Abdullah Qureshi (artist)
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Abdullah Qureshi (born 1987) is a Queer Muslim Pakistani cis-male artist, social activist,[1] curator, educator, and cultural producer.[2] Qureshi utilizes paint, watercolor,[3] film,[4] and faceless depictions of his male friends[5] to capture his personal histories, trauma, and childhood memories surrounding his identity as a Queer Muslim Pakistani man.[1][6] Qureshi explores his identity in his work within an Abstract Expressionist style[7] using large canvases.[8]
Early life and education
[edit]Qureshi was born in 1987 in Lahore, Pakistan. In 2010, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London where he continued his enrollment for a Master of Arts degree in Fine Art. In 2017, he attended and completed his Ph.D. from Aalto University.[2] During the fall of 2019, he became a visiting graduate student at the Centre for Feminist Research at York University.[citation needed]
He moved back to Lahore, where he created visual work responding to the intersectional identities of the queer, Pakistani, and Muslim culture. There, he co-founded a gallery for artists and designers who were interested in destabilizing institutional boundaries called “39K”.[citation needed]
Qureshi lives in Helsinki, Finland.[6]
Works, exhibitions, projects, collections
[edit]Art presentations
[edit]- National Gallery of Art, Islamabad, Pakistan[2]
- Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan[2]
- Rossi & Rossi, London, England[2]
- Uqbar, Berlin, Germany[2]
- Twelve Gates Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2]
- SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, California[2]
Solo exhibitions
[edit]- Multi-media exhibition titled “Darkrooms: retracing childhood memories”[9]
- Visual diary titled “The Story of Myself and Some Friends in these Fragments of Daily Loves” presented at the Zahoor Ul Akhlaq Gallery[10]
Group exhibitions
[edit]- “Sind wir schon da?” curated by Julia Feldmann and Silke Paintinger, Universität für angewandte Kunst, Vienna[11]
Short films
[edit]- Qureshi’s 2019 experimental short film titled “Journey to the CharBagh”[4]
Artistic co-advisor
[edit]- Qureshi and two other advisors advised a show titled “River in an Ocean”[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Visual delight 'River in an ocean' — a show of active resistance". Daily Times. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Residency Unlimited | Abdullah Qureshi". Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Kost, Ryan (2018-02-06). "Queer Muslims claim space in SOMArts exhibition". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b "Different Routes: The queer gaze sees love and compassion in the Quran". Kone Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Rustomji, Veera. "Searching for Mr. Perfect – Art Now Pakistan". Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b "Three Artists Tell Us What It's Like To Be Queer, Muslim and Pakistani". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Dar, Saira (2017-04-16). "EXHIBITION: A DIARY IN PAINT". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Raining upside down | Art & Culture | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Darkrooms". Third Space. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Story Myself Details". www.zahoorulakhlaqgallery.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Exhibition – Sind wir schon da?". Retrieved 2022-02-07.