Julius John Alam

Julius (b. 1990, Pakistan) is a Lahore based Artist and Writer. He received a BFA degree from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2013, and an MFA degree from The New School, New York in 2016, where he studied on a Fulbright scholarship. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries around the world, including Corner College and Rote Fabrik in Zurich, Participant Inc in New York, Twelve Gates in Philadelphia, DUCTAC (Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre) and 1 x 1 Art Gallery in Dubai, Canvas Gallery, Sanat Initiative and Koel Gallery in Karachi, Rohtas II, O Art Space, ArtSoch Contemporary, and Taseer Art Gallery in Lahore, and Khaas Contemporary in Islamabad. As a writer, he has contributed to various publications including Art Now Pakistan, Herald Magazine, Libas International Magazine, The Friday Times, and Daily Times.

Master of Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, New York, 2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts, National College of Arts, Lahore, 2013
Advanced Level, Forman Christian College, Lahore, 2008
Ordinary Level, St Peter’s High School, Lahore, 2006

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Raat, Sanat Initiative, Karachi, 2010

Zurich Konversationen, Corner College, Zurich, 2017

Orison of Kenosis, Sanat Initiative, Karachi, 2017

Shama Jalti Rahi, Koel Gallery, Karachi, 2016

And Darkness Came Over the Whole Land…, Rohtas II Art Gallery, Lahore, 2014

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Perpetual Landscapes, Khaas Gallery, Islamabad, 2021

Vision Weavers, ArtSoch Contemporary, Lahore, 2020

On Twenty Fifth, O Art Space, Lahore, 2020

A Journey to Your Heart, Rote Fabrik, Zurich, 2017

Sleepless Constellations, 1 x 1 Art Gallery, Dubai, 2017

Love Letters, Sanat Initiative, Karachi, 2017

Lived Experiences, Twelve Gates Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, 2016

I Can Because You Do, Participant Inc., New York, 2016

Puncture, 25 East Gallery, The New School, New York, 2016

Four and Other Elements, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, 2014

Size and Scale Are Not the Same, Gallery of Light, DUCTAC, Dubai, 2014

Stet, Lahore Literary Festival, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore, 2014

Left, Right and Center, Taseer Art Gallery, Lahore, 2013

Modern Life, Taseer Art Gallery, Lahore, 2013

Correspondence, Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, Lahore, 2011

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, Zürich, 2017

Summer Residency, Alhamra Art Gall...