ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Monday exhibited “Beauty Alt Atrocity” a solo show by Aysiha Arshad Shahnawaz’s collection of intricately crafted paintings.
Through her works, Ayisha explored the innumerable sufferings and miseries which are caused in the process of creating something fantastical and worthy; the sacrifice every individual makes to achieve the desired on a very personal level as well as a societal level.
Ayisha Arshad Shahnawaz is a Canadian-Pakistani artist born in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1975. A graduate of the prestigious National College of Art, her work has been exhibited in six countries spanning three continents.
A profound thinker, she challenges the status quo with every stroke of her brush. The displayed artworks have been privately built up and are complex, diverse, and somehow both entirely contemporary and yet faithfully traditional.
Shafqat Mehmood, Minister of NH&C Division who inaugurated the exhibition, in his speech said, “Ayisha’s hard-work has made this show beautiful and I am glad after COVID-19 fun and healthy activities are getting organized again”. He mentioned that the PNCA will plan more such activities.
Ayisha has shown her mesmerizing paintings Nationally and Internationally on numerous platforms. She has presented her works as part of an EU art-exchange program with Canada. Her work was also shown in the ‘Vialful’ exhibit.
Arshad Shahnawaz was one of ten overseas Canadians selected by the Contemporary Art Galleries Association (Association des Galeries d’art Contemporain) to showcase their work during the Millennium Fair in Montreal.
She was among a handful of artists from around the globe invited by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs to exhibit their work.
PNCA in a press statement said it is committed to promoting significant aspects arts and culture and encourages community participation in gallery activities. It fosters curatorial practice to artist’s own understanding of their work and encourages a healthy and sustainable local arts industry.
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