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Rizwan Ali Umrani                                                                                            12 February 1938 Umrani Rizwan Ali Modern painter Born: 12 February, 1938; Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan Resides: Mother Gallery Larkana Education: 1962 Government College Larkana, B.A Mr. Umrani can be called a translator who depicts truth, his feelings, his environment with what be calls a new technique in pastel application. “The technique is new but I am not sure if I am the first one to use it. Mr. Umrani grinds the pastel and mixed it with oil to give his paintings a fine glossy and vibrant touch. Instead of using brush he gives form to the pastel power by his palette and draws very fine and impressive figures. The artist from Sindh, who has had no formal education in art, says that his mother was the main source of inspirations. ‘After her death I decided that I would do something to elevate the name of my mother’. Quest and Desire to propagate truth, he says was another force that makes him the way he does. Truth is his mission and he is seems to be obsessed with the concept of propagating it. He has also formed and art gallery for artists where they can exhibit there work. Mr. Umrani says that he paints to express his feelings and my paintings could be interpreted according to the mood of the individual and perception of the viewer. Mr. umrani's paintings are full of vibrant, warm colors and musically rich expression. He gives so much importance to social problems, social behavior, political injustice and the real feelings of people by the stokes of his brush and the voice of colors. His artistic experiments influenced many Avant-garde developments in youngsters Mr. Umrani who has been painting for the last 30 years, he has approximately created more then 4000 paintings in various sizes and mediums.

Contact Art Gallery/Studio: Mother Gallery Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan                                                 Mobile:  +92-3003415646 email: mothergallery11@gmail.com Website: http://www.artmajeur.com/rizwan / http://www.artreview.com/profile/RizwanAliUmrani http://www.facebook.com/Rizwan38                                                                        http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizwan38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          http://mothergallery.freecyberzone.com

Education 1960-1962 Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Sindh University Pakistan Bachelor of Arts (B.A) 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.

Activities and Societies: fine arts, sports, dramatics Experiences Fine Art industry Owner Mother Gallery Larkana December 1999 – Present (11 years 3 months)

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

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                                                                                                                                        1996 Art council Gallery Karachi, 1999 Mother Gallery Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan 2001 Sheraton Hotel Chicago USA                                                                                                                                     2001  Cultural center  Washington D.C USA 2010 Benazir Gallery Sindh University Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan. 2010 Mother Gallery Larkana Sindh Pakistan. Group 1962 Group Show at Government Degree College Larkana                                                                                                  1964 Group Show at Government Degree College Larkana 1982 Group Show at Government training college Hyderabad 2003 Group Show at Art Council Gallery Karachi Pakistan Professional experiences: Fine Art industry Owner Mother Gallery December 1999 – Present (11 years 3 months)

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