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Once you thought you knew where you were going, 2023

Camera on the roof, 2023, enamel paint on canvas, 107 x 137 cm Check Milo, 2023, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 137 cm He used to play hide and seek with me, 2023, enamel paint on canvas, 84 x 122 cm I enjoy swimming, 2023, enamel paint on canvas, 84 x 122 cm I like his energy, 2023, gloss paint on canvas, 107 x 137 cm Rocky came to save me, 2023, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 122 cm
Installation Views: We Were Never Meant to Survive, 2024

We Were Never Meant to Survive, solo exhibition at Vane, Gateshead, 2024. Photographs courtesy: Mark Duffy
Installation Views: No Last Dance, 2024


I Learnt to Have Sex Early, 2024. Site-specific collage using cut-out paintings on the gallery wall. Exhibited at: No Last Dance, curated by Helen Baker and Sue Spark, Newcastle Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2024. Photographs courtesy: Mark Duffy.
Installation Views: Nothing Pure, 2023


Nothing Pure, curated by Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson, IMT Gallery, London, 2023. Exhibition also included artworks by: Ana Benlloch, Vilhjálmur Yngvi Hjálmarsson, Belladonna Paloma, Frankie Roberts and Richard Squires.

Photographs courtesy: Peter Otto.

Lockdown Lovers, 2022

Man in the changing room II, 2021, acrylic and Indian inks on watercolour paper, 56 x 76 cm Man in the changing room I, 2021, acrylic and Indian inks on watercolour paper, 56 x 76 cm Man in the changing room III, 2021, acrylic paint and Indian ink on watercolour paper, 56 x 76 cm Chris II, 2022, acrylic and Indian inks on watercolour paper, 112 x 76 cm Ludovic at Mont Rose, 2022, acrylic and Indian inks on watercolour paper, 76 x 112 cm A memory of S. I, 2021, acrylic and Indian inks on watercolour paper, 76 x 112 cm Swimming at 10pm II, 2022, acrylic and Indian inks on watercolour paper, 76 x 112 cm
Installation Views: Tracing Fragments, 2023


Tracing Fragments, curated by Daría Sól Andrews, Gerðarsafn Art Museum, Reykjavík, 2023. Exhibition also included artworks by Kathy Clark, Sasha Huber, Frida Orupabo, Hugo Llanes, and Inuuteq Storch.

Qasim and Ibrahim, 2021

Qasim I, 2021, Indian ink and emulsion paint on paper, 51 x 76 cm Qasim II, 2021, Indian ink and emulsion paint on paper, 51 x 76 cm Qasim and Ibrahim III, 2021, Indian ink and emulsion paint on paper, 51 x 76 cm Qasim and Ibrahim II, 2021, Indian ink and emulsion paint on paper, 51 x 76 cm Qasim and Ibrahim I, 2021, Indian ink and emulsion paint on paper, 51 x 76 cm

The Heat in Lahore, 2020 — 2021

No grills, please II, 2020, enamel paint on canvas, 46 x 76 cm Milo, 2020, enamel paint on canvas, 107 x 168 cm Figure painting, 2020, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 168 cm Awesome mausam I, 2020, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 168 cm The heat in Lahore, 2021, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 244 cm Bring the fan, 2021, enamel paint on canvas, 107 x 137 cm Saad on the terrace, 2021, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 168 cm Ibrahim, 2020, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 168 cm The OGs, 2020, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 305 cm Zulfi Ibrahim, 2020, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 168 cm
Installation Views: Loop, 2023


Loop, Experimental Studio, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2023. Exhibition also included artworks by Madelaine Culver, Blue Mountain Arcturus, Charles Danby, Kate Liston, Rosie Morris, Neuschloss, Ginny Reed, Corin Sworn, Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan. Photographs courtesy: Mark Duffy.


Installation Views: Open Encounters, 2022


Open Encounters, curated by Benjamin Merten and Simon Melchers, ARTCO Gallery, Berlin, 2022. Exhibition included artworks by Tasnim Bagdadi, Sara Khan, Syowia Kyambi, Natasha Jozi, and Gloria Zein.

Photographs courtesy: Daniele Ansidei, 2022.

Caught in the Bush, 2018

Not a commander, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 110 x 140 cm Caught in the bush, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 110 x 140 cm The Protector, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 152 cm The mentor I, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 168 cm Haji I, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 46 x 61 cm Rocky’s Hut I, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 198 cm The chair returns I, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 168 cm The chair returns II, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 107 x 168 cm Rocky’s Hut II, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 168 cm Mohsin II, the burden of a father, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 168 cm The death of an angel, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 244 cm This is a memory I, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 107 x 168 cm This is a memory II, 2018, enamel paint on canvas, 107 x 168 cm

Darkrooms: Retracing childhood memories, 2018

Probably a dream, 2018, collage and indian ink on paper, 30 x 40 cm The “Study”, 2018, collage and indian ink on paper, 30 x 40 cm I thought it was only one, 2018, watercolour and indian ink on paper, 30 x 40 cm Does this work, 2018, watercolour and indian ink on paper, 30 x 40 cm I felt young again, 2018, watercolour and indian ink on paper, 30 x 40 cm Is that blood, 2018, watercolour and indian ink on paper, 30 x 40 cm I submit, 2018, watercolour and indian ink on paper, 30 x 40 cm
Installation Views: Darkrooms: retracing childhood memories, 2018


Solo exhibition: Darkrooms: retracing childhood memories, Third Space, Helsinki, 2018

The story of myself and some friends in these fragments of daily loves, 2016 — 2017

Farhan IV, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 45 x 60 cm Hashim's Lover(s), 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 61 x 92 cm Nude I, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 168 cm Muneeb, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 243 cm Family portrait III - Roman and Vittorio, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 229 x 168 cm Farhan I, 2017, enamel paint on canvas, 198 x 168 cm Sohaib, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 91 x 91 cm The Trainer, 2017, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 198 cm The Dream Chaser, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 198 cm Salman III, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 61 x 91 cm The Headless Unicorn, 2017, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 107 cm The Careem home, 2017, enamel paint on canvas, 91 x 91 cm Selfie II, 2017, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 71 x 56 cm Selfie I, 2017, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 75 x 55 cm Muneeb I, 2017, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 71 x 56 cm Muneeb IV, 2017, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 75 x 55 cm Muneeb V, 2017, watercolor on paper, 75 x 55 cm There was nothing to talk about II, 2017, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 75 x 55 cm The dream IV, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 75 x 55 cm, 2017 Thinking about identity, 2017, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 75 x 55 cm The Wrestling Priest, 2017, watercolor and chinese ink on paper, 71 x 56 cm
Installation Views: The Third Muslim: Queer and Trans* Muslim Narratives of Resistance & Resilience, 2019

Group Exhibition: The Third Muslim: Queer and Trans* Muslim Narratives of Resistance & Resilience, co-curated by Yas Ahmed and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, 2019

Photographs courtesy: Chani Bockwinkel, 2019

Solo exhibition: The story of myself and some friends in these fragments of daily loves, Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery, National College of Arts, Lahore, 2017

Cruising Alaçati, 2016

Untitled, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 122 cm, 2016 Untitled, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 152 cm Untitled, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 183 Untitled, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 198 cm Untitled, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 198 cm Untitled, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm Untitled, 2016, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm
Installation Views: Solo Exhibition, 2016

Solo exhibition: Untitled, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, 2016

Dialogue: Abstraction, 2014

The banana, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 122 cm Something red I, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 91 x 61 cm Orange season II, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 The Orange Bed, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 168 x 229 cm When life gives you lemons, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 91 x 61 cm Two oranges I, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 91 x 61 cm Something red II, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 91 x 61 cm

Void, 2014

Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 183 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 274 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 244 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 150 x 150 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 119 x 182 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 244 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 150 x 150 cm Untitled, 2014, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 183 cm

Wandering Forms, 2013

Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 122 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 91 x 122 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 244 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 61 x 92 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 183 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 122 x 122 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 107 x 122 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 137 x 183 cm Untitled, 2013, enamel paint on canvas, 61 x 92 cm
Installation Views: Wandering Forms, 2013

Solo exhibition: Wandering Forms, curated by Aasim Akhtar, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore Arts Council, Lahore, 2013
Photographs courtesy: Hassan Sheikh, 2013

Abstract Landscapes: Painting Model Town, 2011

Untitled, 2011, gloss paint on canvas, 152 x 244 cm Untitled, 2011, gloss paint on canvas, 152 x 244 cm Untitled, 2011, gloss paint on canvas, 152 x 244 cm Untitled, 2011, gloss paint on canvas, 152 x 244 cm

Painted Photographs, 2011

Untitled, 2011, gloss paint on digital photographic print, 10 x 15 cm Untitled, 2011, gloss paint on digital photographic print, 10 x 15 cm Untitled, 2011, gloss paint on photocopied photographs, 30 x 84 cm

Boundaries of Painting, 2010

I’m not ready to leave the studio, 2010, oil and gloss paint on canvas, site specific installation, 244 x 244 cm The fallen painting, 2010, oil and gloss paint on canvas, site specific installation with two 137 x 289 cm canvases Messy painting, 2010, gloss paint and crumpled canvas on canvas, 91 x 91 cm
Installation view: BA Fine Art Degree Show 2010, Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, UK.
Photographs courtesy: Alexander Blackman, 2010