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  Name: Jamil Naksh  
  Date of Birth: December 25th, 1939  
  Qualification: 1953 Studied Indian miniature painting with late Ustad Muhammad Sherif , National College of Arts, Lahore.  
  Career:  
 

Solo Exhibitions

  
 
1962                      Pakistan Art Council, Lahore.
1963                      Pakistan Art Council, Karachi.
1964                      The Pak-Brazil Friendship Association, Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi.
1967                      Pakistan Arts Council, Karachi.
1971           Pakistan Art Gallery, Karachi.
1996           Establishment of Jamil Naqsh Foundation and Museum, Karachi.
1996                      Homage to Marino Marini, Momart Art Gallery, Karachi.
1996                      Beyond Words, The Art Gallery, Islamabad.
1996                    Modern Manuscripts, Momart Art Gallery, Karachi.
1996                    Private viewing hosted by Amina and Jahangir Tareen, Trustees of Jamil        
Naqsh Foundation, Karachi.
1997                    Mother and Child, dedicated to Dr. Faridon Setna, a private viewing
Hosted by Meher and Hussain Sheriff, Trustees of Jamil Naqsh Foundation, Karachi.
1998                    Homage to Marino Marini, Jamil Naqsh Museum and Momart Art
                  Gallery, Karachi.
1999                    Formal Inauguration, Jamil Naqsh Museum, Karachi.
2001          Jamil Naqsh Museum, Karachi.
2001          Magic of the Line, Momart Art Gallery, Karachi.
2003          Private collection of Najmi Sura, Jamil Naqsh Museum and Momart
                  Art Gallery, Karachi.
 
 
 
 
 

Group Shows

 
1953                        National Art Competition, Multan.
1963            Painters from Pakistan, Nepal.
1964            Painters from Pakistan, Ceylon.
1970                        Gallerie Christoph Durr, Munich, West Germany.
1971                        Painters from Pakistan, Pakistan National Council of the Arts in Paris,
London, Italy, Munich, New York, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Libya, Morocco,
Ghana and Sudan.
1992                        Trivandrum and New Delhi, India.
1992                        Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, U.S.A.
 
 
 

Awards

 
 
      1961           First Prize, Women’s International Club, Karachi.
      1962           Gold Medal, Pakistan Arts Council, Karachi.
1980                      Shakir Ali Award, Ministry of Culture, Government of Pakistan.
1982           Contribution of 20 years as a painter, Arts Council of Pakistan.
      1989           President’s Pride of Performance Award.
1989                      Pursuit of Excellence Award, The Artists’ Association of Punjab,
Pakistan.
 
 
 
 
 Special Projects
 
 
1960-68          Co-editor of Seep Urdu Literary Quarterly and Arts International.
1968          First Prize, National Competition by Hamdard National Foundation
                  For a poster design ‘To find a cure for Cancer’, for display and
                  Distribution by the W.H.O.
 
  1973         Calligraphy executed in oil on canvas for the Hamdard National
                         Foundation.
1974                  Mural executed in oil on canvas for The Cancer society of Pakistan
Karachi, for display and Distribution by the W.H.O.
1976         Mural executed in oil on canvas for the Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore.
    1970-73       President, Pakistan Painters Guild.