Abid Aslam

Artist

Born in 1986 in Lahore, Pakistan, Abid Aslam studied at the Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts, Lahore. He focused his attention towards miniature painting. Aslam also served as a lecturer in Hunerkada College till 2014. His passion for art convinced him to pursue a master’s program in Visual Arts from National College of Arts, Lahore in 2017 with an aim to develop a strong and independent point of view and a mature grasp of critical debate on contemporary art.
Aslam has made his first solo show titled as “Coding Labels” in 2013 at Canvas Gallery, Karachi and set his way towards success in an art world. He proved himself best through various group shows like Incubator, Milestone, Open field, Summer Scape, Variations along the Grid, Silsila, We live Pakistan, Witness to History, Human Within Us, Solitude, Resurgence, Scripted Serenity, Grey Matters and many more. He got Special Award from Artist’s Association of Punjab, Lahore in 2016 and Arjumand Painting Award in 2015, Islamabad. Aslam has also made his work worth watching by participating in India Art Fair 2017 under Anant Art Gallery, Delhi, India. He has done a remarkable solo show in 2018 titled as “Sitaron se aage” at Sanat Initiative, Karachi Pakistan. Aslam participated in first Karachi Biennale Trust artist residency 2019 in collaboration with OPP (Orangi Pilot Project), Karachi Pakistan. Later, he also curated a group show titled as “Once upon a time” at Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore. Aslam has been part of both national and international art exhibitions. “Of Land and Skies” was Aslam’s another stunning solo show held at O Art Space, Lahore, Pakistan in 2019. Whereas, his previous solo show “The Last Rain” was exhibited at Sanat Initiative Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan in 2020. In 2021 a three person group show “Peculiar Speculations” was held at O Art Space, Lahore, Pakistan. “Self-Extended”, a two person show was show exhibited at Koel Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. “The Smog Show”, a project of Art Otaq in collaboration with Jawad Sharif Films curated by Irfan Gul Dahri displayed at Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan was all about smog and its effects.

Title: On Repeat
Medium: Synthetic Fabric
Dimensions: Variable
Year: 2022

Title: Eliminating
Medium: Synthetic Fabric
Dimensions: Variable
Year: 2022