Abu Hanzla
Abu Hanzla is a contemporary visual practitioner and art instructor, currently lives and works in Faisalabad. His father has always been a great source of inspiration to turn him into an artist.
Graduated from Institute of art & design Faisalabad (Bachelors in fine arts, major in painting) 2015-19
Visiting lecturer at Lahore College for Women University (December 2019 to present)
His clients include:
Commissioner Faisalabad
Dr TahirulQaddri (Canadian-Pakistani Islamic scholar)
Dr Muhammad Ali (Former-Vice chanceler GCUF)
Group Shows
- Live landscape oil painting performance at Royalton Hotel Faisalabad 2014
- Participated in a group show of paintings at Faisalabad Art Council 2016
- Participated in a group show of paintings at Faisalabad art council 2017
- Participated in a group show of paintings at Sarina Hotels Faisalabad 2017
- Live painting at Pakistan- China Friendship center Islamabad 2018
- Participated in Young Artists Art Exhibition titled “current” at Alhamra Art center Lahore 2019
- Participated in an exhibition titled “Konplen” at Nukta Gallery Islamabad 2019
- Participated in a group show of calligraphy paintings at Faisalabad Art Council 2019
- Thesis show at Institute of Art and Design GCU Faisalabad 2019
- Participated in an exhibition titled “Traditions and modernity” at Nukta gallery Islamabad, a collateral event of “Islamabad Art Festival” 2019.
- Participated in international watercolor biennale at CEAD (Center of Excellence in Art & Design) MUET Jamshoro Sindh 2020
- Participated in a group art exhibition at Alhamra Art Center 2020
Academic Achievements:
- Got 1st position in all Pakistan painting competition held at Bahaudin Zakria University Multan 2018.
- Got 1st Position in interdepartmental competition held at Institute of art and design GCUF. 2018
- Got 1st position in all Pakistan painting competition held at University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 2018.
- Got 2nd Position in all Pakistan painting competition held at college of art and design, Punjab University Lahore. 2017
- Got 1st position in district level painting competition held at Baghe-Jinnah Faisalabad 2015