CONTACT

amnarahmankhan@gmail.com

EDUCATION 

2017 Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting), with Distinction, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2012 Aman Ki Asha, India–Pakistan Student Exchange Programme, India

EXHIBITIONS 

Solo Shows
2027 Upcoming solo show at Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2026 Locus: Where Eyes Settle, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2024 Seers & the Seen, Khaas Contemporary, Islamabad, Pakistan
2023 Quest of the Self, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2022 Alternate Selves, O Art Space, Lahore, Pakistan

Two-Person and Group Exhibitions

2026 Manchar Lake Mohannas - Residency Exhibition, NED City Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
2025 Dialogues Across Time, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2025 Skin Stories, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2025  Fictional Truths: Narrative Painters of Pakistan, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2023  Pas-e-Aaina, Dominion Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2023 The Unforgotten Moon, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan
2023 Reexamine / Retrace 2.0, O Art Space, Lahore, Pakistan
2022 The Spark, Satrang Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
2022 For the Love of Life, curated by Qudus Mirza, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2021 Flower of a Blue Flame, curated by Qudus Mirza, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2021 Paint For A Cause, a fundraiser show for Special Olympics, VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2020 1×1, Antidote, Dubai, UAE
2019 Lover, The Marriott, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019 The Skin We Live In, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2019 Self Portraits In The Age Of The Selfie, COMO Museum, Lahore, Pakistan
2018 I Have To Tell You A Story, Sanat Initiative, Karachi, Pakistan
2018 Augmentation, the US Consulate, Karachi, Pakistan
2018 Cross Border, Swiss Residence, Islamabad, Pakistan
2018 Soft Bodies, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan
2017 Microcosm, Gandhara Art Space, Karachi, Pakistan
2017 Ugly Pretty, Taseer Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2017 After Next, O Art Space, Lahore, Pakistan
2017 Department Store, Sanat Initiative, Karachi, Pakistan
2017 Imago Mundi, work published in a book shown at the Venice Biennale, curated by Ambereen  Karamat and Amanullah Mojadidi, Italy

RESIDENCIES

2026 Dolomutz O Dur
Field-based research residency examining bird migration and their ecological habitats in the Hindu Kush mountains of Chitral, Pakistan
2025 Manchar Lake Residency
Supported by Cultural Heritage Fund and British Arts in Pakistan
Field-based research residency engaging with the last houseboat-dwelling fishing community and the changing ecology of Manchar Lake, in Sehwan, Pakistan

AWARDS & PRIZES

2023 Arjumand Painting Award, won Merit Prize
2023 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, nominated
2016 Government of Punjab Academic Excellence Award, awarded a laptop with internet connectivity for achieving the highest grades in Painting discipline, BFA

WORKSHOP

2022-23 Critical Character Design, US-Pakistan University Partnerships Grants Program | Faculty Professional Development

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2022-2019 Art Teacher & Content Writer at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi
2021 Art Teacher at The Imperial Tutorial College, Karachi, Pakistan

PERFORMANCE 

2019 Noah’s Ark, Qasim Park, Karachi Biennale, Karachi, Pakistan

ARTIST TALK

2018 Microcosm, AAN Ideas LAB (Art Space & Museum), Karachi, Pakistan
2017 Algebra of Memory, Karachi Biennale, Karachi, Pakistan

DOCUMENTARY

2017 Dangerous Borders, work featured in a BBC documentary

ARTICLES