Painters

Zubeida Agha

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Full NameZubeida Agha
Birthdate1922
Place of BirthLyallpur (present-day Faisalabad), Pakistan
Date of DeathOctober 31, 1997
Place of DeathIslamabad, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Education– Kinnaird College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan – Saint Martin’s School of Art, London, UK – École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
OccupationPainter, Artist
Years Active1946-1996
Known forModernist Painting
DirectorshipDirector of Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi (1961–1977)
AwardsPride of Performance Award in 1965 by the President of Pakistan
Contribution– Among the first Pakistani Modern Artists – First artist to hold an exhibition of her paintings after the creation of Pakistan in 1947 – Helped bring the modern idiom to Pakistan – Considered a premiere painter of Pakistan and a pioneer of modern art in the country – Known for her use of intense color, lending truthfulness and depth of meaning to her images, and provoking viewers into thought with her amazing imagination

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