Pakistani artist Waqas Khan awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Pakistani Artist Waqas Khan.
President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on Pakistani artist Waqas Khan in recognition of his outstanding contribution to art and his role in representing Pakistan internationally through his artistic practice.
Khan is known for his large-scale minimalist drawings, which leave visible evidence on paper. He employs small dashes and minuscule dots to create intricate entanglements where two particle-sized units converge, dissipate, or displace.
His displays are pristine and meticulously curated. By carefully designing his spaces in accordance with scale, colour, and measured lighting, Khan’s works acquire an experiential quality.
His recent exhibitions include Take Up, Take a Breath at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, curated by Mary Cremin; In the Night at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art; and Fear Nothing, She Says at the National Museum of Sculpture, curated by Rosa Martínez.
In 2013, Khan was shortlisted for the prestigious Jameel Prize at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
His works are part of major public and institutional collections, including the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Deutsche Bank Collection, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Devi Art Foundation, Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art, Manchester Art Gallery, and The Whitworth.