, UK
2011 The Land Securities Studio Award, London, UK.
Melvill Nettleship Prize for Figure Composition, UCL, London.
2006 Art OMI, New York, USA
Young Painter Award, Lahore Arts Council, Pakistan
2005 ROSL Travel Scholarship: Residency at Hospital Field, Scotland, UK
2004 Vasl Residency (Triangle Arts Trust), Karachi, Pakistan
2003 International Artist Camp, George Kyet Foundation, Sri Lanka.
2002 Merit Scholarship National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.

SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES
2013 Art in America, by Ryan Holmberg
24 Questions for Artist Ali Kazim by Rosalyn D’Mello, Bloun ArtInfo
From King to Prince with love by Waalon D’Mello, The Fuschia Tree
2008 Enchanted life, Kavita Sigh (India Gallery Espace)
Journey of Spirit, Salwat Ali
2006 Sacred Souls, Secret Lives’ Eddi Chambers (London, Green Cardamom).
2005 Archaeology of Experience’ Aasim Akhtar, The Friday Times (Pakistan)
When Success Comes Calling’ Marjorie Hussain, Dawn (Pakistan)
2004 The Divine Lover’ Aasim Akhtar, News on Sunday (Pakistan)

COLLECTIONS
Metropolitan Museum NYC
Asia Pacific Museum, USA.
British Museum UK
Victoria and Albert Museum UK
Queensland Art Gallery Australia
Burger Collection Hong Kong
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, India
Samdani Foundation, Dhaka
Creative Cities Collection, Beijing
Devi Art Foundation, Delhi, India.