Sajjad Ahmed

Sajjad Ahmed’s art has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Ahmed’s works are in permanent collections of Cathedral Museum of Atri Italy, Imago Mundi Collection Italy, USA Embassy Islamabad, Slought Foundation USA, Devi Art foundation India and Moscow Museum of Modern Art Russia. His art has been featured in prestigious publications like Le Monde Diplomatique France, Haverford USA and GQ India. A monographic book has been published on Ahmed’s art practice. Ahmed is an awardee and alumni of South Asia Foundation, as well as finalist for Sovereign Asian Art Prize.


PUBLIC INSTITUTION COLLECTIONS

USA Embassy Islamabad | State Department USA
Slought Foundation | USA
Museo Capitolare di Atri | Italy
Imago Mundi Collection, Fondazione Benetton | Italy
Moscow Museum of Modern Art | Russia
Devi Art Foundation | India


AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

2023 Excellence Award | Beaconhouse National University
2014 Juror | United Nations ‘Art for Peace’ Contest
2009 Finalist | Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2003 Award for Academic Excellence | South Asia Foundation

2007 BFA | Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Spirit of Visual | Sanat Gallery, Pakistan
2015 Always Forever Now | Lakeeren Gallery, India
2015 Deeply Superficial | Canvas Gallery, Pakistan
2013 Abstraction in Immensity | Rohtas II Gallery, Pakistan
2009 Deeply Superficial | Zahur-Ul-Akhlaq Gallery, Pakistan
2009 Ways of Seeing | Alhamra Art Gallery, Pakistan


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 nonFunctional thoughts | The Wrong Biennale, Spain
2025 The Shape of Seeing | ZQ Gallery, Pakistan
2025 Faculty Group Exhibition | LSE Gallery, Pakistan
2018 Common Borders - Chapter 1 | Sanat Gallery, Pakistan
2017 Making History | Sanat Gallery, Pakistan
2016 Imago Mundi | Luciano Benetton Foundation, Venice Biennale, Italy
2015 Escritor/Yazar/Niviskar | Halka Sanat Projesi, Turkey
2015 Alternative Methods | Full Circle Gallery, Pakistan
2015 Tracing the Void | IVS Gallery, Pakistan
2015 India Art Fair | Lakeeren Gallery, India
2015 NISHANA | Canvas Gallery, Pakistan
2014 Pasture Still Green? | Moscow Biennale, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Russia
2014 Peggy Guggenheim Estate Show-house | Peggy Guggenheim State, USA
2014 Stills of Peace & Everyday Life | Cathedral Museum of Atri, Italy
2014 I.D | Islamabad Literature...