Raheela Abro

Raheela Abro is a Karachi-based artist who has been practicing art since 2010. She has exhibited her works in local and international art galleries, including two Solo and two 2-Person exhibitions at the Canvas Gallery, Karachi. She has participated in more than 50 group exhibitions at galleries in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore, as well as in Dubai, Iran, and London. Her works are part of prominent art collections across the world. She is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and completed her MA in Art Education from the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, in 2017. Abro received her bachelor’s in fine arts from the University of Karachi in 2009. Along with her art practice, she also maintains a teaching practice since 2011 and has been teaching at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi School of Art, the Center of Excellence in Art & Design, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Textile Institute of Pakistan, and Beaconhouse National University. She is currently a lecturer in the Fine Arts program of the Department of Visual Studies at the University of Karachi. Abro was also invited for guest lectures by the Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, Lahore, Iqra University, Karachi, and Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design, and Heritage, Sukkur, as well as for conducting workshops at numerous art institutes. She was also invited as a juror for critiques and theses at various universities and institutes, as well as by different organizations to judge the art competitions organized by them. She has been interviewed by ‘Jahan-e-Pakistan Magazine and Sindh Express Newspaper and her works have been published in numerous art magazines, catalogs, and newspapers. She also practices research and has participated and presented her research papers at National and International conferences, and her research articles have been published in National and International Research Journals.

Inside the studio

Where the work happens