rizwan

About me

Rizwan Ali Umrani
Abstract / Modern Painter
Born: 12 February, 1938; Larkana, sindh, India
Resides: Mother Gallery Larkana, Pakistan

I am a self taught artist work in work in Abstra...

Rizwan Ali Umrani
Abstract / Modern Painter
Born: 12 February, 1938; Larkana, sindh, India
Resides: Mother Gallery Larkana, Pakistan

I am a self taught artist work in work in Abstract and figurative, medium I liked Oil pastel with knife on paper I have been paintings for last 32 years,
The source of inspiration is my mother, love of mother, when she left me, I had been completely changed myself stated paintings that still on, I have also establish an art gallery to elevate the name of Mother and named it Mother Gallery.

Current art activity: Participating in Exhibition at Makeda Gallery Palermo, Italy on 23th April 2011.
Experiences
owner of Mother Gallery
Modern Art gallery
December 1999 – Present (11 years 5 months)

Teacher/ educationists
Government of Sindh, Pakistan
October 1963 – December 1995 (32 years 3 months)

Education
University of Sindh
Bachelor of Arts (B.A)
1960 – 1962
1962 vice president of college student union .
leads the cricket team of college 4 years as leading Bowler.
awarded life time achievement award in all round performance in college.


Exhibitions Solo
1994 Pakistan National Council of the Arts Islamabad (PNCA) Inaugurated by Prime Minister of Pakistan
1996 Pakistan National Council of the Arts Islamabad (PNCA)
1996 NCA Gallery Lahore, Inaugurated by Ms. Alis faiz.
1996 Art council Gallery Karachi,
1999 Mother Gallery Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
2001 Sheraton O here Hotel ChicagoUSA
2001 at WSI conference hall Washington D.C USA
2010 Benazir Gallery Sindh University Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan.


Collections
Mother Gallery Larkana, National council of the arts Islamabad, Sindhlogy art and culture museum.
Private collections in Washington DC USA, Chicago USA, Hyderabad Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan

Publications
April 1994 art reviews, in Daily Dawn English newspaper, The Nation daily English newspaper, Daily Jang Urdu Newspaper,.Daily Nawa-i- waqt Rawalpandi Urdu newspaper, The Muslim Daily English newspaper, Daily khabrain Urdu newspaper, The frontier Post Daily English newspaper, Daily news English Newspaper, Daily Pakistan Urdu newspaper, Pakistan observer English newspaper, Pakistan times, The news international,
June1996 titled Exhibition at gallery NCA, Daily news
June 1996 article titled �Strokes of the Knife� by Bilal Masood, daily Jung Lahore.
June 1996 press clipping, the nation CITY,
July 1996 Daily English newspaper news clipping frontier post, Daily Star English newspaper, March 1998, news clips in Daily kawish Hyderabad,
September 1999 news clip, Daily sham Hyderabad,
December 1998 daily kawish,
December 1999 news clippings in Daily kawish Hyderabad , Daily Sach Karachi, daily Duaa Hyderabad, Daily Hilal Pakistan, Daily Sindh Hyderabad, daily koshish, Daily tamer-e- Sindh news clip, daily sham Hyderabad, Daily sham Hyderabad, Rabail weekly magazine Article on mother gallery,
September 2001 Art Review Magazine World Sindhi Institute Washington DC by Aysha Maqbool,
July 2008 BBC urdu.com article titled �canvas per 27 December ka Manzar� by Nisar khokar

Paintings Published on Books Title page
1980 Published �Chiter Lekha� Novel
1982 Published �Nerole Jo Kunn� Novel
1997 Published �Mehran� Literary Magazine
2005 Published �Mosam jo sath � Short stories
1988 Published �Nayan jo safar� Poetry collection
1985 Published �Dehan dethe ja sapna� Poetry collection

1978 Published �Nayon naypo� Literary Magazine 1987 Published �Tu bin kahra chawra� Poetry collection 1981 Published �Salab Ja Tukra� Poetry collection
2003 Published � Sij ba Pasa� Novel
1983 Published �Adab� Literary Magazine
Awards:

1962 Government degree college convocation ceremony had awarded �Life Time Achievement Award�
2000 Historical society of Larkana had awarded �Life Time Achievement Award� For contribution in Fine Art

2005 was awarded with �Life Time Achievement Award� in Fine Art organized by Mohabat Ali Buro.
(Literary and socialist organization)

2010 Life Achievement Award n Fine Art Contribution Organized by Sindh Taraki Pasand Party.
(Socialist, intellectual political party of Sindh)


Painting Competition:
1993 Won 1st Price in Painting competition Organized by Shahnawaz Bhutto Memorial Larkana

Television/ Radio TV show, TV program interviewed
,
1992 �Sindh Rang� on PTV Pakistan television 25 minutes life sketch interviewed with Shabnam Gul
1994 �Hamari sath� PTV program consist of my interview, painting exhibition and reviews of the artist and spectators 1994 Participated in Live program �savery savery� with Talat Hussain on Pakistan television Islamabad. .
2008 �Report time� on Sindh TV Karachi Life sketch/ Interview program
1999 Pakistan radio Larkana broadcasted exhibition reviews/ interview

2010 � Jehra Gul Gulaib Ja� life sketch/ interviewed on Sindh Tv Karachi


contact: Rizwan Ali Umrani
Mother Gallery Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
email:mothergallery11@gmail.com
cell:00923003415646

Information

• Name: Rizwan Ali umrani
• Country: PAK
• City: Larkana
• Joined: May 04, 2009
• Occupation: painter
• Favorite Music: classical
• Favorite Movie: Ryan's Daughter
• Favorite Book: philosophy of modern art
• Genre: Mixed Media, Painting, Portraits, Concept Art

• Links:
• http://www.artmajeur.com/rizwan
• http://www.bluecanvas.com/rizwan/
• http://facebook.com/Rizwan38
• http://mothergallery.freecyberzone.com

My Groups: modern, Self-Taught, gutai, inbetween

Blogs

• Modern paintings January 17, 2013
• Man of Mohen jo daro September 10, 2011
• Hello Friends.... join me in Palemro Italy April 15, 2011

Classifieds

• Abstract paintings for sale October 24, 2010

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