Faiqa Qayyum Uppal
I did my Masters in Fine Arts with distinction and won a gold medal in my studies.
Leaving Pakistan for the UK changed my Career as an art teacher to a freelance art tutor. Weather, culture and environment affected my medium of work and painting style but subject remained the same. My female figures and colourful flowers can appear effortless, but they actually require a shift, not only in the process but also in thinking.
I paint the memory of a moment and the excitement of the experience. They are a mixture of bright colours, bold
strokes and forced and unforced errors. Sometimes, in an unfinished painting, the viewers will ‘fill in the blanks’ and
use their imagination to make sense of it in their own ways.
"Expression With The Touch Of Impression"
Exhibitions:
2023 November_Grace in Motion:A Symphony of Ballerinas” at Art is Art the Gallery, Worcester, UK
2023 Apr_
Solo painting Exhibition, "Perception and Reality In Bloom", Ocean Art Galleries, Lahore, Pakistan
2023 Mar_ Group exhibition, Feminist Charisma, Artciti Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2022 November_
Four people art exhibition, Famirative , Rangrez Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2022 Mar _ Group exhibition, Feminist Charisma, Artciti Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2022 Feb _ Solo painting Exhibition, Untitled "as I have painted all the words", Ocean Art Galleries, Karachi, Pakistan
2021 June _ Solo painting Exhibition, under the title of "Sentiment", Galerie Mayci, Moseley, Birmingham, UK
2021 Mar _ Solo painting Exhibition, under the title of "Expression with the touch of Impression", Hamail Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2021 Jan _ Four people show "Figure it Out" painting Exhibition, Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2020 Feb _ Solo painting Exhibition, Felicity, Hamail Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2019 April
– Solo Watercolour Exhibition, Ocean Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2018 Nov – Painting exhibition and discussion “Revolutionary Women Around The World” (Research based project), Gaskell House, Manchester, UK
2018 May – Painting exhibition and discussion “Revolutionary Women Around The World” (Research based project), Manchester, UK
2018 Feb – Solo painting exhibition, All Saints Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2017 – Painting exhibition, Manchester, UK
2017 – Painting exhibition, Wandsworth Town Hall London, UK
2012 – Group exhibition, Oldham Gallery, UK
2011 – Group exhibition, Oldham Gallery, UK
2009 – Group exhibition, Huddersfield Art Association, UK
Achievements:
2017 – Invited by Pakistan Consulate, Manchester to exhibit my “Cultural
theme” paintings created especially for Pakistan’s 70th birthday
2007 – A painting selected for their global calendar page representing Pakistan by CFM International
2006 – A painting selected for the title page of World Bank’s report on Higher Education in Pakistan
1994 – 1st position with Gold Medal in MFA (Master in Fine Arts)
1991 – 2nd position in BFA (Bachelor in Fine Arts)