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Ali Abbas Syed

Ali Abbas Syed The Pakistan Civil award Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (award of excellence) owning for outstanding performance in the field of Art. From an early age to present time it’s a long journey of Ali Abbas known as a mater watercolor artist in the world. He has been proving himself to be an honor for Pakistan that he received Gold medal from Spain. Moreover, he received several awards such as watercolor master award from U.K, Best demos from Italy, watercolor master award from Hong Kong, world watercolor master award from Thailand, National assemble award from Islamabad and 9th Tehzeez foundation award from Pakistan. He is also awarded from Czech Republic, Malaysia, Serbia, Bulgaria, India, China and many other countries. After getting International recognition he didn’t stop and decided to bring up the National talent altogether with the global artists. Keeping this mission in mind he curated the first ever International Watercolor Biennale in Pakistan Titled as: International watercolor Biennale “Pearls of Peace” Season-I in 2016, Season-II in 2018 and Season-III in 2020. It was his intellect that now Pakistani watercolor artists are well received in the world. He also printed thirteen watercolor books to store the medium in books to be beneficial for the generations. Ali Abbas is a leading Master in watercolor. He has been nominated as a juror in world class Watercolor competitions and selection boards for International watercolor exhibitions, has been conducting International watercolor workshops and live demonstrations in many countries and exhibited his work in several group and solo exhibitions of National and International level. Abbas’s sculptural monuments installed at public places of Hyderabad have now become as an identity of this city. He has experienced his teaching profession since last 35 years and he is currently working as a senior faculty member in Fine Arts department, at Shaheed Allah buksh Soomro University of Art, Design and Heritages formerly known as CEAD, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. Since he was student in Second year in Fine Arts department he started teaching in various Art institutes of the country that ultimately became a matter of pride for him up to this time his hundreds of students are working in country and abroad as professional Visual Artists or teaching Art in professional universities in the country. During his practical life as a visual artist he became passionate of painting using watercolor as medium. The passion led him to work day and night and invent new techniques in the medium. He had an opportunity to join various International organizations in watercolor, where his work was introduced to much wider audience. During the time he became more interested in and inclined to the subject of “Desert life”. His work was focused on life of Thar in Sindh and integrated desert life with the life style of Sufies, which somehow appeared to him having innumerable similarities. The techniques which were discovered to him in watercolor earned an admiration in Global audience and gave him the name as a Master watercolor Artist of world. He is a legendary artist who works on Thar Desert and Sufism. He is the first Pakistani who expressed the Sufi life style of Sindh. He is indebted to Prof. Dr. Ejaz Anwer of Punjab University and National College of Art, Lahore who gave him the title of Abdul Rehman Chughtai and Ustad Allah Bux who were legendary National artists of Pakistan during the opening of the Solo Exhibition at Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore. Interestingly, the Consulate General of Holland, at Lahore compared his work and drawing style full of power with the work of world renowned artist, Rembrandt (Dutch old Master of 16th Century). Some American senior watercolorists resembled his work during “his exhibition” in Fabriano, Italy in 2017 as a rebirth of John Singer Sargent (Famous American Painter) of America.

Qualification

1993 Master of Fine Art (Painting) University of Sindh Jamshoro

1990 B.FA University of Sindh Jamshoro

1998 A.T.C (Art Teacher Course) Govt. Elementary Collage of Education, Hyderabad

1981 Certificate of Intermediate Grade Drawing, Hyderabad

CAREER

Teaching / Work Experience

Currently, Head, Department of Fine Art Centre of Excellence in Art & Design, MUET, Jamshoro

2006-7: Teaching at Department of Visual Studies, Karachi University

1990-2006 Established and Teaching Fine Arts, the Cultural Centre of Iran, Hyderabad

1995-1996 Lecturer, Department of Architecture, MUET, Jamshoro

1994 -1995 Lecturer, Central Institute of Art & Craft(CIAC) Arts Council, Karachi

1996 - 2007 Subject Specialist Arts cum Chief Designer, Sindh Text Book Board, Jamshoro Sindh.