Soaring

Born in 1986 in Lahore, Pakistan, Abid studied at Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts, focusing on miniature painting and photography.  He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Incubator, Milestone, Open Field, Summer Scape, Variations along the Grid, Silsila, We Live Pakistan, Witness to History, Human Within Us, Solitude, and Grey Matters. He received the Arjumand Painting Award (2015) and the Special Award from the Artist’s Association of Punjab (2016). His work has been showcased both nationally and internationally. In early 2023, he attended a one-month residency at Can Serrat, Barcelona, followed by a three-month residency in El Bruc, Spain. 

In his current series, Abid explores society’s enduring reverence for historical artifacts. His work reflects not only the evolution of art over time but also the way artists remain deeply engaged with the past, constantly revisiting and reinterpreting it. He emphasizes that history commemorates, celebrates, and offers a mirror through which we can see both who we were and who we have become.