Full Name | Zubeida Agha |
Birthdate | 1922 |
Place of Birth | Lyallpur (present-day Faisalabad), Pakistan |
Date of Death | October 31, 1997 |
Place of Death | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | – Kinnaird College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan – Saint Martin’s School of Art, London, UK – École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France |
Occupation | Painter, Artist |
Years Active | 1946-1996 |
Known for | Modernist Painting |
Directorship | Director of Contemporary Art Gallery, Rawalpindi (1961–1977) |
Awards | Pride 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 |