Zahid Mayo

To me, art practice is a tool to explore my inner self and chalk out my evolution as an individual. My work chalks out a pedestrian itinerary whereby a simple walk around the society, results in a few lingering images that I am compelled to translate onto surfaces. However, this translation isn't merely a literal one. Rather, elements from my subconscious inform these images. These resulting visuals also convey a very unreal sense of the spaces around me. It's about the experience of an individual with different times, spaces and people with different states of mind. I collect the images in form of sketches and photography by walking around, looking at crowd of people, interacting with them. I'm trying to build a sense of identity from my own observation in visual form and sometimes I get helped with words but I always try to use them in a poetic manner. I believe that my visuals and my words are my expansion.

•BFA from National College of Arts Lahore (Pakistan) 2008-2013
•3 years Artist training from Naqsh School of Arts Lahore (Pakistan 2005-08)
•F.A. from Gujranwala Education Board (Pakistan) 2005
•Metric from Govt. High School Sooianwala. Gujranwala Education Board (Pakistan) 2002
•Primary and Calligraphy education from Govt. Primary School MadrissaChatha 1992-97

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Residency show at Sanat Initiative: 5th December-19th December 2014
Solo Show(کجھ لوکی کجھ مجمعے)
IVS Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan: 18th September-29th September 2014
Solo Exhibition's Prewiew(کجھ لوکی کجھ مجمعے)
Color gallery Lahore, Pakistan: 12 September 2014
Material World: no barking aRt biennale April 2014 at espacio gallery London, UK
FRESH: Group Show at Amin Gulgee Gallery , Karachi, Pakistan March 2014
Seemingly Satirical: Group Show at Taseer Art Galley Lahore March 2014
Perceptions of Silence: Group show with My Art World Islamabad Sep 2013
Limbs - Anatomy of Images: Group show at Alhamra arts council July 2013
Crowds at untiteld surfaces: Degree Show at NCA Lahore Jan 2013
Open Studio Alhamra residency: Group show with Attic studio Sept 2012
Transformation: project of Sarosh Arfani at National College of Arts 2008