Meet Salim Ansari

Salim Ansari is a Lahore-based visual artist known for his mastery of oil, watercolor, and traditional miniature techniques. A graduate of the National College of Arts (BFA, Honors, 1995), his artistic foundation was shaped through extensive training with celebrated Pakistani masters including Professor Bashir Ahmed, Professor Muhammad Asif, and Professor Saeed Akhtar. Over the years, he has also gained experience in restoration, printmaking, and classical techniques, working with international artists from the United States and Japan. His career includes illustrating books, restoring important artworks, and serving as a jury member for MFA thesis evaluations at multiple universities.

Ansari’s works have been widely exhibited across Pakistan and internationally, with more than two decades of solo shows at renowned galleries such as Nomad Gallery, Nairang, Jharoka, Studio Seven, and the Alhamra Arts Council. He has also taught for over twenty years, serving as Assistant Professor at the National College of Arts and conducting numerous workshops and summer programs in painting. His artworks are part of major public and private collections, including Alhamra, UNICEF, American Express Bank, Engro, Pakistan Military Academy Kakul, and various government institutions. Dedicated to both practice and pedagogy, Salim Ansari continues to contribute significantly to the contemporary art landscape of Pakistan.

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GROUP SHOWS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2022 Oyster Art Gallery Lahore

• 2020 Nomad Gallery Islamabad

• 2019-Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, National College of Arts,Lahore

• 2018-Studio Seven Art Gallery Karachi

• 2017-Dream Art Gallery Karachi

• 2015-Jharoka Art Gallery Islamabad

• 2014-Nairang Art Gallery Lahore

• 2013 Hamail Art Gallery Lahore

• 2006 Croweaters Art Gallery Lahore

• 2005 Nomad Art Gallery Islamabad

• 2003 Nomad Art Gallery Islamabad

• 2003 Croweaters Art Gallery Lahore

• 2000 Nomad Art Gallery Islamabad

• 2000 Kunj Art Gallery Karachi

• 1999 Le Galleria, Chen One, Lahore

• 1998 Ustad Allah Buksh Art Gallery, Alhamra, Lahore

• 1998 Nomad Art Gallery Islamabad

• 1997 Ustad Allah Buksh Art Gallery, Alhamra, Lahore

• 1996 Ustad Allah Buksh Art Gallery, Alhamra, Lahore

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PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Contact

• 2022 Art Fest Karachi.

• 2018-2025 Annual participation in Exhibitions held by Pakistan Artists Association at Alhamra, Lahore

• 2018 PNCA National Exhibition Islamabad.

• 2017 Oyster Art Gallery Lahore.

• 2017 Chen One Dubai. UAE.

• 2015 Oyster Art Gallery Lahore.

• 2015 Oyster Art Gallery Lahore.

• 2015 Jharoka Art Gallery Islamabad.

• 2014 Lahore Artscene Paintings Exhibition, in art scene galleries Karachi.

• 2008 painting generously donated to be auctioned supporting the cause of the special children of Umeed-e-Noor Islamabad.

• 2005 Fund Raising Exhibition of Earth quake survivors Nomad Center and Art Gallery Islamabad.

• 2005 VM Art Gallery Karachi.

• 2004 Ejaz Galleries Lahore.

• 2003 Ejaz Galleries Lahore.

• 2002 Gallery of Oriental College of Arts Lahore.

• 2000 Senior Artists Exhibition, Ejaz Galleries, Lahore

• 2000 Ejaz Galleries, Lahore

• 1999 Singapore

• 1999 Ejaz Galleries, Lahore

• 1999 Dubai Cultural Festival, Dubai

• 1999 Co opera art gallery, Lahore

• 1998 Dubai Cultural Festival, Dubai

• 1995 PNCA National Exhibition, Islamabad

• Alhamra Permanent Gallery Lahore.

• American Express Bank Lahore.

• Packages Limited Lahore.

• Muslim Insurance Company, Lahore.

• Southern Electric Power Company Limited Islamabad.

• Ice Pac Limited Lahore.

• Crescent software Products Private Ltd. Lahore.

• Pakistan Military academy kakul abbotabad.

• UNICEF Islamabad.

• PILCO Private Limited Lahore.

• Variety Books Lahore

• Engro Chemical Company Pvt. Karachi

• Six Projects Mural Paintings LGS EME Lahore.

• Three Ex-Principals Portrait (oil on canvas) Aitchison College Lahore..

• Education Minitery Islamabad.

• Cabanet Division Islamabad.

• Governor House Muree.

• Assembly Hall Lahore.

• Hall of fame Islamabad

Landscapes

Not a place, but a feeling remembered.

Portraits

Each brushstroke revealing emotion and character.

Abstract

Bold shapes and colors inviting you to find your own meaning within the forms.

Cityscapes

Symphonies of building units and human pulse