KARACHI – Aisha Khalid is one of Pakistan’s leading artists with a prominent reputation both internationally and within the country. She was born in Faisalabad, and currently lives and works in Lahore. She received her degree in miniature painting from the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore. She then went on to teaching at the NCA, and later undertook a two-year residency at the world-famous Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She takes the intricate methods of miniature painting and transforms them into large-scale pieces.
Her original curriculum focused on the revival of the traditional miniature painting style of the Mughal, Deccani, Pahari, Rajput and Persian schools. She has exhibited widely in Europe, the USA, Australia and Asia, including international biennials and art fairs. She has artwork in collections worldwide. The most comprehensive study of her work to date was displayed at an exhibition at the Pump House Gallery in her first solo show in a UK public gallery.
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