Canvas Gallery hosts the book launch for the Furqaan Ahmed Collection’s new publication: ‘Finding Jinnah: Contemporary Art in Pakistan’, on Saturday 20th March.
This unique volume documents the works of 29 contemporary artists from Pakistan, presenting the image of Quaid-e-Azam through manifold unique lens. Ranging from pop-culture to stately portraiture re-interpreted, from the annals of the nation’s history to present day, curators, artists and historians contributed to analysis and exploration of the varied nature of the Founder’s image: Rabbya Naseer, Salima Hashmi , Hammad Nasar, Zarmeene Shah, Ali Osman Qasmi and Ali Raza; with project facilitation by Ambareen Karamat of White Turban, cover photography by Humayun Memon, cover design by Sara Aziz and editing and layout design by Maryam Hassan and Rida Fazal.

Artists featured:
Bani Abidi, Raheela Abro, Hasnain Ali, Syed Faraz Ali, Abeer Asim, Noorjehan Bilgrami, Imran Channa, Zahid Farooqui, Iqbal Geoffrey, Hamid Ali Hanbhi, Malcolm Hutcheson, Ayaz Jokhio, Amra Khan, Asif Khan, Arif Mahmood, Adnan Mairaj, Sara Khan Pathan, Samra Roohi, Mohsin Safi, Mahbub Shah, Taqi Shaheen, Zahid Hussain Soomro, Shanzay Subzwari, Abdullah M.I. Syed, Munawar Ali Syed, Amjad Ali Talpur, Salman Toor, Shafiq Tunio and Mohammad Zeeshan.