Abdullah Qureshi
1. I Always
2. Aziz is Cold
3. The Dream IV
4. KII
5. The Bed
6. The Sent Nude
7. Selfie II
8. Thinking About Identity II
9. Selfie I
10. Send Me a Picture I
Watercolor on paper
20x30" each
Photo Credit: Chani Bockwinkel
biography
Abdullah Qureshi is a Pakistani born artist, educator, and cultural producer. Within his practice, he is interested in using painting and collaborative methodologies to address personal histories, traumatic pasts, and childhood memories. Through his on-going doctoral project, entitled Mythological Migrations: Imagining Queer Muslim Utopias, he examines formations of queer identity and resistance in Muslim migratory contexts.
Qureshi's work has been exhibited internationally, including at the National Gallery of Art, Islamabad; Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore; Rossi & Rossi, London; Uqbar, Berlin; Twelve Gates Arts, Philadelphia; and SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco. He has held numerous positions at cultural and educational institutions including British Council and the National College of Arts, Lahore, and conducted lectures, paper readings, and artist talks around the world, including at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague; Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki; PRAKSIS, Norway; NARS Foundation residency program and Residency Unlimited in New York, University of California, Irvine; Valand Academy, Gothenburg; and Manchester Museum.
In 2017, Qureshi received the Art and International Cooperation fellowship at Zurich University of the Arts, and in 2018, a research fellowship at the Center for Arts, Design, and Social Research, Boston. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Aalto University and based in Helsinki, Finland - supported by Kone Foundation.
Thinking About Identity II
Watercolor on paper
20x30"
K. II
Watercolor on paper
20x30"
I Always Confused Love
Watercolor on paper
20x30"
Selfie II
Watercolor on paper
20x30"
Selfie I
Watercolor on paper
20x30"
The Sent Nude
Watercolor on paper
20x30"