Rashid Arshed

Rashid Arshed is a Pakistani-American artist best known for his imaginative, contemporary compositions inspired by Islamic calligraphy. Arshed’s work has been shown in many art galleries and museums in the USA, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia, including the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT; the Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY; the Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay; the Brunei Gallery, London; and the South Asia Institute, Chicago.. His work is in the permanent collections of the Chaffey Community Museum of Art, LA; the National Gallery of Art, Islamabad; the Hundal Collection, Chicago; and many other corporate and private collections. Arshed is also an accomplished photographer and writer. He has authored Uncle Sam on Trial: A Political Satire, ID of a Terrorist, Chasing the Axis of Evil, Justification of the Jewish State, and three collections of humorous essays in Urdu: Jungle maiN Mangal, Zair-o-Zabar, and Teesri Kitab.

Rutgers State University of New Jersey: Printmaking and Linen Pulp painting
Parson School of Design: Design Concepts
National College of Art: Diploma in Art
Karachi University: B.A and Master in History

2024-25: The Written Image: A Confluence of Music and Calligraphy. South Asia Institute Chicago
2022: Chaffey Museum of Art, Ontario CA. Recent Acquisitions
2019/20: "South Asian Modern Masters", South Asia Institute, Chicago
2018: Text and Texture, Koel Gallery, Karachi
2017: "Men of the Museum", Chaffey Museum of Art, Ontario CA
2016: Pacific Asia museum Los Angeles.
2015: Chaffey Art Museum, Ontario CA.
2012: Koel Gallery, Karachi
2010: Gallery 6 Islamabad
2008: Canvas Gallery, Karachi
2008: Unseen Visions, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
2008: Bradford University, UK
2007: “In Essence” IVS Gallery Karachi
2005: Beyond Borders, National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay
2001: Pakistan Vision: Brunei Gallery, Albert and Bath Gallery UK
1999: In Retrospect. University Museum, UTM, Tennessee
1993: Tweed Gallery, New York City
1993: Art Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
1992: New Jersey Center of Visual Arts, Summit NJ
1992: The Heckscher Museum, Huntington NY
1992: Merck Corporate Gallery, Rahway, NJ
1992: Sabbath Gallery, Glen Cove, NJ
1991: Arts ’91, Merck Corporate Gallery, Rahway, NJ
1991: Chelsea Center, East Norwich, NY
1990: Art ’90, Merck Corporate Gallery, Rahway, NJ
1988: “Revelation” Baron Arts Center, Woodbridge, NJ
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