Noor Ali Chagani

B. 1982, Karachi, Pakistan
Lives and works between Pakistan and UK

Education

2008 - BFA (Honors)

National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan

2004 - BCS (Honors)

Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan

Solo Exhibitions

2023 - The Story of an Outsider

Wardown Museum & Gallery, Luton, UK

2021 - How Little I Understand About Me

Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan

2019 - Existence

Antidotedxb.com, Dubai, UAE

2018 - Grey Spaces

Koel Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan

2016 - House of Bricks

Leila Heller Gallery, New York, NY

Group Exhibitions

2024 - Drawing Biennale 2024

London, UK

2024 - Legacies of Crossing

Shahnaz Gallery, UK

2024 - Building Materials

Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan

2023 - Beyond the Page

MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK

2023 - 3rd Dimension

Canvas Gallery, Pakistan

2022 - 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh – Representing Pakistan

Bangladesh

2022 - PAKART 2022-23

Pakistan Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands

2022 - Collective Ground

Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan

2022 - Lines (by) Lines: An Exploration of Linearity in South Asian Art

Dhoomimal Gallery, India

2022 - 5th Edition of Delhi Contemporary Art Week

Presented by Latitude 28, New Delhi, India

2021 - Artissima Fair 2021, Turin, Italy.

Presented by Latitude 28, New Delhi, India

2021 - Copper, Steel, Iron & Silver 1080…666,

Koel Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan

2020 - Miniature 2.0, Miniature in Contemporary Art

Pera Museum Istanbul, Turkey

Residencies & Awards

2024 - Winner TAF Emerging Artist Award - South Asia 2024

The Arts Family, London

2023 - Artist in Residence

Wardown House Museum, Luton, England

2021 - Global Talent, Exceptional Artist Award

Art Council England

2016 - Jameel Prize Residency

Victoria and Albert Museum

2013 - Alwan 338 Arts Residency

Al-Riwaq Art Space, Bahrain

2012 - Guest Residency

Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam

2011 - Short Listed for Jameel Prize 2011

Victoria and Albert Museum

Art Fairs & Biennales

2024 - StArt Fair

Presented by TAF, London

2024 - Art Show

PI Artworks Istanbul, Turkey

2023 - The Treasure House Fair

London, The UK

2022 - Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2022

Shilpakala Academy

2021 - Artissima Fair 2021

Turin, Italy

2019 - BIENVENUE 2019

Paris, France

2019 - Personal Structures Identities

European Culture Centre, Venice, Italy

2019 - Delhi Contemporary Art Week

Latitude 28, New Delhi, India

2019 - Sheherazade: The Walled City Anthology

Numaish Karachi & The Walled city Lahore

2019 - India Art Fair

Latitude 28, Delhi

2018 - Lahore Biennale 2018

Lahore

2017 - Art Dubai 2017

Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai

Selected Bibliography

Reflecting on the Self and the City, by Zohreen Murtaza, Take on Art, 2022. Concrete Realities: An Introspection, by Jovita Alveres, the Karachi Collectives, Feb 2022. Ode To The Disappearing City, by Numair A. Abbasi, the Daily Dawn, Jan 2022. The Collector’s House – Episode 5, Matches Fashion, www.matchesfashion.com, Sep 2018. Top Emerging Artists to Watch in 2018, Modern Painters Magazine, January 2018. Laura Carderera, Close to the Skin, new display and short film by Noor Ali Chagani, V&A website (February 24, 2017) Khanbhai, Hussain. Brick by Brick, SaffronArt (February 10, 2016). Weatherly, Katherine. ETHEREAL at Leila Heller Chelsea Gallery in Katherine Weatherly White (November 23, 2014) Kurchanova, Natasha. ETHEREAL in Studio International (November 7, 2014) Khan, Suhair and Khan, Zahra. Pakistan: Modernizing Miniature Painting in Global Citizen 13 Magazine, Middle East (March, 2013) Maqbool, Shahina. Laberintour: Critical Representation of a Distorted Reality, The News, Pakistan (September, 2011) Ali, Salwat. Contemporary Art in Oriental Culture, The Dawn, Pakistan (July, 2011) Lanner, Joseph. Old Traditions New Ideas, Mahab Art, Middle East (April, 2011) Farrukh, Nilofur. Unsung Heroes of Art, The Dawn, Pakistan (April, 2011) Jamil Prize Shortlist (Review), Islamic Art Magazine (March, 2011) Wilson, Rebecca. Paul Carey-Kent’s Top 10 shows in London, Saatchi Online (December, 2010) Sharpe, Gemma. Mashq: An Endless Lust, The Friday Times (Decemebr, 2010) Mizota, Sharon. On a Different Scale, Los Angeles Times (February, 2010) Wille, Simone. Pakistani Art in India, Nafas Art Magazine (February 2010) Wolley, Leann. Reinventing Miniatures, Asia Pacific Arts (April, 2010) Nasar, Hammad. The ‘Expanding Field’ of Contemporary Miniature, Nafas Art Magazine (May,2010) Senes, Alexandra. Avant-Garde sous tension, L’OPTIMUM n°2 (June 2010) Ali, Salwat. Thinking Outside the Box, NewsLine, Pakistan (December 2009) Qureshi, Mariam. NCA Miniature, Ceramic Student’s thought-provoking work, Daily Times, Pakistan, (February, 2009)