Ricardo Cinalli, an Argentine painter will be opening his show in the Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, NCA, on December 21, 2011. Prior to the occasion of the launch, the Ambassador to Argentina, Rodolfo J Martin Saravia has stated that he had dreamt of introducing Cinalli in Pakistan since a long time.
He said that Cinalli had brought his work to Islamabad and Lahore and the work would remain here as a testimony to the communication that art is capable of spreading between communities beyond any geographical distance. The solo paintings’ exhibition of Erum Ashfaq is to be held at the Shakir Ali Museum of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) from December 29.
This will be Erum Ashfaq’s second solo show in about one year which is likely to be continued for more than a fortnight though the exact programme is being finalized by the organizers in consultations with the artist these days. Her maiden solo paintings exhibition was held at Nayyer Ali Dada’s Nairang Gallery in Lahore about the same time last year. She has also participated in some group shows, most of which were held at different art galleries of the provincial metropolis.
Erum Ashfaq, who hails from a family which has rich academic and artistic background, is a naturally gifted artist who has got no formal art education, yet continues to attract viewers. She has done Masters in City and Regional Planning from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore and also Masters in Economics from the Punjab University.
