Alina Akbar
Visual Artist, Founder & Creative Director @ LINE GREEN visual art space.
Islamabad, PakistanWork Experience
LINE GREEN Visual Art Space
Founder & Creative Director
2022
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Pakistan
SHARC Architecture & Design
Art Director & Design Consultant.
2019
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Pakistan
Hamara Watan - Punjab
Illustrator & Curator
2023
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Pakistan
SADA, NUST.
Visiting Faculty for Contemporary Design
March 2021
- 2022
Pakistan
National College Of Arts
Visiting Adjunct Lecturer.
2019
- 2021
Pakistan
Studio Arts College International
Teaching Assistant - Drawing.
January 2018
- April 2018
Florence, Italy
Studio Arts College International
Teaching Assistant - Sculpture
September 2018
- December 2018
Florence, Italy
Pakistan National Council Of Arts
Assistant Curator
Assistant Curator for a Pak-Us Alumni Network project "We Are All Mad Here".
Pakistan
National College Of Arts.
Catalogue Designer
Head of design, marketing and promotion for annual Fine Arts Degree Show Catalogue, National College of Arts - Rawalpindi, 2015
2014
- 2015
Pakistan
Satrang Gallery
Assistant Curator Intern
2015
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Pakistan
Green Olive Arts
Artist in Residence
January 2016
- February 2016
Tétouan, Morocco
BQ Residency - 24/7
Artist in Residence
April 2016
- May 2016
Lahore, Pakistan
Serena Hotels
Art Ambassador for SerenArts.
2013
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Pakistan
National Institute For Special Education
Resource Person and Drawing Instructor
Worked for Autism Education Program.
2015
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Pakistan
ISPR
Art Director
Produced by S 4 Solutions.
2016
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Pakistan
My Art World
Head of Photography & Event coverage at The 2nd Islamabad Literary Festival
Islamabad, Pakistan
Westminster School And College
Visiting Faculty for Art & Design
Art & Design Teacher for O levels.
2015
- 2017
Pakistan
Education
National College Of Arts
Bachelors of Fine Arts (Honors)
BFA (With Honors) in Miniature Painting
February 2011
- December 2014
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Studio Arts College International
Masters in Fine Arts
MFA in Studio Arts
September 2017
- April 2019
Florence, Italy
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Lightroom,
Adobe Premier,
Coraldraw,
Design,
Drawing,
Illustration,
Microsoft Office,
Miniature,
Painting,
Photography,
Photoshop,
Print Making,
Sculpture,
Curatorial Projects.
10th June 2023 - 'Hamara Watan - Punjab ki chund kahaniyan' at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
May 2023 - LINE GREEN YouTube Channel Launce.
13th March 2023 - 'Nightfall' - Solo Show by Khadijah Rehman at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
February 2023 - LINE GREEN Journal, Season 1: Talks On The Creative Process.
30th December 2022 - 'To You - ' Solo Show by Khadijah Azhar at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
10th December 2022 - 'The Other Cells' Solo Show by Nazir Hunzai at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
26th November 2022 - Collaborative Project titled 'Satellite' Group Show at LINE GREEN visual art space & Dastaangoi Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.
30th September 2022 - 'Blend & Blur' Solo Show by Sauban Habeeb Ahmad at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
27th August 2022 - Open Studios & LINE GREEN launch, at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
May 2023 - LINE GREEN YouTube Channel Launce.
13th March 2023 - 'Nightfall' - Solo Show by Khadijah Rehman at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
February 2023 - LINE GREEN Journal, Season 1: Talks On The Creative Process.
30th December 2022 - 'To You - ' Solo Show by Khadijah Azhar at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
10th December 2022 - 'The Other Cells' Solo Show by Nazir Hunzai at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
26th November 2022 - Collaborative Project titled 'Satellite' Group Show at LINE GREEN visual art space & Dastaangoi Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.
30th September 2022 - 'Blend & Blur' Solo Show by Sauban Habeeb Ahmad at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
27th August 2022 - Open Studios & LINE GREEN launch, at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Exhibitions
September 2018 - Exhibition in a group show titled "Al Femminile" at Spazio ex Leopoldine in Piazza Tasso in Collaboration with Cartavetra Gallery, Florence, Italy. (AL FEMMINILE is part of Circostanza #2, seven evenings dedicated to art and literature and organized by the literary magazine Stanza251).
January 2019 - Solo Show titled "Zaahir Aur Batin" at Jules Maidoff Gallery, Florence, Italy.
April 2019 - Group show titled "Un Punto Di Incontro" at Fritelli Gallery, Florence, Italy.
May 2020 - Workshop titled "Bold Batin" at Selfworks, Islamabad, Pakistan.
September 2020 - Exhibition at GAMA Collective New York, USA.
August 2022 - Open Studio & LINE GREEN launch, Islamabad, Pakistan.
June 2023 - Exhibition at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
January 2019 - Solo Show titled "Zaahir Aur Batin" at Jules Maidoff Gallery, Florence, Italy.
April 2019 - Group show titled "Un Punto Di Incontro" at Fritelli Gallery, Florence, Italy.
May 2020 - Workshop titled "Bold Batin" at Selfworks, Islamabad, Pakistan.
September 2020 - Exhibition at GAMA Collective New York, USA.
August 2022 - Open Studio & LINE GREEN launch, Islamabad, Pakistan.
June 2023 - Exhibition at LINE GREEN visual art space, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Exhibitions
2013 - Exhibited in the Alumni Miniature exhibition titled ‘The Creative Marque’ at the Potohar Gallery, National College of Arts, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
February 2015 - Exhibited at the National College of Arts Thesis Degree Show 2015 titled 'The Rising Fall', Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
February 2015 - Exhibited in VM Art gallery “Emerging artists” Karachi, Pakistan.
February 2015 - Exhibited in 'Beyond The Façade', at Serena Business Complex, Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
March 2015 - Exhibited in “Making A Mark” at Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan.
May 2015 - Exhibited in "Unwriting Thoughts" at IVS Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
July 2015 - Exhibited in "Kaleidoscope" at Aqs Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.
February 2016 - Exhibited in Open Studios for Artist-in-residency "Convergence" at Green Olive Arts, Tetouan, Morocco.
April 2016 - Exhibted in a group exhibition called "Narcissus Reborn" at Sanat Initiative Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
May 2016 - Exhibited in a group show titled "24/7" at Saeed Akhtar Studios, Lahore, Pakistan.
May 2016 - Exhibited in a group show titled "24/7" at Satrang Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.
November 2016 - Exhibited in a group show titled "Open Field" at PNCA, Islamabad, Pakistan.
February 2017 - Exhibited in a three-persons show titled "The Rising Fall" at The Paint Bucket Gallery in Lahore, Pakistan.
2107 -Selected artist for Imago Mundi Project for Venice Biennale 2017.
December 2017 - Exhibited in a group show titled "The Stories of Others" at Cartavetra Gallery in Florence, Italy.
March 2018 - Exhibited in a group show titled "No Thought Control" at Jules Maidoff Gallery, SACI, Florence, Italy.
February 2015 - Exhibited at the National College of Arts Thesis Degree Show 2015 titled 'The Rising Fall', Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
February 2015 - Exhibited in VM Art gallery “Emerging artists” Karachi, Pakistan.
February 2015 - Exhibited in 'Beyond The Façade', at Serena Business Complex, Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
March 2015 - Exhibited in “Making A Mark” at Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan.
May 2015 - Exhibited in "Unwriting Thoughts" at IVS Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
July 2015 - Exhibited in "Kaleidoscope" at Aqs Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.
February 2016 - Exhibited in Open Studios for Artist-in-residency "Convergence" at Green Olive Arts, Tetouan, Morocco.
April 2016 - Exhibted in a group exhibition called "Narcissus Reborn" at Sanat Initiative Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
May 2016 - Exhibited in a group show titled "24/7" at Saeed Akhtar Studios, Lahore, Pakistan.
May 2016 - Exhibited in a group show titled "24/7" at Satrang Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.
November 2016 - Exhibited in a group show titled "Open Field" at PNCA, Islamabad, Pakistan.
February 2017 - Exhibited in a three-persons show titled "The Rising Fall" at The Paint Bucket Gallery in Lahore, Pakistan.
2107 -Selected artist for Imago Mundi Project for Venice Biennale 2017.
December 2017 - Exhibited in a group show titled "The Stories of Others" at Cartavetra Gallery in Florence, Italy.
March 2018 - Exhibited in a group show titled "No Thought Control" at Jules Maidoff Gallery, SACI, Florence, Italy.