Top 20 Famous Pakistani Painters of All Time

Pakistan's painting tradition is one of the most layered and least understood in the global art world.

Rooted in Mughal court artistry, Persian manuscript illumination, and later shaped by British colonial art education, the country's painters have spent more than a century fusing inherited visual languages with entirely new ones.

These painters have made significant contributions to the art world both in Pakistan and internationally, blending traditional and modern techniques with a lasting impact on the country's cultural and artistic heritage.

What follows is a ranked survey of the 20 most famous Pakistani painters, judged on the strength of their artistic innovation, institutional influence, international visibility, and lasting cultural footprint.

The list moves from foundational modernists to living contemporary forces, and the quick-reference table below gives you names, life dates, primary medium, and the movement or style each painter is most associated with, so you can scan before you read.

#	Painter	Life Dates	Primary Medium	Movement / Style
1	Sadequain	1930-1987	Painting, calligraphy	Calligraphic modernism
2	Abdur Rahman Chughtai	1897-1975	Watercolour, printmaking	Mughal/Art Nouveau fusion
3	Shakir Ali	1916-1975	Oil painting	Cubist abstraction
4	Anna Molka Ahmed	1917-1994	Oil painting	Expressionism
5	Zubeida Agha	1922-1997	Oil painting	Abstract expressionism
6	Ismail Gulgee	1926-2007	Oil, calligraphy	Abstract calligraphy
7	Zahoor ul Akhlaq	1941-1999	Mixed media	Miniature modernism
8	Ahmed Parvez	1926-1979	Oil painting	Abstract expressionism
9	Jamil Naqsh	1939-2019	Oil, printmaking	Figurative miniature
10	Anwar Jalal Shemza	1928-1985	Oil, relief	Islamic geometric abstraction
11	Ustad Allah Bakhsh	1895-1978	Oil painting	Romantic figurative
12	Shahzia Sikander	b. 1969	Mixed media, animation	Neo-miniature
13	Rashid Rana	b. 1968	Photo-mosaic, painting	Digital/conceptual
14	Imran Qureshi	b. 1972	Gouache, installation	Neo-miniature
15	Askari Mian Irani	1940-2004	Oil painting	Figurative expressionism
16	Bashir Mirza	1941-2000	Mixed media	Modernist abstraction
17	Salima Hashmi	b. 1942	Mixed media	Political figurative
18	Saeed Akhtar	b. 1938	Oil painting	Portraiture/realism
19	Khalid Iqbal	1929-2014	Oil painting	Modern realism
20	Mashkoor Raza	1948-2025	Oil painting	Impressionism/equestrian

1. Sadequain

Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi (1930–1987), universally known simply as Sadequain, was Pakistan’s most celebrated modern artist, calligrapher, and poet, renowned for redefining South Asian art through his intense, avant-garde vision and deeply intellectual style. Born in Amroha, India, he brought a unique fusion of classical Urdu poetic sensibility and Western modernist influences to Pakistan after Partition, quickly gaining international acclaim for his monumental murals, complex illustrations, and a dramatic mastery of form. His work is instantly recognizable by its sharp, elongated, and skeletal lines—often inspired by the resilient forms of cacti—which he used to explore profound themes of human suffering, existential struggle, and social critique. Beyond his figurative painting, Sadequain revolutionized Islamic calligraphy by transforming traditional script into a dynamic, expressive art form, making sacred texts visually accessible and emotionally powerful on a massive scale. Living the life of a bohemian ascetic or "fakir," he famously disdained commercialism, choosing to gift his masterpieces to public institutions, libraries, and universities rather than selling them to private collectors. This fierce independence, combined with his prolific output of poetry and visual art, solidified his legacy as a legendary cultural icon whose intense, self-sacrificing dedication to his craft forever altered the landscape of Pakistani modernism. — Portrait of Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi.

No conversation about Pakistani painting begins without Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi. Born on June 30, 1930, he was known for his bold style in fine arts, especially calligraphy and painting.

His signature achievement was the wedding of Islamic script to large-scale mural composition, a combination nobody in the region had attempted with such ambition before him. He mixed traditional Islamic calligraphy with modern forms, creating a new visual vocabulary in Pakistani art.

The painted ceiling of Frere Hall in Karachi remains one of the most recognized works in the country, full of vibrant colours, cultural patterns, and scenes reflecting Pakistani history and local traditions.

A vibrant 1968 cosmic painting by Sadequain featuring stylized figures amidst stars and celestial bodies.

Key Facts

Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, painter and calligrapher
Awarded the President's Medal for Pride of Performance and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz
Passed away on February 10, 1987
Major works include the Frere Hall ceiling murals (Karachi) and Aftaab-e-Taaza

2. Abdur Rahman Chughtai

Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1897–1975) was a legendary master painter, intellectual, and the national artist of Pakistan, celebrated as the first major modern Muslim artist of South Asia. He is world-renowned for creating the "Chughtai Style" of painting, a unique artistic language that moved away from British colonial academic art by fusing the delicate watercolor wash technique of the Bengal School, the precise lyricism of Persian and Mughal miniatures, and the sweeping calligraphic lines of Western Art Nouveau. His vast body of work reflected a deeply pluralistic spirit, seamlessly traversing cultural boundaries to illustrate Mughal history, the Urdu and Persian poetry of Mirza Ghalib and Allama Iqbal in his landmark publication Muraqqa-e-Chughtai, and sacred themes from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Beyond his thousands of paintings and etchings, Chughtai actively shaped the visual identity of the newly formed state of Pakistan by designing its early postage stamps, coins, and the iconic logos for Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television (PTV). His immense contributions earned him prestigious national honors, including the Pride of Performance and the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, and his masterpieces continue to be preserved and celebrated globally in premier institutions like the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Chughtai Museum in Lahore. — Portrait of Abdur Rahman Chughtai.

Abdur Rahman Chughtai is routinely called the first significant modern artist from Pakistan.

He was a Pakistani painter noted for his work inspired by a variety of sources that included traditional miniature, Mughal, Art Nouveau, Orientalist, and Islamic styles of painting. His best-known paintings are portraits, featuring their subjects existing in a flattened pictorial space rendered in rich golds and pastels.

Beyond easel work, Chughtai was renowned for his distinctive style influenced by Mughal, Islamic, and Art Nouveau traditions, and he also designed coins and stamps for Pakistan.

An elegant watercolor painting in the Chughtai style depicts a somber scene by an ornate stone tomb inscribed with Arabic calligraphy. On the left, a graceful woman stands with her head gently bowed, dressed in a flowing blue tunic, a cream-colored lower garment, and a draped light shawl; she holds delicate purple flowers, letting petals scatter onto the floor. Below her, another woman in a matching blue draped garment sits curled on the ground in deep grief, her face hidden as she clutches a small bunch of blossoms. The setting features soft, warm gradients of brown and amber, framed by architectural elements including a decorative stone pillar and a recessed arch containing a small oil lamp, evoking a poignant mood of mourning and remembrance. — *Too Late* by Abdur Rahman Chughtai.

Key Facts

Abdur Rahman Chughtai, painter, printmaker, stamp designer
Born 1897 in Lahore, died 1975
Received both the Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Created thousands of watercolours, drawings, and prints over the course of his life

3. Shakir Ali

Shakir Ali (1916–1975) was a pioneering modernist painter and educator who radically altered the course of contemporary South Asian art by introducing cubism and pure abstraction to Pakistan. Born in Rampur, India, he received a globally diverse artistic education, beginning at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay before advancing his studies at London’s Slade School of Fine Art, training under French cubist master André Lhote in Paris, and learning textile design in Prague. Upon migrating to Pakistan in 1951, Ali challenged the prevailing norms of traditional realism by co-founding the Lahore Art Circle and cultivating a distinct visual vocabulary that paired European modernism with localized themes. His paintings frequently utilized deep symbolism—most notably using images of birds to signify human freedom, along with stylized human forms, cattle, and later, abstract interpretations of Arabic calligraphy. Beyond his canvas work, Ali made an indelible impact as the first Pakistani principal of the National College of Arts (NCA) from 1962 to 1973, where he mentored an entire generation of iconic Pakistani artists and modernized the institution's curriculum. His immense national contributions earned him prestigious civilian accolades, including the Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and following his passing in 1975, his distinctively designed red-brick residence in Lahore was converted into the Shakir Ali Museum to preserve his artistic legacy for future generations. — Portrait of Shakir Ali.

A key figure in modern Pakistani art, Shakir Ali was known for his abstract and cubist-influenced figurative paintings; as the first principal of the National College of Arts, he was a deeply influential teacher and is often referred to as the "father of modern art in Pakistan."

Born in 1916, Ali had extensive art training from the prestigious J.J. School of Art in Bombay and the Slade School of Art in London. His international knowledge, from training in Paris and Prague, was imperative in redefining the art of the newly formed nation.

He brought European modernism back with him, but filtered it through a sensibility shaped by the cultural upheaval of Partition, producing canvases that feel simultaneously Western in technique and deeply South Asian in emotional register.

An abstract modernist still life painting executed with thick, textured brushstrokes and heavy black outlines over a dominant, warm yellow backdrop. On the left, a tall, solid red geometric structure anchors the composition, contrasting with a light greenish-blue form resembling a stylized pineapple or root vegetable topped with dark, spiky leaves. To its right, a fragmented blue and gray dish cradles a bright red circular shape containing pale pink tones. Two small, crescent-shaped teal elements rest on the yellow surface in the lower-left foreground, while a thick, imperfect black line runs horizontally near the bottom edge next to a dark signature and the date '195g'. Shakir Ali painted it. — An abstract modernist still life painting composed of geometric shapes by Shakir Ali.

Key Facts

Shakir Ali, painter and educator
Joined Mayo School of Arts as a lecturer in 1954 and became the first Pakistani principal of the NCA in 1962
Died January 27, 1975

4. Anna Molka Ahmed

Anna Molka Ahmed (1917–1994) was a visionary artist and educator who fundamentally shaped the landscape of modern art in Pakistan. Born Molly Bridger in London to Jewish parents, she converted to Islam in 1935 and moved to Lahore in 1940 after marrying Pakistani artist Sheikh Ahmed. That same year, she founded the Department of Fine Arts at the University of the Punjab, creating the country's first institutional art program and championing academic art education, particularly for women, in the face of intense social resistance. As an artist, Ahmed was a pioneer of expressionism in South Asia, famously utilizing the impasto technique to apply thick, textured layers of paint that infused her turbulent landscapes, socio-political commentaries, and vivid portraits with raw, emotional energy. Despite personal hardships, including a divorce in 1951, she chose to remain in Pakistan, organizing the nation's first major art exhibitions and mentoring generations of influential artists until her retirement in 1978. In recognition of her monumental contributions to the country's cultural identity, the Government of Pakistan awarded her the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in 1963 and the Pride of Performance in 1979, and her enduring legacy lives on today through the University of the Punjab's Anna Molka Art Gallery. — Portrait of Anna Molka Ahmad.

Anna Molka Ahmed (1917-1994) was a Pakistani artist and a pioneer of fine arts in the country after its independence in 1947; she was a professor of fine arts at the University of the Punjab in Lahore.

She established the Fine Arts Department at Punjab University in Lahore, and strong brushstrokes and vibrant colours characterize her bold, expressionistic paintings. Her institutional contribution is inseparable from her artistic one.

She trained an entire generation while producing expressionist landscapes and figurative works that drew on everyday life across Punjab.

This Expressionist oil painting by pioneering Pakistani artist Anna Molka Ahmed depicts a vibrant, lush park scene—likely Jinnah Bagh in Lahore—characterized by her signature heavy impasto technique and a flamboyant, vivid palette. Across the top of the canvas, thick, muscular, and serpentine tree branches cast a dense canopy, with bold strokes of red, brown, and dark green creating a dramatic sense of movement and energy. Below this intense foliage, a small group of stylized figures, appearing to be a family with small children, strolls along a winding dirt path amidst a tapestry of colorful flowerbeds and dense shrubbery. The entire surface of the artwork is heavily textured with dynamic palette knife strokes, blending post-impressionistic landscape elements with a deeply emotional, tactile presentation of everyday life in Lahore. — Jinnah Bagh by Anna Molka Ahmed: A vibrant Expressionist landscape rendered in rich impasto.

Key Facts

Anna Molka Ahmed, painter, educator, institutional founder
Founded the Fine Arts Department at the University of the Punjab
Active from the late 1940s until she died in 1994

5. Zubeida Agha

Zubeida Agha (1922–1997) was a pioneering force in South Asian art history, widely revered as the "Mother of Pakistani Modern Art" for introducing radical abstraction to a nation accustomed to traditional realism. Born in Faisalabad and educated in philosophy at Lahore's Kinnaird College, her artistic trajectory shifted dramatically in 1946 when she studied under Mario Perlingieri—an Italian prisoner of war and student of Picasso—who inspired her to paint the internal essence of ideas rather than literal reality. In 1949, she made history by hosting Pakistan's first solo exhibition of modern art, an event that initially mystified traditional critics but ultimately laid the groundwork for the country's contemporary art movement. Agha later refined her technique at Central Saint Martins in London and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, developing a distinct signature style as a brilliant colorist who utilized vibrant hues, surreal dreamscapes, and complex geometric structures to reflect deep emotional and philosophical themes. Beyond her canvas milestones like Metamorphosis and Composition, she significantly shaped Pakistan's cultural infrastructure by serving as the Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Gallery in Rawalpindi from 1961 to 1977, earning the prestigious President's Pride of Performance Award in 1965 for her invaluable institutional and artistic contributions. — Portrait of Zubeida Agha.

Zubeida Agha was a leading figure in modern art who introduced avant-garde styles and was one of the first Pakistani artists to embrace abstract expressionism.

Her 1949 solo exhibition in Karachi is widely cited as the first-ever solo show of abstract art held in Pakistan, an event that rattled the prevailing figurative consensus. Agha painted with a fierce chromatic energy, layering colour in ways that owed as much to Kandinsky as to the ornamental geometry she grew up around.

A framed horizontal abstract oil painting by pioneering modernist artist Zubeida Agha, rendered in a vivid surrealist style with cool blue, emerald green, coral, and deep navy tones. On the mid-left, two stylized, simplified brown and red boats rest against an undulating hill. The background dissolves into soft, cloud-like swirls of light blue and white, while a dense cluster of organic, circular patterns and mosaic-like shapes occupies the center. Bare, dark, skeletal tree structures anchor the right side of the canvas, rising from a landscape divided by a bright coral path or water stream, emphasizing the artist's signature interplay between structured geometry and deep philosophical emotion. — *Boats* (1977) by Zubeida Agha, oil on canvas.

Key Facts

Zubeida Agha, painter
Born 1922, died 1997
Held what is considered Pakistan's first abstract art solo exhibition (1949)

6. Ismail Gulgee

Mohammad Ismail Gulgee (1926–2007) was a legendary Pakistani artist who achieved global acclaim for his masterful fusion of highly detailed, realistic portraiture and vibrant, textured Islamic calligraphy in the Abstract Expressionist style. Originally trained as a civil engineer at Columbia and Harvard universities, the self-taught artist eventually abandoned engineering to follow his creative passion, quickly ascending to become Pakistan's premier "court painter." His extraordinary technical skills earned him official state patronage to paint realistic, photographic portraits of iconic world leaders, including US Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and the Shah of Iran. By the 1960s, Gulgee transitioned into dynamic action painting, using sweeping, energetic brushstrokes, heavy impasto, and rich embellishments like gold leaf, lapis lazuli, and marble chips to transform traditional Arabic script into emotionally charged, spiritual masterpieces. Over his prolific career, he was awarded Pakistan's highest civilian honors—including the Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and Hilal-e-Imtiaz—before his life tragically ended in an unsolved murder at his Karachi home in 2007. His profound artistic legacy lives on through his large-scale public murals, such as those at the Faisal Mosque, and the newly established Gulgee Museum in Karachi, managed by his son and fellow artist, Amin Gulgee. — Portrait of Ismail Gulgee.

Famous for his abstract expressionist and calligraphic paintings, Ismail Gulgee was a prolific and celebrated artist with a worldwide following; he began his career as a portrait painter and developed his distinctive style over time.

Gulgee gained international acclaim for his distinct style that merged traditional Islamic calligraphy with modern abstract expressionism. That trajectory, from realistic portraiture to enormous calligraphic canvases dripping with gold and lapis-like blues, makes his body of work one of the most visually dramatic evolutions in South Asian art.

He painted official portraits of heads of state before abandoning representation entirely.

An abstract Arabic calligraphy artwork by the legendary Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee, featuring the word "Allah" rendered in his signature action painting style against a textured golden-ochre background. Executed in 1996, the piece showcases thick, dynamic impasto brushstrokes swirling with a rich palette of deep gold, vibrant yellow, cream, and contrasting streaks of dark grey and black, creating a powerful sense of fluid movement, spiritual energy, and physical texture. The artist's elegant signature and the date "96" are clearly inscribed in a dark fluid line at the bottom left corner, grounding the expressive calligraphic form within a beautifully cohesive, gestural composition. — Dynamic 1996 abstract calligraphic painting of the word "Allah" by Ismail Gulgee.

Key Facts

Ismail Gulgee, painter, calligrapher
Born October 25, 1926; died 2007
Works held in collections worldwide, including institutional holdings across the Middle East and Asia

7. Zahoor ul Akhlaq

Zahoor ul Akhlaq (1941–1999) was a pioneering Pakistani artist, sculptor, and educator whose revolutionary approach profoundly reshaped South Asian modernism by blending traditional regional practices with Western avant-garde styles. After graduating from Lahore's National College of Arts (NCA) under the mentorship of Shakir Ali, he continued his academic pursuits at London's Royal College of Art and Yale University, developing a highly sophisticated visual vocabulary that merged the rigid geometry of Western abstraction—like Cubism and Color Field painting—with the delicate, structural underpinnings of traditional Mughal miniature painting and Islamic calligraphy. Rather than merely copying old traditions, Akhlaq famously stripped the miniature down to its invisible structural framework, using its foundational spatial grid to explore conceptual and abstract themes on a massive scale. As a beloved professor and eventual head of the Fine Arts department at the NCA, he mentored a generation of globally acclaimed Pakistani contemporary artists and is widely recognized as the intellectual catalyst behind the revival and subversion of the "Contemporary Miniature" genre. His brilliant career and influential academic tenure were tragically cut short in January 1999 when he and his daughter, Jahanara, were fatally shot in their Lahore home, but his formidable artistic legacy endures through his permanent collections at prestigious institutions like the Tate Modern in London and the namesake Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery at the NCA. — Portrait of Zahoor ul Akhlaq.

Zahoor ul Akhlaq was a profoundly influential artist in contemporary Pakistani art, working as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker; he is credited with reviving miniature painting by introducing elements of experimentation and modernism.

Many artists turn to Akhlaq as that underrated Pakistani artist who many say was on the cusp of both modern and contemporary. His canvases took the spatial logic of Mughal miniatures and exploded them into flat, almost architectural compositions that anticipated much of what the neo-miniature generation would later do.

At the National College of Arts in Lahore, Akhlaq, followed by Salima Hashmi and others, designed an ingenious curriculum that continues to bring the best out of students.

An abstract painting composed of a vertical, rectangular glass-box structure drawn with thin red and orange linear perspectives over a heavily textured, muted beige and off-white background. The central rectangular frame contains a stack of three distinct visual segments: the top panel showcases a stylized, closely cropped monochromatic human eye gazing directly forward; the middle panel features a dark, heavily painted organic form accented with two white dots resembling small eyes; and the bottom panel contains rough patches of textured gold paint overlaying a pale surface. The entire composition balances modern geometric grids and transparent spatial dimensions with traditional South Asian miniature painting sensibilities, establishing a deep dialogue between structural logic and loose, tactile abstraction. — Zahoor ul Akhlaq, *Untitled*, mixed media on canvas.

Key Facts

Zahoor ul Akhlaq, painter, sculptor, printmaker, educator
Born 1941, died 1999
His teaching at NCA directly influenced the neo-miniature movement

8. Ahmed Parvez

Ahmed Parvez (1926–1979) was a trailblazing Pakistani modernist painter widely regarded as one of the most brilliant abstract colorists in South Asian art history. Born in Rawalpindi, he defied family expectations to pursue art in Lahore, quickly gaining recognition by winning the top prize at the Punjab University art exhibition in 1952. Driven by a restless, nomadic spirit, he moved to the United Kingdom in 1955, where he spent a decade cementing his international legacy by founding the Pakistan Group in London and exhibiting at prestigious venues like the Grosvenor Gallery and the Ashmolean Museum. His artistic peak during this era was highlighted by a historic 1962 two-man exhibition alongside the legendary American sculptor Alexander Calder. After a brief, acclaimed stint in New York during the late 1960s, Parvez returned to Pakistan, where he fully developed his signature style characterized by vibrant, lyrical abstraction, explosive bursts of color, and intricate geometric lines that resembled dense, energetic still-lifes. Despite his immense critical success, his absolute obsession with his craft led to a turbulent personal life marked by financial instability and three failed marriages. His profound impact on post-independence art was officially recognized by the state when he received the President's Pride of Performance Award in 1978, just a year before his untimely passing in Karachi, leaving behind a coveted body of work that continues to command high prices at major global auction houses like Christie's and Sotheby's. — Portrait of Ahmed Parvez.

Ahmed Parvez was celebrated for his innovative use of colour and form in abstract expressionist paintings.

Having relocated to London in the 1950s, Parvez developed his approach in relative isolation from the Lahore and Karachi scenes, absorbing the energy of British post-war abstraction while retaining a palette that felt unmistakably rooted in the subcontinent.

His canvases pulse with reds, ochres, and greens that never quite abandon the suggestion of landscape or human presence, even in their most non-figurative stretches.

Waiting for the Cloud (1964) by Ahmed Parvez, an expressive abstract mixed media painting depicting an organic explosion beneath a stylized white cloud form. An abstract painting by Pakistani modernist artist Ahmed Parvez, rendered in mixed media on paper, titled Waiting for the Cloud (1964). The composition features a bold, vertical, trunk-like form in deep brown and ochre rising from a dark, textured base. At its peak, a chaotic explosion of spiky black shapes, splatters, and dynamic red accents radiates outward, suggesting an eruptive or organic bursting point. Suspended above this dramatic focal point is a stylized, undulating white form resembling a cloud or a pair of lips, set against a rectangular backdrop of cerulean blue wash. The surrounding background transitions into muted washes of gray, pale yellow, and soft green, blending fluidly with energetic white paint splatters and fine ink linework. Parvez's distinctive signature and the date '1964' are visible in the lower-left corner, anchoring the artwork's expressive spontaneity and mid-century avant-garde aesthetic. — Waiting for the Cloud (1964) by Ahmed Parvez.

Key Facts

Ahmed Parvez, painter
Born 1926, died 1979
Lived and worked extensively in London from the 1950s onward
Classified among the "old masters" of Pakistani painting alongside Shemza, Mirza, and Naqsh

9. Jamil Naqsh

Jamil Naqsh (1939–2019) was a pioneering master of modern Pakistani art, universally acclaimed for his distinct figurative paintings that seamlessly blend traditional South Asian miniature techniques with Western modernist concepts like Cubism. Born in Kairana, India, he migrated to Pakistan during the 1947 Partition—an experience of profound family separation that deeply influenced his emotional landscape and artistic vision. He trained as a traditional miniaturist under the legendary Ustad Haji Muhammad Sharif at the Mayo School of Arts (now NCA) in Lahore, gaining an obsession with fluid, precise line work that remained a signature of his style even as he abandoned formal schooling to pursue raw artistic experience. Naqsh is best known for his iconic, recurring motifs of the female form juxtaposed with pigeons, which symbolized peace, love, and childhood memories of his family home. His masterful draftsmanship was complemented by a unique impasto technique, where he built up canvases with tiny paint daubs to create a shimmering, textured, and fractured light effect using a mostly muted, pastel palette. Over his decades-long career, which eventually took him to London where he spent his final years working in relative seclusion, he also produced a famous "Equine Series" inspired by Italian sculptor Mario Marini, fusing the fragile beauty of women with the robust power of horses. For his monumental contributions to South Asian art, Naqsh was honored with Pakistan's highest civilian accolades, including the Pride of Performance in 1989 and the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2009, cementing his legacy as one of the region's most collected and enduring twentieth-century masters. — Portrait of Jamil Naqsh.

A painter celebrated for his figurative work and mastery of miniature techniques, Jamil Naqsh's art often revolved around a few key themes, including the female form and the pigeon; he was known for his meticulous style and subtlety.

Those recurring motifs gave his oeuvre a rare kind of visual coherence. A pigeon in a Naqsh painting is never merely decorative; it anchors the composition the way a bass note anchors a chord.

He spent decades refining this vocabulary without exhausting it, which is a harder trick than inventing something new.

"Woman with Pigeon" (2007) by iconic modern painter Jamil Naqsh, showcasing his signature blending of Western modernism, meticulous line draftsmanship, and symbolic motifs of domestic harmony. An oil-on-canvas painting by Pakistani modern master Jamil Naqsh, titled "Woman with Pigeon", rendered in a highly textured Cubist-influenced style. The artwork depicts the face of a stylized, melancholic woman looking slightly downward, fragmented into geometric planes of deep blue, earthy brown, and cream tones. Directly on top of her head rests a prominent, light-colored pigeon with its wings outstretched, blending fluidly into a deeply layered background split into dark violet, indigo, and textured charcoal sections. The entire composition merges traditional Mughal miniature precision with modernist abstraction, creating an intricate web of fine lines, tactile paint splatters, and heavy geometric contours that evoke a deep sense of domestic tranquility, longing, and nostalgia. — *Woman with Pigeon* (2007) by Jamil Naqsh.

Key Facts

Jamil Naqsh, painter, printmaker
Born 1939, died 2019
His Jamil Naqsh Museum was established in London

10. Anwar Jalal Shemza

Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928–1985) was a prominent Pakistani modernist artist and writer who successfully bridged the gap between Western abstraction and traditional Islamic art forms. Born in Shimla, India, he studied at the Mayo School of Arts in Lahore and became a leading figure in the Lahore Art Circle before moving to the United Kingdom in 1956 to attend the Slade School of Fine Art. His initial encounter with Western modernism at the Slade triggered an identity crisis, famously prompted by a professor's critique that his work lacked an authentic cultural roots. This pivotal moment led Shemza to abandon his earlier figurative style and develop his celebrated "Meem" and "Roots" series, where he radically distilled Arabic calligraphy, geometric patterns, and Mughal architectural motifs into a minimalist vocabulary of letters, circles, and quadrants. Alongside his visual art, he was a prolific Urdu novelist, playwright, and poet, publishing several books and editing cultural journals. Despite living a largely quiet life as a schoolteacher in Staffordshire, England, during his later years, Shemza's innovative fusion of South Asian heritage with international abstraction solidified his legacy as a pioneer of global modernism and a founding father of modern Pakistani art. — Portrait of Anwar Jalal Shemza.

Anwar Jalal Shemza combined Islamic geometric patterns with modern abstract compositions, receiving international acclaim.

His work has been exhibited at the Tate Gallery in London, the Lahore Museum in Pakistan, and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. Shemza's approach was almost mathematical in its precision. His paintings often depict abstract forms of city walls and structures, exploring themes of space, structure, and the built environment.

He spent much of his career in Britain, where his work spoke quietly but persistently across two cultural traditions.

An artwork featuring a collection of stylized fish rendered in warm orange, ochre, and yellow tones, arranged in overlapping layers against a geometric, multi-tonal blue backdrop.Anwar Jalal Shemza’s modern artwork depicts a clustered school of stylized fish, detailed with dark, rhythmic, comb-like skeletal patterns and simple circular eyes, swimming closely together across a geometrically structured background. The fish are rendered in warm, earthy tones of amber, ochre, and deep orange, creating a striking contrast against a grid-like backdrop composed of deep blue, gray, and teal rectangles. Textural variation is present throughout the composition, notably in a crescent-shaped white splash resembling ocean foam or a wave crest near the top, while the lower segments feature darker, mottled blue tones that anchor the layered, abstract aquatic scene. — *Fish* (1956) by Anwar Jalal Shemza.

Key Facts

Anwar Jalal Shemza, painter, relief artist
Born 1928, died 1985
Work held in collections including Tate (London) and Lahore Museum

11. Ustad Allah Bakhsh

Ustad Allah Bakhsh (1895–1978) was a legendary pioneering master artist, calligrapher, and painter from Pakistan who is internationally revered for immortalising the rural landscapes, everyday people, and vibrant folklore of the Punjab alongside classic Hindu and Persian mythologies. Born in Wazirabad, he began his artistic journey as an apprentice to local craftsmen and theatre backdrop painters before refining his technical skills under miniature master Ustad Abdullah, eventually developing a distinct signature style that seamlessly blended Western academic oil realism with traditional South Asian sensibilities. Before the 1947 partition, he gained massive acclaim across British India, earning court commissions from the Maharaja of Patiala and the title of "Krishna Painter" for his brilliant devotional art. Post-partition, he settled permanently in Lahore, where he dedicated his canvas to the common man—capturing farmers harvesting wheat, village women, and local festivals—while simultaneously defining the definitive visual imagery for tragic Punjabi romantic epics like Heer Ranjha and Sohni Mahiwal. Celebrated for his monumental scale, dramatic use of theatrical light, and deep spatial mastery, his massive contributions to South Asian art earned him the prestigious Pride of Performance award from the Government of Pakistan in 1963, leaving behind a monumental legacy that remains preserved today within dedicated wings at the Lahore Museum, the National Art Gallery in Islamabad, and the Lahore Arts Council's sprawling Ustad Allah Bux Art Gallery. — *Ustad Allah Bakhsh* (1997), 18x24”, oil on canvas by R.M. Naeem.

Unlike some of his contemporaries who aimed to push forward a new indigenous art style.

Allah Bakhsh took his understanding of Western art and style to create elaborate figurative and scenic paintings much like a Romantic painter, often taking inspiration from Shakespearean plays and the works of Eugène Delacroix.

He was awarded the Pride of Performance award in 1963 and is considered the pioneer of modern landscape and figurative painting in Pakistan. His canvases belong to an older world, pre-Partition and pre-abstraction, and that is precisely what makes them irreplaceable as a historical anchor for everything that came after.

Ladies in the Garden by Ustad Allah Bakhsh (1895–1978), a masterful oil on canvas capturing the lyrical grace and communal spirit of traditional Punjabi women. A large-scale figurative oil painting by Pakistani master Ustad Allah Bakhsh, titled Ladies in the Garden (also known as Village Girls), depicting a gathering of multiple Punjabi women and a small child socializing in an idyllic, shaded outdoor setting. Rendered in a distinct Western academic style mixed with local cultural heritage, the women are draped in traditional South Asian attire including vibrant lehengas, kurtas, and sheer dupattas in tones of green, gold, pink, and blue. In the center, a woman sits gracefully on an ornate bench wrapped in a translucent white veil, while others around her engage in varied activities: one reads an open book on her lap, another holds a basket filled with assorted fruits, one carries a bowl of boiled eggs, and a small toddler sits on the ground near the bottom right. The complex narrative composition showcases meticulously detailed facial expressions and jewelry, framed by a soft, romanticized background of lush forest trees and foliage that evoke pastoral serenity. — *Ladies in the Garden* by Ustad Allah Bakhsh (1895–1978), a masterful oil on canvas capturing the lyrical grace and communal spirit of traditional Punjabi women.

Key Facts

Ustad Allah Bakhsh, painter
Born 1895, died 1978
Received the Pride of Performance award in 1963

12. Shahzia Sikander

Shahzia Sikander is a pioneering Pakistani-American visual artist celebrated for launching the global "neo-miniature" movement by transforming traditional Indo-Persian miniature painting into a vibrant medium for contemporary social commentary. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, she attended the National College of Arts (NCA), where her groundbreaking 1990 thesis project, The Scroll, successfully revived a historical court art style that had been dismissed as a stagnant craft, injecting it with modern feminist, postcolonial, and autobiographical narratives. Her multidisciplinary practice has since expanded far beyond paper to include large-scale murals, mosaic installations, monumental public sculptures—such as her acclaimed 2023 golden female statue Witness in New York—and intricate digital animations that breathe life into traditional ink-and-gouache motifs. By combining diverse iconographies, from multi-armed South Asian deities to floating veils and sacred geometry, Sikander explores complex themes of border politics, gender representation, and global migration, a body of work that has earned her prestigious accolades like the MacArthur "Genius" Grant and placement in major permanent museum collections worldwide, including MoMA and the Whitney Museum. — Portrait of Shahzia Sikander. Art21

Shahzia Sikander (born 1969) is a Pakistani-American visual artist who works across a variety of mediums, including drawing, painting, printmaking, animation, installation, performance, and video.

Alongside her near-contemporary Imran Qureshi, she is one of the best-known artists of Pakistani origin alive today; both are known for their contemporary miniatures, a genre almost uniquely associated with Pakistan.

Sikander's 1991-92 undergraduate thesis work, The Scroll, is often cited as a turning point. She debuted at the Whitney Biennial in 1997, just two years after completing her MFA.

Shahzia Sikander, Baggage Warrior, 2024, pulp-painted collagraph and watermarked pellon transfers with printed kozo inclusion.

Key People

Ustad Bashir Ahmed, her miniature painting teacher at NCA

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Shahzia Sikander, painter, multimedia artist
Awards include a MacArthur Fellowship
Received her MFA in 1995 from the Rhode Island School of Design

13. Rashid Rana

Rashid Rana (born 1968 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a globally acclaimed contemporary visual artist and academic who pioneered a new era of conceptual art in South Asia at the start of the 21st century. Currently serving as the Dean of the School of Visual Arts and Design at Beaconhouse National University in Lahore—where he also holds a prestigious UNESCO Chair—Rana is best known for his signature style of "unpacked abstraction," which masterfully juxtaposes macro and micro perspectives. From a distance, his monumental works appear as seamless geometric shapes, iconic figures, or traditional patterns, but a closer view reveals they are meticulously constructed from thousands of tiny, content-specific digital photographs that challenge fixed ideas of politics, culture, and media. His groundbreaking Veil Series (2004) features burqa-clad women composed entirely of pixelated images from pornography, while his celebrated Red Carpet Series forms intricate Persian rugs out of thousands of graphic photos taken in slaughterhouses, a piece of which sold at Sotheby's in 2008 for a historic $623,000. Rana's multi-disciplinary practice spans digital photo-mosaics, stainless steel sculptures like Desperately Seeking Paradise, and video installations, earning his work a permanent place in world-class institutions such as the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Educated at Lahore's National College of Arts and the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, his boundary-pushing career has been recognized with Pakistan's high state honor, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, as well as the Asia Society Game-Changer Asia Art Award, cementing his legacy as one of the most influential creative minds of his generation. — Portrait of Rashid Rana.

Rashid Rana is one of the unique Pakistani painters known for his unusual yet innovative approach to art, blending tradition and contemporary techniques.

He is well known for commanding high prices for his photomontages in global auctions. Rana's signature pieces assemble thousands of tiny photographs into grid-like compositions that, from a distance, resolve into a single recognizable image but fracture into something disturbing up close.

That tension between surface beauty and hidden complexity runs through everything he makes.

A complex photo mosaic artwork titled by Pakistani artist Rashid Rana, composed of hundreds of tiny, individual thumbnail-sized portrait photographs of various South Asian individuals, arranged meticulously by color value and tone. The smaller images seamlessly blend together like individual pixels to collectively form a large, low-resolution macro portrait of Indian Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, facing forward with distinct facial features. The overall composition Transitions across the canvas from deep shadows and darker images on the left side to brightly lit faces and vibrant tones on the right side, creating a striking contrast between the microscopic details of ordinary people and the monumental scale of a celebrity icon. — *Ommatidia I (Hrithik Roshan)* by Rashid Rana in 2004.

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Rashid Rana, painter, multimedia artist
Born 1968
His work explores themes of culture, identity, globalisation, and his perspective on modern life

14. Imran Qureshi

Imran Qureshi (born 1972) is a globally acclaimed contemporary Pakistani artist and a leading pioneer of the "neo-miniature" movement, celebrated for bridging the meticulous, labor-intensive techniques of 16th-century Mughal miniature painting with modern abstract art and monumental, site-specific installations. Based in Lahore, where he serves as a Professor at his alma mater, the National College of Arts (NCA), Qureshi rose to international prominence through his unique artistic vocabulary—most notably his signature use of blood-red paint splatters that, upon close inspection, transform chaotic, violent imagery into delicate floral patterns symbolizing life emerging from tragedy. This powerful juxtaposition of micro-scale paper works and macro-scale public art was famously showcased during his 2013 Roof Garden Commission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, launching a global exhibition history that spans the Venice Biennale, the Barbican Centre, and the Islamic Arts Biennale. His profound impact on contemporary art has earned him prestigious accolades, including Pakistan's civilian honor, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2021), the U.S. Department of State's International Medal of Arts (2017), and being named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French government in 2025. Today, his works are housed in world-class permanent collections, including the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, while he continues to redefine public spaces through massive local art interventions in Lahore. — Portrait of Imran Qureshi.

The Deutsche Bank conferred Imran Qureshi with their "Artist of the Year" award.

That recognition, among many others, confirmed what the Pakistani art community had known for years: Qureshi had taken the miniature tradition and stretched it into something genuinely global. Contemporary miniatures are a genre almost uniquely associated with Pakistan and particularly with the National College of Arts in Lahore.

His site-specific installations, where crimson and white gouache patterns sprawl across gallery floors, carry the formal discipline of miniature technique into an entirely different spatial register.

An expansive high-angle view captures a site-specific art installation by Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi on the open-air tiled terrace of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Roof Garden in New York City. The vast stone-tiled floor is extensively splattered and covered with deep blood-red acrylic paint. Upon closer inspection, these dramatic crimson splashes are intricately worked into delicate, foliate patterns and lush ornamental motifs reminiscent of traditional Mughal miniature paintings. Lush green pergolas and potted shrubbery flank the left side of the terrace, while a contemporary glass and metal structural awning lines the right. In the background, the dense, vibrant green treetops of Central Park extend toward the horizon, where the iconic New York City skyline stands tall against a clear blue sky. (2013) by Imran Qureshi, an immersive site-specific installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art juxtaposing the motifs of Mughal miniature painting against blood-red splatters to explore themes of global violence and regenerative hope. — *And How Many Rains Must Fall Before the Stains Are Washed Clean* (2013), a site-specific acrylic roof installation by Imran Qureshi in NYC.

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His teacher at NCA was Ustad Bashir Ahmed, who also taught Shahzia Sikander and Saira Wasim

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Imran Qureshi, painter, installation artist

Born 1972
Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year recipient

15. Askari Mian Irani

Askari Mian Irani worked in a figurative-expressionist mode that leaned toward psychological drama over formal innovation.

His compositions frequently placed solitary figures in ambiguous, emotionally charged spaces. He is counted among the ten most important painters alongside Laila Shahzada, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Pervez, and Bashir Mirza.

Irani preferred to let the paint itself carry the tension, and his surfaces often have a worked, almost sculpted quality.

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Askari Mian Irani, painter
Born 1940, died 2004
Active primarily in Karachi

16. Bashir Mirza

Bashir Mirza (1941-2000), also known as BM, was a Pakistani painter and artist; born in Amritsar, British India, he joined the Mayo School of Arts, where he was one of Shakir Ali's favourite students.

Mirza's paintings resist easy classification. He moved between figuration and abstraction with the kind of restlessness that suggested genuine intellectual curiosity rather than indecision. He received the Pride of Performance Award in 1994.

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Bashir Mirza, painter
Born 1941, died January 19, 2000
Pride of Performance Award recipient (1994)

17. Salima Hashmi

Salima Hashmi's career has never separated art from activism.

As a painter, her works use layered, semi-abstract compositions to address political suppression, gender, and displacement in Pakistan. At the National College of Arts in Lahore, she was instrumental in paving the road for the next generation of artists and believed in the talents of her students.

Beyond the studio, she has authored extensively on Pakistani art history and served as the founding dean of the School of Visual Arts at Beaconhouse National University.

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Salima Hashmi, painter, author, art educator
Born 1942
Daughter of the poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Founding dean, School of Visual Arts, BNU Lahore

18. Saeed Akhtar

Saeed Akhtar (born 1938) is a Pakistani portrait painter who has received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz Award from the President of Pakistan.

Where many of his contemporaries moved toward abstraction, Akhtar committed to figuration and portraiture with a discipline that recalls classical Western realist traditions. He was commissioned to design Pakistan's largest stamp issue consisting of 27 stamps (1990) on pioneers of freedom.

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Saeed Akhtar, painter
Born 1938
Sitara-e-Imtiaz recipient (2011); Pride of Performance Award (1993)
His work hangs in the State Bank of Pakistan building in Islamabad

19. Khalid Iqbal

Khalid Iqbal spent decades painting the landscapes and everyday life of Pakistan with a luminous, almost photographic clarity that owed little to the abstract currents swirling around him.

He is considered a pioneer of modern realism in Pakistan. His refusal to chase trends gave his body of work a coherence that has aged remarkably well. He taught for years at NCA Lahore, where his insistence on observational rigour shaped students who went on to very different styles.

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Khalid Iqbal, painter, art educator
Born 1929, died 2014
Long-standing professor at National College of Arts, Lahore

20. Mashkoor Raza

Mashkoor Raza (1948-2025) was a Pakistani painter and art educator, known for works in realism, abstract art, and impressionism, calligraphy, and recurring equestrian themes.

His paintings of horses in motion carry an almost cinematic sweep. Born in 1948 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, his family migrated to Pakistan when he was a child. He trained at the Karachi School of Art and later became one of the country's prominent art educators.

His calligraphic landscapes glow with an inner light that owes something to Sufi spiritual aesthetics.

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Mashkoor Raza, painter, educator
Born 1948, died February 3, 2025
Received the Pride of Performance award

Patterns Across the List

Three threads run visibly through this ranking.

The first is the inescapable gravity of the National College of Arts in Lahore. NCA appears in nearly every biography here, either as a school, a workplace, or both. Shakir Ali built it into a modern institution. Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Salima Hashmi, and Ustad Bashir Ahmed turned its miniature department into a globally significant programme. Sikander, Qureshi, and Rana all emerged from its corridors.

No single institution has shaped the output of a country's painting tradition more directly.

The second thread is the persistent dialogue between calligraphy and painting. Sadequain, Gulgee, and Raza all built major bodies of work around the idea that Arabic and Urdu letterforms could carry visual weight far beyond their linguistic meaning. In this, Pakistani painting staked out territory that no other national tradition occupied in quite the same way.

The third is migration. Parvez painted in London. Shemza spent most of his career in Britain. Sikander works from New York. Rana exhibits globally. The Pakistani painting story has never been confined to Pakistan, and the tension between local identity and international audience is not a sidebar; it is central to the work itself.

Where to See Their Work Today

For readers wanting to encounter these painters beyond digital reproductions, several key venues hold significant collections.

The Lahore Museum and the National Art Gallery in Islamabad house extensive holdings of the modernist generation, particularly Chughtai, Sadequain, and Shakir Ali. Frere Hall in Karachi remains the site of Sadequain's monumental ceiling murals.

Internationally, the Tate in London holds work by Shemza, while major auction houses including Sotheby's and Christie's regularly feature Pakistani painters in their South Asian art sales.

Sikander's work can be found in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hirshhorn, and many other leading institutions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the No. 1 painter in Pakistan?

Sadequain tops the list as Pakistan's most famous painter. Known for merging Islamic calligraphy with monumental mural compositions, his painted ceiling at Frere Hall in Karachi remains one of the most recognized artworks in the country.

Who are the top 10 Pakistani painters?

The top 10 are Sadequain, Abdur Rahman Chughtai, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zubeida Agha, Ismail Gulgee, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Parvez, Jamil Naqsh, and Anwar Jalal Shemza, ranked by their artistic innovation, institutional influence, and lasting cultural impact.

Which famous Pakistani painters are still alive today?

Among the 20 most famous, Shahzia Sikander, Rashid Rana, Imran Qureshi, Salima Hashmi, and Saeed Akhtar are all living painters who continue to exhibit and shape Pakistan's art scene both locally and internationally.

Who was the first famous Pakistani painter?

Abdur Rahman Chughtai is routinely called the first significant modern artist from Pakistan. Active from the early twentieth century, he fused Mughal, Islamic, and Art Nouveau traditions and even designed coins and stamps for the newly formed nation.

Who started the miniature painting revival in Pakistan?

Zahoor ul Akhlaq is credited with reviving miniature painting in Pakistan by introducing elements of modernism and experimentation. His teaching at the National College of Arts directly influenced the neo-miniature movement later led by Shahzia Sikander and Imran Qureshi.

What is the top institute to learn painting in Pakistan?

The National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore is the most significant painting institution in Pakistan. Nearly every major Pakistani painter on this list either studied or taught there, and its miniature department is recognized as globally important.

Which Pakistani painters are famous internationally?

Shahzia Sikander, Rashid Rana, and Imran Qureshi are among the most internationally visible Pakistani painters today. Sikander holds a MacArthur Fellowship, Qureshi received the Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year award, and Rana's photomontages command high prices at global auctions.

Who are the 20 most famous Pakistani artists?

The full ranked list includes Sadequain, Abdur Rahman Chughtai, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zubeida Agha, Ismail Gulgee, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Parvez, Jamil Naqsh, Anwar Jalal Shemza, Ustad Allah Bakhsh, Shahzia Sikander, Rashid Rana, Imran Qureshi, Askari Mian Irani, Bashir Mirza, Salima Hashmi, Saeed Akhtar, Khalid Iqbal, and Mashkoor Raza.

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20 Famous Pakistani Painters Who Shaped a Nation's Visual Identity

1. Sadequain

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2. Abdur Rahman Chughtai

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3. Shakir Ali

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4. Anna Molka Ahmed

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5. Zubeida Agha

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6. Ismail Gulgee

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7. Zahoor ul Akhlaq

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8. Ahmed Parvez

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9. Jamil Naqsh

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10. Anwar Jalal Shemza

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11. Ustad Allah Bakhsh

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12. Shahzia Sikander

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13. Rashid Rana

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14. Imran Qureshi

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15. Askari Mian Irani

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16. Bashir Mirza

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17. Salima Hashmi

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18. Saeed Akhtar

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19. Khalid Iqbal

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20. Mashkoor Raza

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Where to See Their Work Today

Stay Connected With Pakistan's Art Scene

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