Nationality Pakistani Name Parvez Bhatti Known for Portrait Painting | Years active 1971-present Occupation Painter Role Television host | |
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Born 1955 (age 59–60) Karachi, Pakistan Notable work Barack Obama's family portrait Died October 30, 1994, New York City, New York, United States Similar People Sohail Ahmed, Tariq Aziz, Moin Akhter | ||
Parvez Bhatti (born 1955), is a Pakistani portrait painter from Karachi, Pakistan known for his portrait of Barack Obama's family.
Early Life & Career
Parvez was born in 1955 in Lyari Town, Karachi to a Muslim family. Bhatti began his career in 1971 by painting for local art galleries under the training of his mentor, whom he referred to as Sardar Sahab,. “It has been 40 years since I have been working as a painter. I used to paint movie posters for cinemas and I also used to take orders for different art galleries” said Parvez. Bhatti came to recognition in March 2015 by his portrait painting of Barack Obama's family which was posted by a Facebook page Humans of Lyari and became viral on social media.
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