Sheherezade Alam

Sheherezade Alam (1948,[1] Lahore[1]) is an internationally renowned Pakistani ceramist.[2]

Education and family

Alam was born to Mahmoud Alam, a Pakistani former tennis player and his wife, Surayya[3] in Lahore. She has two brothers, Asad and Shaban. Brought up in Lahore, she completed her FA from Kinnaird College, Lahore.[1] She then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design with a distinction in ceramics from National College of Arts, Lahore.[1] While there, she studied under the country's first ceramist, Salahuddin Mian.

Marriage

In 1971, she married Zahoor ul Akhlaq (1941–1999), a painter, and the couple had two daughters, Jahanara, (1974–1999), Nurjahan (b. 1979).

Career

Shows

Group

Solo

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bio Official website. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. Rediscovering the wheel By Rumana Husain Dawn Gallery 4 November 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. "Chariya Zahoor" By Ardeshir Cowasjee Retrieved 26 October 2010
  4. Group exhibition opens at Vogue Art Gallery Daily Times 21 November 2009. 26 October 2010.


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