RESUME


Selected One Person Shows

2012 Points of Reference: An Islamic Visual Legacy
Gardiner Art Gallery, Stillwater, OK
2007 International Visions Gallery, Washington D.C.
2006 Muqarnas -- Niagara Artist's Center,
Saint Catharine's, Toronto, Canada
2001 Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1996 Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1991 Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, California
1987 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1985 Djurovich Gallery, Sacramento, California
1983 Rara Avis, Sacramento, California
1981 Alta Galleries, Sacramento, California
1981 Stuart/Scott Gallery, Fair Oaks, California
1980 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1976 Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1975 Pakistan Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
1973 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1972 Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1971 Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
1969 Pakistan American Cultural Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

Selected Group Shows

2006 "Infinite Terms of Reference", Bradford Museums Galleries and Heritage, Bradford, UK
2005-2006 Muslim Culture Pillars of Light, Bradford Museums Galleries and Heritage, Bradford, UK
2005 "Color of Dreams", Invitational, Mass Audoban Gallery, Sharon, Mass
2005 "Sanctuary"
Best of Show, Mass Audoban Gallery, Sharon, Mass
2001-2003 Takhti Project, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan. Toronto, Canada.
2000 Pakistan: Another Vision, Asia House, London, England, Victoria Art Gallery and Hot Bath Gallery, Bath, UK.
1997 50th Anniversary show
American Center, Karachi.
1995 Out of Pakistan, Northeastern University, Boston.
1995 Phoenix Show, Del Paso Galleries, Sacramento, California.
1995 KVIE Channel 6 (Public Television) Art Auction, Sacramento, California.
1994 Intelligent Rebellion, 25 Women Artists: Cartright Hall, Bradford, UK to Rotterdam City Gallery & Museum.
1996 UNESCO, Paris Headquarters. Lester City Gallery & Museum.
1994 Artists of Pakistan, Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, California.
1989 KVIE, Channel 6 (Public Television) Sacramento, California. (Also in 1988, '87, and '86) (Invitational)
1987 Anniversary Show, Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
1986 Art Bridge, City Gallery, Kobe, Japan. cont...
1986 Art Bridge, Himovitz Solomon Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
1985 Chan-Elliot Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Invitational).
1984 Watercolors, Rara Avis, Sacramento, CA (Invitational).
1982 52nd Annual
Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA (Juried).
1981 First Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh - 1981.
1981 Cowtown, Alta Galleries, Sacramento, CA (Invitational).
1981 California State University, Sacramento, CA.
1980 American Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
1980 Atelier BM, Karachi Pakistan.
1980 Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
1979 Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
1979 Contemporary Arts Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
1973 Three Non-Depressionists, Arts Council, Pakistan.

Articles by the artist:

  • Changes and Risks - Paper for "An Intelligent Rebellion" Bradford Museums Galleries and Heritage, Bradford, UK.

Exhibition Catalogues (selected):

  • Muqarnas (Niagara Artist's Center, Saint Catharine's, Toronto, Canada) by Nadia Kurd
  • A Selection of Contemporary Paintings from Pakistan (Pasadena Museum of Art,Pasadena, California, U.S.A.) by Marcella Nessom Sirhandi
  • An Intelligent Rebellion (Cartwright Hall, Bradford Museum, UK) by Nima Poovaya-Smith and Salima Hashmi
  • KVIE Channel 6 Art Auction (Sacramento, California)
  • Crocker-Kingsley 57th Annual Exhibition (Sacramento, California)
  • Expose Yourself to Art (Sacramento, California)
  • Art Bridge (Kobe, Japan & Sacramento, California)

Publications - Books:

  • Lubna Agha: Points of Reference by Dr. Marcella Nesom Sirhandi - Release in 2007
  • Unveiling the Veiled by Salima Hashmi
  • Contemporary Painting in Pakistan by Dr. Marcella Nesom Sirhandi
  • Painters of Pakistan by Amjad Ali
  • Painting in Pakistan by Ejazul Hasan
  • Image and Identity - 50 Years of Painting and Sculpture in Pakistan by Akbar Naqvi

Reviews (selected) - Newspapers:

  • The Gulf Today, Newsline, Herald, Dawn, Morning News, Sacramento Bee, The Hornet, Pakistan Times, Evening Star, The News, She, Henna, Daily Jung, Libas, Akhbar-e-Khwateen

Public Collections:

  • Bradford Museum, Bradford, UK 1996
  • National Council of the Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan 1973
  • Habib Bank Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan
  • Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan

Private Collections in the U.S.

  • "Untitled" (Water color) from Crocker-Kingsley 1984, Melina Ose, Sacramento, California
  • "Falling Figure" (Pen & Ink) KVIE Channel 6 1993, Patty Taylor, 2257 Van Ufford Lane, Carmichael, California
  • "Sarajevo" (Oil on canvas) KVIE Channel 6 1994, Terry and Debbie Woodruff, 6858 Domingo, Sacramento, CA