About The Artist

E-mail; shahzad_zer@yahoo.com shahzadzer@gmail.com Website... www.shahzadzar.com www.shajhzadzar.mosaicglobe.com www.shahzadzer.blogspot.com SHAHZAD ZAR IS PERHAPS THE LAST YOUNG ARTIST TO HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY THAT MAN OF THE ARTS, S. ALI IMAM. WHEN THE ARTIST FIRST APPROACHED IMAM HE WAS IN HIS TEENS, A SELF-TAUGHT YOUNG MAN STRUGGLING TO TEACH HIMSELF THE ART OF COLLAGE, MIXING ORGANIC MATERIALS AND PAINT .IMAM WAS INTERESTED IN SHAZAD’S WORK AND IN HIS DETERMINATION TO BE AN ARTIST. HE SENT HIM AWAY WITH ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS AND MONITORED HIS PROGRESS FROM THEN ON. FOUR YEARS LATER IMAM FELT THE ARTIST WAS READY FOR AN EXHIBITION AT THE PRESTIGIOUS INDUS GALLERY AND SHAHZAD ZAR WAS LAUNCHED WITH A SOLO EXHIBITION IN 1999. SOLO SHOW 2011 TANZARA ART GALLERY, ISLAMABAD 2011 THE COLLECTORS GALLERIA LAHORE 2011 JI’S ART GALLERY, KARACHI. 2008 ZENANI ART GALLERY , KARACHI 2007 CLIFTON ART GALLERY, KARACHI. 2005 CLIFTON ART GALLERY, KARACHI. 2003 JI’S ART GALLERY, KARACHI. 2001 INDUS GALLERY , KARACHI 2000 NOMAD ART GALLERY, ISLAMABAD 1999 INDUS GALLERY, KARACHI. TWO MAN SHOW 20012 GALLERY LOUVRE KARACHI 2002 NOMAD ART GALLERY, ISLAMABAD PRIVATELY DISPLAYED WORK 2004 DISPLAYED WORK 3’.0 X 6’.0 (DUBAI) 2003 NAME OF ALLAH (6’.0 X 16’.0) 1999 FAISAL BANK, KARACHI. INTERNATIONAL GROUP SHOW 2012 HAMAIL ART GALLERIES (DUBAI) 2009 UNICORN ART GALLERY (DUBAI) 2009 SHAH ALAM GALLERY - 1st ART FESTIVAL (MALAYSIA.) 2009 CIGE – 2009 (BEIJING - CHINA.) 2004 ISLAMIC CULTURE CENTRE (LONDON) 2004 BAHRAIN ART CENTRE, (BAHRAIN) GROUP SHOWS 2009 - VISSION THE ART GALLERY - OPENING SHOW KARACHI 2009 - ESTILO ART GALLERY KARACHI 2009 - ALLIANCE FRANCISE ART GALLERY KARACHI 2009 - INDUS ART GALLERY KARACHI 2008 1st.INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ART JAMSHORO AND ART EXHIBITION. 2008 UNICON GALLERY, KARACHI. 2008 MAJMUA ART GALLERY, KARACHI. 2008 SADEQUAIN GALLERY, KARACHI 2006 MOMART GALLERY, KARACHI 2006 KUNJ ART GALLERY, KARACHI 2006 THE ART GALLERY, KARACHI 2005 ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, KARACHI 2005 LOUVERS ART GALLERY, KARACHI 2004 CLIFTON ART GALLERY, KARACHI 2004 UNICORN ART GALLERY, KARACHI 2004 INT’R NATIONAL GALLIGRAPHY EXHIBITION AL-HAMRA, LAHORE 2003 JI’S ART GALLERY, KARACHI 2003 8TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ART, ISLAMABAD 2002 ROSHNI P.A.C.C., KARACHI 2002 JAHANZAIB ART GALLERY, KARACHI. 2002 MOMART GALLERY, KARACHI 2001 NATIONAL MUSEUM, KARACHI. 2001 NOMAD ART GALLERY, ISLAMABAD 2000 5TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION, ISLAMABAD 2000 THE ART GALLERY, ISLAMABAD 1999 ART COUNCIL, KARACHI