2008: MA |Hons.| Visual Arts (National College of Arts), Lahore, PK.
2004: Bachelor of Fine Arts. [Painting] (National College of Arts). Lahore, PK
2000: Intermediate. (G.M.S.C) Hyderabad, PK.
2021-22: Artist in Residence at EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, NL.
2019-2020: Artist Fellowship at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, DE.
2018: Artist Fellowship at Harvard University South Asia Institute, Massachusetts, Boston, USA.
2016-2017: Artist Fellowship at Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, NL.
2011: Artist in Residence at Gasworks residency, London, UK.
2024: Teacher at St, Joost School of Art & Design, Den Bosch, Breda, NL.
2024: “Programme Power Up” organized by Mondriaan fonds, NEST, Den Hague, POST, Arnhem. NL.
2023: Teacher at St, Joost School of Art & Design, Den Bosch, NL.
2023: Guest Teacher at KABK, Den Hague, NL.
2023: External examiner for final year at Centre of Excellence Art & Design Jamshoro, Sindh PK.
2021: Guest Teacher at Institute of Art and Design, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, PK.
2017: Guest Teacher at HKU - Beeldende Kunst, Utrecht, NL.
2007-2016: Assistant Professor in Department of Fine Arts at National College of Arts, Lahore, PK
2915-16: External examiner for final year at Kinnard College for Women in Lahore, PK.
2015: Guest Teacher at Institute of Art & design, Jamshoro, Sindh, PK.
2015: External examiner for final year at Centre of Excellence Art & Design Jamshoro, Sindh, PK.
2012: Guest Teacher Centre of Excellence Art & Design Jamshoro, Sindh PK
2009: Guest Teacher Centre of Excellence Art & Design Jamshoro, Sindh PK
2022: “Imran Channa: Landscapes, Consciousness, Colonialism” EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam, NL.
2021: “Lost Pages From One Thousand and One Nights, Canvas Gallery Karachi, PK.
2019: “Dust to Dust” at Kang Contemporary Gallery, Berlin, DE.
2018: “Pasts in Particles ” at Twelve Twelve Gallery, Den Haag, NL.
2018: “Holy Water” Open Studio 2018, at Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht. NL.
2017: “Light on the Fringe of Time” Open Studio at Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht. NL.
2015: “Enclosure/Erasure”, solo show at Koel Gallery Karachi, PK.
2013: “Age of Mythology” with XVA gallery at Art Basel HK 2013. HK.
2012: “Lik Likoti” at Canvas Gallery Karachi, PK.
2011: “The Memory is The Message” at XVA gallery Dubai, UAE.
2010: “Badshahnama” at Tmproject Gallery Geneva, CH.
2023: “Surreal Futures” MAX ERNST Museum , Brühl, Germany. DE.
2023: Never Cross The Same River Twice, Chapter 4: The Sociality of New Performance and Film” at Troy House Art, London. UK
2023: “Trembling Time”, 36th Edition of European Media Art Festival (EMAF) at Kunsthalle, Osnabrück, Germany. DE.
2023: “Two Shadows One Sun” film screened at 18th Edition: International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania (IHRFFA), AL.
2023: “Moving Art” at XVA gallery, Dubai, UAE.
2022: “Imran Channa interviewed with Parasite Radio on “Abstracting Parables” exhibition at Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam.
2022: “Allegory of Cave Men” 77 min feature film, screened at EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam, NL.
2022: “Two Shadows one Sun” 08 min short film, screened at EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam.NL.
2022: Artfest22 Karachi, Gallery organized by Culture Department Government of Sindh, Pakistan at. Sambara art Gallery Karachi, PK.
2022: “Conquering the White space”, Khaas Contemporary , Islamabad.
2011: 2019: “Neighbourhoods and Communities” Sommerfest, at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, DE.
2019: “Badshahnama” 2 Person Show at XVA gallery Dubai, UAE.
2019: “Mera Safar” Koel Galleery Karachi, PK.
2019: “Common Border” Ch: 1. Sanat Gallery Karachi. PK
2018: “within /without” Asia House London.UK.
2018: “Seen Unseen” Kasteel Oud-Rekem, BE.
2018: Video screening and artist Talk Kino @ NEST. Den Hague, NL.
2018: “Revelation: Reclaiming South Asian Narratives” exhibition and seminar at Harvard university, South Asia Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2018: “Changing Places” Phoenix, Leicester, UK.
2017: “The Materiality of the Invisible” at Marres, Centre for Contemporary Culture Maastricht, NL.
2017: “The Great Wall” Karachi Biennale, PK
2017: “Changing Places” Osterley Park and House, London, UK.
2017: “Changing Places” Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, UK.
2017: “Changing Places” Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, UK.
2017: “Changing Places” Film and Video Umbrella touring exhibition at The House Mill London, UK.
2017: “Taqseem” Koel gallery Karachi, PK.
2016: “The Materiality of the Invisible #01” at Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, NL.
2016: “Hopes of Paradise”, with Canvas Gallery Karachi, displayed at Grosvenor gallery London. UK.
2016: “Vanishing Point” Artport, Tel Aviv, IL.
2016: “IFAA Contemporary Project Phase I” at Solutions! Musee de L’Art et de I’Espace, Paris, FR.
2015: “The Lay of the Land”, at Gallery Latitude 28, New Delhi IND.
2015: “And Nothing But The Truth: Parrhesia II”, at Koel Gallery, Karachi, PK.
2015: “Art15 London”, with Khaas Gallery, UK.
2014: “SINDH Reverberating sounds echo through the dessert” at Koel Gallery, Karachi, PK.
2014: “Along with Anwar”, group show at Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, NCA, Lahore, PK.
2014: “I.D” at the Islamabad Literature Festival, 2014 by MyArtWorld gallery, Islamabad, PK.
2014: “Stet”, at LLF, Alhamra art Gallery, Lahore, PK.
2014: “Sindh Art Fest” 2014, curated by Canvas Gallery, Karachi displayed at frère hall, Karachi, PK.
2013: “Asian Art Fair, London” with Joost van den Bergh, UK.
2013: “Bonhams London:” Charity Auction of Pakistani Art by Rising Pakistan, UK.
2013: “Paper” at XVA gallery Dubai, UAE.
2013: “27th Annual exhibition of Punjab art association” Alhamra Arts Council,Lahore.(awarded the award of excellence), PK.
2012: “NCA Faculty show” at Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq gallery National College of Arts, Lahore, PK.
2012: “Attaining Heights” at VM art gallery Karachi, PK.
2012: “Soul searchers” 3 persons show at Rohtas gallery Islamabad
2012: “Band Baaja Baraat” with Canvas Gallery, Karachi, displayed at IVS gallery Karachi, PK.
2011: “The Return” 3rd International Festival of Contemporary Art at (MOMA). Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Algiers. DZ.
2011: Open Studio at Gasworks Studio, London, UK.
2011: “Contemporary Istanbul”, Istanbul, TR.
2011: “After All” at Royat gallery Lahore, PK.
2011: Finalist exhibition of “The sovereign Asian Art prize 2010”, at The Rotunda, Exchange Square, HK.
2011: “Contemporary Shahnama, millennium painting Exhibition ” traveling show at NCA in Lahore, PK.
2011: “Common Threads: Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran and Pakistan”. Xerxes gallery with NMart gallery at the Bastakiya at the Heritage House Gallery. Duabi, UAE.
2010: “Contemporary Shahnama, millennium painting Exhibition ” at The Prince's Foundation Gallery, London, UK.
2010: “The Rising Tide” at Mohatta Palace Karachi, PK.
2010: “The sovereign Asian Art prize finalist exhibition”, ARTSPACE at Helutrans, SG.
2010: Slick 2010. Art fair, Paris. FR.
2010: “Creating Common wealth”, at Ragini Gallery , New Delhi, IND.
2010: “Exhibition of Finalist for The sovereign Asian Art prize. 2010, ARTSPACE at Helutrans, SG.
2010: “Fatah Je Asay Pasay ”, with Green Cardamom at V.M Art Gallery Karachi, Sindh Museum Hyderabad, PK.
2010: “Structures Within An Intervention” at The Guild Art Gallery, New York, USA.
2010: “Making of The History” Two person show at Canvas Gallery Karachi, PK.
2010: “The Havelian Express” 3 person show at CAIS Gallery, HK.
2009: “Tradition & Tension” at Art Scene Gallery Karachi, PK.
2009: “Patrons Of "Oh My God! I Can Buy Art! ” at Grey Noise gallery Lahore, PK.
2009: “Redo Pakistan ”. Deptford X festival London, UK.
2009: “Redo Pakistan ”. Group show in the form of symposium at Alhamra art council Lahore, PK.
2009: “Between Black & White” 4 person show at Canvas Gallery Karachi, PK.
2009: “Redo Pakistan ”. a traveling show (Karachi, Lahore, Pakistan, England, UK, Dhaka. Bangladesh) arranged by Other Asias, a London based organization at Shanakhit Festival 2009 Karachi, PK.
2009: “Starring: The Artist” at Indus Valley Gallery Karachi, PK.
2008: “Degree show MA” (hons.)at Zahoor-ul-Akhalq Gallery National college of Arts, Lahore, PK.
2008: Young artist exhibition at Alhmara Art Council Lahore, PK.
2007: “Dropping Tears Together” an anokha laadla collective live art performance at Alhamra Art Council Lahore, PK.
2006: “Places Real and Imagined ” at Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore, PK.
2005: “Art Aid” at Convention Center Islamabad, PK.
2005: “Voices” Group Exhibition by Pakistan Development Forum Islamabad, PK.
2005: “Emerging Talent ” at V.M Art Gallery Karachi, PK.
2005: “Memories ”, Degree Show, BFA at National College of Arts Lahore, PK.
2023-27: Recipient of “Kunstenaar Basis” by Mondriaan Fonds. Amsterdam, NL.
2023: ADA awards 2022-23 “Honorable mention” Pakistan.
2018-21: Recipient of “Werkbijdrage Bewezen Talent” by Mondriaan Fonds. Amsterdam, NL.
2013: Awarded the " Award of Excellence" by AAP Lahore, PK.
2011: Selected for the Charles Wallace Trust & Gasworks, artist in residency in London, UK.
2010: Finalist for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2010, HK.
2003-04: Merit scholarships at National College of Arts Lahore, PK.
1999: 1st Prize in painting competition on celebrity of artist A.K Sheikh at Sindh Museum Hyderabad, PK.
1999: Won an award in painting competition at Khana-e-Farhang Iran, PK.
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