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Hamra Abbas Biography
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1996 - 1999 |
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BFA (Sculpture), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
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1999 - 2002 |
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Visiting faculty, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
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2000 - 2002 |
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MA Visual Arts, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
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2002 - 2004 |
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Mater student, Universität der Künste, Berlin
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2004 - 2006 |
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Lecturer at Universität der Künste, Berlin
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Private lecturer at National College of Arts, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Lives and works in Islamabad and Berlin
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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99, schultz contemporary, Berlin (solo)
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2008
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God Grows on Trees, Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan (solo)
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2007
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Politics of Fear, Albion Gallery, London
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2007
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Divination, Projekt B-22, Hamburg, Paris
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2007
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Loop, Video Art Fair, Barcelona
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2007
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Contemporary Art from Pakistan, Thomas Erben, NYC
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2007
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Not Only Possible, But Also Necessary – Optimism in the age of global war, 10th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul (cat.)
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2007
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Urban Myths and Modern Fables, UTS Gallery, Sydney (cat.)
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2007
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Inaugural show, National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan (cat.)
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2007
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Shake Before Using, ARTIUM, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (cat.)
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2006
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Hamra Abbas, Galerie Dorothea Konwiarz Stiftung, Berlin (solo)
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2006
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Lessons on Love, Rohtas 2, Lahore, Pakistan (solo)
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2006
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Desi Pop, Maison Folie Wazemmes, Lille, France
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2006
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Open day, Gasworks, London
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2006
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Beyond the Page, Asia House, London; Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK (cat.)
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2006
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Zones of Contact, 15th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney (cat.)
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2006
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Open day, Vasl International Artists Workshop, Gadani, Pakistan
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2005
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Zeitsprünge Raumfolgen, ifa Galerie, Berlin/Stuttgart, Germany (cat.)
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2005
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Full House, Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Schöppingen, Germany
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2005
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Meisterschülerpreisgewinner der UdK, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin (cat.)
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2005
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Bueno Ensemble, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2005
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Mind Wrestlers, Parsons Paris School of Design, Paris
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2005
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I can’t really explain what it’s like where I live, but someday I’ll take you there, The Phatory, New York City (solo)
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2005
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Men in White, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA (solo)
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2005
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KOVIDEO 1st Durban Video Festival, Mumbai, India
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2005
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13 Boxes, Goliath Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
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2005
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Beyond Borders, Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, India (cat.)
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2002
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Art and Ashes, Gallery NCA, Lahore, Pakistan (solo)
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2001
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One Just Right for You, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan (solo)
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2001
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More Smoke Than Fire, Gallery NCA, Lahore, Pakistan (solo)
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1999
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Embodied Meaning, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan (solo)
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