Rizwan Ali Umrani

12 February 1938
Abstract Impressionist / expressionist Painter
Solo Exhibitions • Group Exhibitions • Selected Collections
Born: 12 February, 1938; Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Resides: Mother Gallery Karachi/ Larkana
Education: 1962 Government College Larkana, B.A

Contact
Studio: Mother Gallery Larkana, Pakistan

Art Gallery: Mother Gallery Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan

Mobile: +92-3013472260 +92-3003415646
email: rizwanumrani@yahoo.com

Websites:www.flickr.com/photos/rizwan38

http://mothergallery.freecyberzone.com

Education
1960-1962 Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Sindh University Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
Exhibitions Solo

1994 Pakistan National Council of the Arts Islamabad(PNCA)                                                 Inaugurated by Prime Minister of Pakistan
1996 Pakistan National Council of the Arts Islamabad (PNCA)                                       1996 NCA Gallery Lahore,                                                                                                                1996 Art council Gallery Karachi,                                                                                            1999 Mother Gallery Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan                                                                       2001 Sheraton O here Hotel Chicago USA                                                                                2001 WSI foyer Washington D.C USA                                                                                                                                               2010 Benazir Gallery Sindh University Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan.


Group

 
1962 Group Show at Government Degree College Larkana 1964 Group Show at Government Degree College Larkana
1982 Group Show at Government training college Hyderabad
2003 Group Show at Art Council Gallery Karachi Pakistan


Collections
Mother Gallery Larkana, National council of the arts Islamabad, Sindhlogy art and culture museum. Private collections in Washington DC USA, Chicago USA, Hyderabad Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan

Publications
April 1994 art reviews, in Daily Dawn English newspaper, The Nation daily English newspaper, Daily Jang Urdu Newspaper,.Daily Nawa-i- waqt Rawalpandi Urdu newspaper, The Muslim Daily English newspaper, Daily khabrain Urdu newspaper, The frontier Post Daily English newspaper, Daily news English Newspaper, Daily Pakistan Urdu newspaper, Pakistan observer English newspaper, Pakistan times, The news international, June1996 titled Exhibition at gallery NCA, Daily news June 1996 article titled “Strokes of the Knife” by Bilal Masood, daily Jung Lahore. June 1996 press clipping, the nation CITY, July 1996 Daily English newspaper news clipping frontier post, Daily Star English newspaper, March 1998, news clips in Daily kawish Hyderabad, September 1999 news clip, Daily sham Hyderabad, December 1998 daily kawish, December 1999 news clippings in Daily kawish Hyderabad , Daily Sach Karachi, daily Duaa Hyderabad, Daily Hilal Pakistan, Daily Sindh Hyderabad, daily koshish, Daily tamer-e- Sindh news clip, daily sham Hyderabad, Daily sham Hyderabad, Rabail weekly magazine Article on mother gallery, September 2001 Art Review Magazine World Sindhi Institute Washington DC by Aysha Maqbool, July 2008 BBC urdu.com article titled “canvas per 27 December ka Manzar” by Nisar khokar

Paintings Published on Books Title page
1978 Published “Nayon naypo” Literary Magazine 1980 Published “Chiter Lekha” Novel 1981 Published “Salab Ja Tukra” Poetry collection 1982 Published “Nerole Jo Kunn” Novel 1983 Published “Adab” Literary Magazine 1985 Published “Dehan dethe ja sapna” Poetry collection 1987 Published “Tu bin kahra chawra” Poetry collection 1988 Published “Nayan jo safar” Poetry collection 1997 Published “Mehran” Literary Magazine 2003 Published “ Sij ba Pasa” Novel 2005 Published “Mosam jo sath ” Short stories
Awards:
1962 Government degree college convocation ceremony had awarded “Life Time Achievement Award”
2000 Historical society of Larkana had awarded “Life Time Achievement Award” For contribution in Fine Art

2005 was awarded with “Life Time Achievement Award” in Fine Art organized by Mohabat Ali Buro. (Literary and socialist organization)

2010 Life Achievement Award n Fine Art Contribution Organized by Sindh Taraki Pasand Party. (Socialist, intellectual political party of Sindh)


Painting Competition:
1993 Won 1st Price in Painting competition Organized by Shahnawaz Bhutto Memorial Larkana
Television/ Radio TV show, TV program interviewed
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1992 “Sindh Rang” on PTV Pakistan television 25 minutes life sketch interviewed with Shabnam Gul
1994 “Hamari sath” PTV program consist of my interview, painting exhibition and reviews of the artist and spectators 1994 Participated in Live program “savery savery” with Talat Hussain on Pakistan television Islamabad. .
2008 “Report time” on Sindh TV Karachi Life sketch/ Interview program
1999 Pakistan radio Larkana broadcasted exhibition reviews/ interview
2010 “ Jehra Gul Gulaib Ja” life sketch/ interviewed on Sindh Tv Karachi