AQEEL SOLANGI
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Location | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Introduction | Aqeel Solangi was born in Ranipur, Sindh. He graduated with honors from the prestigious National College of Arts, Lahore in 2003, followed by his first Masters degree MA (Hons.) Visual Art in 2005. He received his second Masters degree Master of Fine Arts (Pass with Merit) from the Bath School of Art and Design Bath Spa University Bath, Somerset UK in 2016. He was the recipient of Charles Wallace Pakistan Trust Visiting Artist fellowship for The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, London in 2006. Prior to this formal academic background, he has worked as Sign-Board and cinema board painter at Mehboob Painters in Khairpur (Mir's), and also attended extensive art courses at artist Mussarat Mirza's studio in Sukkur, Sindh. He was part of the 2013 Artist's workshop in China and Tumair Village Artists' residency organized by The National Art Gallery, Pakistan (Islamabad). Solangi has received 'A Vision of the Future-2006' Young Artists Award by The Lahore Arts Council in 2006 |
| Favorite Music | Folk and classical. |
| Favorite Books | Faces of Indian Art by Nemai Ghosh, Image and Identity by Dr Akbar Naqvi. |