I / IVGroup · circle
The palette of Thar
Light from Above · 2021
Under one light
A solo dancer under a single light, built entirely from gold and sepia tiles.
The only grey one
Makli
Self-taught
since age nine
WhereThar
ShowsThar
parkar
The desert of Sindh, where the ghagras are brighter than anywhere else in Pakistan.
04
Solo shows, Lahore & Karachi
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (President's Medal of Excellence)Four dances
II / IVPairs · soft
III / IVSolo · spin
Chakkar
Rand
Solo · spin. The ghagra opens into a full wheel and the tiles scatter with the hem.
Chakkar Rand II, 2023
IV / IVSticks · daandiyaan
Shows
2024
Cultural Blossoms
Artciti Gallery · Karachi2023
Dancing Colours
Artciti Gallery · Karachi2021
Sub Rang
Hamail Art Gallery · LahoreDawn · EOS2020
Colours of Life
ArtOne62 · LahoreThe Friday TimesReading
PressDawn · EOS · 18 July 2021
The Dance of Joy
An explosion of colour on black-and-white walls: Dawn reviews Sub Rang at Hamail Art Gallery, Lahore.
PressThe Friday Times · 17 January 2020
Of Sand, Light and Dance
The Friday Times on Colours of Life at ArtOne62: Thari women, light from above, and a gesture or two from kathak.
Studio noteStudio · 10 November 2024
The four dances of Thar
Dandan rand, mitko, chakkar rand, rasooro. What each one looks like, and how I paint it.
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Take one home
Original canvases, one of one, by enquiry. Ships from Karachi, worldwide.
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