Irfan Zahid

For years, I have sketched from direct observation—capturing my surroundings wherever I happened to be, whether at a birthday, a funeral, a wedding, or simply while sitting in a restaurant. This practice is not about performance or product; it is about presence. Drawing, for me, is an act of archiving—preserving fleeting moments that, in one way or another, have shaped who I am.
I believe that to draw is to see—truly see—the world and one’s place within it. I do not draw for the marketplace. I do not take commissions, nor do I regularly exhibit or sell my work through galleries. These drawings are personal documents, and only a select few are shared publicly. My intention is not to make my drawings widely accessible, but to place them in the hands of those who will protect them.
My work is a promise to the collector: this artist will never stop producing. I haven’t stopped for the last two decades. It is not my bread and butter- it is my bread and vine. This is not a venture. I’m not trying—I’m doing it.

Bachelors of Design. National college of arts, Lahore. Pakistan