Waqas Khan

WAQAS KHAN

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About Me

“Waqas Khan’s large scale minimalist drawings are contemplations which leave a visible evidence on paper. Khan employs small dashes and minuscule dots to create large entanglements where two particle-sque units converge, dissipate or displace. Despite this tension they maintain a rhythmic harmony: the forms and marks sync no matter how far apart they are.

This quest for depicting notions of unity and togetherness with all their beautiful in-congruencies and vulnerabilities
on display vis a vis acknowledging the wonder of magnanimous totality is what fuelled Khan’s exploration of space and time. His displays are pristine and meticulously curated; it is through carefully designing his spaces in accordance
with scale, colour and measured lighting that Khan’s works acquire a experiential quality. As the works “perform” in the curated spaces, the drama inherent in his Shows emerges. This is crucial for him because it appeals to the viewer’s emotions: time must stand still in order for them to engage with the pathos and catharsis inherent in the primordial
forms and compositions he builds using the simple tip of his pen.”

I am the co-founder of Nathuu (www.nathuu.com). It is a social project that is bringing joy through art-education
to children across Pakistan especially from difficult socio-economic conditions.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021

ranscendental Introspection

HBL Tower, Karachi, Pakistan

2019

(D)escribir el mundo

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC). Leon, Spain

2018

History, Memory or Geometry

Galerie Krinzinger. Vienna, Austria

2017

Waqas Khan

Manchester Art Gallery. Manchester, UK.

2015

Acoustics of Life

Galerie Krinzinger. Vienna, Austria.

2014

The Untitled Show

Sabrina Amrani Gallery. Madrid, Spain.

2013

In other words

Galerie Krinzinger. Vienna, Austria.

2012

Dance in Retina

Lakeeren Gallery. Mumbai, India.

2012

Abstraction Contained

Sabrina Amrani Gallery. Madrid, Spain.

2010

Even infinity takes time

Lakeeren Gallery. Mumbai, India.

2009

Shift 2

Canvas Art Gallery. Karachi, Pakistan.

2009

Shift

Rohtas Gallery. Lahore, Pakistan.

2008

Dot (A perfect circle

National College of Arts. Lahore, Pakistan.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022

Ufuq

Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery - India

2021

Long Story Short

Sabrina Amrani - Madrid, Spain

2020

Loewe Foundation Craft Prize

Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Paris, France

2019

The Crime of Mr Adolf Loos

Axel Vervoordt - Antwerp, Belgium

BIENNALES

2022

Toronto Biennale

Toronto, Canada

2018

Asia Pacific Triennale 9

Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art (QGOMA). Brisbane, Australia

2018

Shehr-O-Fun

Lahore Biennale (LB01). Lahore, Pakistan

2017

The Absence of Path. Tunisian Pavillion

57th Biennale di Venezia. Venice, Italy.

2016

Dhaka Art Summit

Dhaka, Bangladesh

ART FAIRS

2022

Paris + Art Basel

Krinzinger Gallery - Paris, France

2022

Art Dubai , Krinzinger Gallery

 Duabi, UAE

2022

Arco Madrid

Sabrina Amrani Gallery - Madrid, Spain

2021

Art Basel, Galeria Krinzinger

Basel, Switzerland

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Ishara Art Foundation

Dubai , UAE

HBL Collection

Karachi, Pakistan

The Whitworth

Manchester, UK

Manchester Museum

Manchester, UK

British Museum

London, UK

Victoria & Albert Museum

London, UK

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester, UK

Kamel Lazaar Foundation

Tunis, Tunisia

Kiran Nadar Museum

New Delhi, India

Devi Art Foundation

New Delhi, India

The Deutsche Bank Collection

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

PUBLICATIONS

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2018

Finalist. Best Exhibition, Manchester Cultural Award

2018

ACTA Award, Eastern Eye Award for Arts.

2017

Art Spectrum Award South Asia.

2013

Shortlisted to Jameel Art Prize 3. (Victoria and Albert Museum)

PUBLIC SPEAKING SESSIONS

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