MINAA HAROON
Current position: Visual Artist, Curator, Assistant Director (Government of Punjab) and Project Associate in Project Rasai.
minaa.haroon1@gmail.com
www.minaaharoon.com
Lives and works in Lahore, Pakistan
+923204131770
22.05.1989
EDUCATION
2016: Masters in Art and Design, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
2012: Bachelors in Fine Arts (Miniature Painting), National College of Arts, Lahore
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021: Solo Show (Online), Toula Gallery, USA
2019: Solo Show (Online), Antidote art. Design
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021: Biennale “Colleguim New”, Orsha City Art Gallery, Orsha
2021: “Alhamra National Exhibition”, group show, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2021: Group show, Rawasi Palestine Association
2021: “Vision Weavers”, group show, ArtSoch Gallery, Lahore
2020: “The Search”, two person show, Koel Gallery, Karachi
2019: “Alhamra National Exhibition”, group show, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2019: “Apni duniya aap paeda ker”, Learn Fest, Management House, Lahore
2019: “Looking back to look within”, group show, ArtChowk Gallery, Karachi
2018: “Alhamra National Exhibition”, group show, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2018: “Void”, two person show, Studio Seven, Karachi
2018: “Beltand Road”, group show, Suzhou University Museum, China
2018: “From here to there”, group show, ArtKaam Gallery, Karachi
2017: “National Exhibition”, group show, PNCA, Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore
2017: “Tribute to Pakistan”, group show, Sudio Seven Gallery, Dubai
2017: “The Incoming”, group show, Sudio Seven Gallery, Dubai
2017: “Illusion of Reality”, three person show, Satrang Gallery, Islamabad
2013: Group show, Nairang Gallery, Lahore
2012: “Emerging Talent”, group show, V.M. Art gallery, Karachi.
2012: “Day after Tomorrow”, Young Artists’ Exhibition, Alhamra Arts Gallery, Lahore.
SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS
(Curated more than 50 exhibitions at Alhamra Art Gallery is last five years)
2021: “Alhamra National Exhibition of Visual Arts”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2021: “Beyond the Threshold of Time- 16th Annual Young Artists’ Exhibition”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2020: “Resilience- 16th Annual Young Artists’ Exhibition”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2019: “Alhamra National Exhibition of Visual Arts”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2019: “Current- 15th Annual Young Artists’ Exhibition”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2018: “Alhamra National Exhibition of Visual Arts”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2018: “Khat Art”, group show of Calligraphy at Alhamra Arts Gallery, Lahore
2018: “Colors of Pakistan”, Museum of Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University, Thailand
2018:“Single Country Exhibition”, Queen Sirkit Convention Center, Thailand
WORK EXPERIENCES
2021- till date: Project Associate I in project Rasai, Social Awareness Campaign, funded by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Germany, Support to Local Governance Programme LoGo-II; Pakistan with Lahore Arts Council
2020 – 2022: Incharge, Alhamra Academy of Performing Arts, Lahore Art Council
2017 – till date: Assistant Director (BPS-17) at Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore Arts Council, Government of Punjab
2016 – 2017: Visiting Lecturer at University of Management and Technology, Lahore
2015: Teaching Assistant in MA Art Education at Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
2012-2014: Art instructor at Lahore Grammar School, Paragon, Lahore
WORKSHOPS
Conducted
2019: Coordinator, “EBRU”, Turkish painting workshop, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2019: Conducted, “Children Art & Crafts workshop”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
2019: Conducted, “Oil painting workshop”, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
Attended
2018; Building Gridges: Women in Leadership in the Public Sector, Punjab Commission on the Status of Women
2016: Participated in workshop “Exploring Anthropology and Ethnographic Research” at University of Management and Technology, Lahore
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021: Ahmer Award on International Day of Islamic Art as a Curator
2021: Popular’s Choice award for artwork, RedArtBox, Los Angeles.
2014-15: Being awarded scholarship and on Dean’s honor list, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
2015: Being awarded “Sir Percy Award” at National College of Arts, Lahore
2012: Awarded as “Young Artist 2012” at Lahore Art Council, Lahore
2009-11: Being awarded scholarship for three years at National College of Arts, Lahore
2006-08: Music Representative at Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore
TALKS
2021: Curator’s Talk, Behind the Art Scene with Mehreen Hashmi
2020: Mixplate with Shoaib Ahmed
2020: The Little Art, Live Talks
COMMITTEE MEMBER
2019: Punjab Arts, Crafts and Architecture Council, Minister of Information & Culture Department
2018 – till date: Member of Supervisory and Coordination Committee for Art Galleries and Alhamra Art Museum, Lahore Arts Council
2017- till date: Member of Anti-Harassment Committee, Lahore Arts Council
2017-2018: Member of Positive Image Consortia, Lahore Arts Council
JUDGE/ JUROR
2021: Judge, Art Competition: Iqbal Day, Alhamra Art Centre, Lahore
2021: Judge, Art Competition: Youm e difa, Alhamra Art Centre, Lahore
2020: Judge, Art Competition: Swift Retort, Pakistan Air Force, Lahore
2019: Juror, Final year thesis, NCBAE, Lahore
2019: Judge, “Hult Prize 2019″, Kinnaird College for Women University, Lahore
2018: Juror, “End Polio Now”, District Polio Plus Chair & District Women Literacy Chair”, Lahore Heritage Museum, Lahore
SELECTED REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Khan, Nimra, “Elevating the mundane” Dawn, 26th January 2020
Salman, Peerzada. “ The ongoing search” Dawn, 12th February 2020
Ansari, Shahab. “National Exhibition Opens” The News, 27th November 2018.
Munir, Fatima. “A sense of attachment: Creating depth in vacant spaces” The Express Tribune, 15th October, 2018.
‘”Void” Nigaah Art & Culture from South Asia, Novmeber 2018.
Ahmed, Shoaib. “Cultural Circle: Group show of calligraphy from 30th” Dawn News, 27th May 2018.
Ahmed, Shoaib. “500 artworks to feature at young artists, exhibition” Dawn News, 12th April, 2018.
Ahmed, Shoaib. “Culture Circle: Documentary celebrates life, work of late young artists” Dawn News, 21st May, 2017.
Quershi, Mariam. “Art as Psychological Space” ArtNow Contemporary Art of Pakistan.
Hasan, Zainab. “Illusion of Reality” Youlin Magazine 31 (March) 2017.
Kazim, Syeda Shehrbano. “Unique mediums to explore space, reality” Dawn News, 29 March 2017.
Thesis show, International The News, 26 January 2016.
Rahman, Saeed. “Undergraduate thesis: Another batch of young artists enter the market” 18 January 2012.