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Name
  
Sheherezade Alam

Parents
  
Mahmoud Alam


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Kuch khaas sheherezade alam in conversation with dr salman asif


Sheherezade Alam (1948, Lahore) is an internationally renowned Pakistani ceramist.

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Education and family

Sheherezade Alam The Studio 90 Collective by Sheherezade Alam brings to Lahore a two

Alam was born to Mahmoud Alam, a Pakistani former tennis player and his wife, Surayya in Lahore. She has two brothers, Asad and Shaban. Brought up in Lahore, she completed her FA from Kinnaird College, Lahore. She then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design with a distinction in ceramics from National College of Arts, Lahore. While there, she studied under the country's first ceramist, Salahuddin Mian.

Marriage

Sheherezade Alam The Studio 90 Collective by Sheherezade Alam brings to Lahore a two

In 1971, she married Zahoor ul Akhlaq (1941–1999), a painter, and the couple had two daughters, Jahanara, (1974–1999), Nurjahan (b. 1979).

Group

Sheherezade Alam The Studio 90 Collective by Sheherezade Alam brings to Lahore a two

  • 1980: Sultan Art Gallery, Kuwait
  • 1983: Group Show, British Council, Islamabad
  • 1983: Group Show, Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad
  • 1988: Joint exhibition, Yale University, New Haven, USA
  • 1995 to 1999: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (yearly)
  • 2009: Group Show, Vogue Art Gallery, Islamabad.
  • Solo

    Sheherezade Alam Kuch Khaas Sheherezade Alam in conversation with Dr Salman Asif

  • 1990: Chawkandi Arts, Karachi
  • 1993: Ish Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
  • 1994: Bismillah, Arcadia Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 1996: Clay Continuum, Gardiner Art Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 2004: Offering Bowls, Arcadia Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 2005: Laali, Ceramic Installation, Private Residence, Lahore
  • 2006: Laali, The garden of Imran Mir, Karachi




  • References

    Sheherezade Alam Wikipedia