Abdul Ali Hyder

Abdul Ali Hyder
(b. 1990) graduated from National Collage of Arts Lahore, with a BFA in Printmaking and was awarded Honors in 2015. Originally from Larkana, he is now based in Lahore. He is a visual artist and educationist, currently teaching second year Printmaking in the Fine Arts Department at National College of Arts, Rawalpindi. Prior to this he taught Printmaking and Drawing at Hunarkada Art College, Lahore 2017.
Significant exhibitions include “Microcosm-Macrocosm” (box print) curated by Lina Vincent at the International Print Exchange Programme, India (2018/19) and an upcoming group exhibition called “Lines in the Sand, Art from Pakistan” sponsored by Imago Mundi and curated by Ambereen Karamat that will take place at the Venice Biennale in 2019. The exhibition is accompanied by a publication of the same name. Hyder also attended an artist’s residency called “Tasweer Ghar” in Lahore (2017) and was awarded the Young Artist Prize at Alhamra Art Council, Lahore 2015.
Hyder’s monochromatic work is about a visual study and investigation informed by memories and tendencies and he uses various printmaking techniques such as etching and woodcut. Other noteworthy projects include, “Before There was a Monsoon” at AAN Gandhara-Art...

Education:

National College of Arts Lahore,2015

Exhibitions:
2019 Upcoming “Imago Mundi” project curated by Ambereen Karamat at Venice Biennale
2019 Box-Print Portfolio “MONSOO”at Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, NCA, Lahore
2019 “Microcosm” curated by Lina Vincent at Dhi Art Space Hyderabad, India
2019 “Microcosm Fundação Oriente” curated by Lina Vincent GOA, India
2018 “Microcosm” curated by Lina Vincent at Cement Gallery Academy of Fine Arts, Poland
2018 “Art for Artist Qutub Rind and Contemporaries” at O Art Space, Lahore
2017 “Before There was a Monsoon” AAn Gandhara-Art Space, Karachi
2017 “National Art Exhibition” curated by Aasim Akhtar at Pakistan National Council of
Arts, Islamabad
2017 “Regional Art Exhibition” at Alhamra Art Council, Lahore
2017 “Configuration” curated by Aasim Akhtar at Tanzara Art Gallery, Islamabad
2017 “Tasweer Ghar” Grope Exhibition at Tasweer Ghar, Lahore,
2016 “Open Filed” curated by Aasim Akhtar at Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad
2016 “Keean Reejhaayaan Tokhy” at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi
2016 “Ibtidaa” Grope Exhibition at Studio Seven Gallery, Karachi
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