Emaan Pirzada (b. Hyderabad, Pakistan) is a visual artist and miniature painter based in Bristol, UK. She graduated with honours in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts, Rawalpindi (2021), specialising in Indo-Persian miniature painting. Her practice explores how environments and architecture shape memory and identity, focusing on the relationship between space and emotion.
Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions across Pakistan, South Korea, the UAE and the UK, including the London Art Biennale 2025. Pirzada was shortlisted for The Arts Family London Emerging Artist Award (2023) and has undertaken residencies at DRAW International, France (2023) and Jelly Studios, Reading (2024).
Alongside her studio practice, she has held roles across teaching and curatorial work. In 2019, she worked as an Arts & Crafts Instructor in Cairo, later volunteering with MEF International Schools in Istanbul. She joined Satrang Gallery at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, as an Assistant Curator (2021–2022), and subsequently served as Project Manager at Foundation Art Divvy, promoting South Asian Art through international exhibitions, residencies and research initiatives.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
London Art Biennale 2025
Redcar Contemporary Gallery | Redcar Summer Exhibition
Chinwe Russell Auctions | Contemporary Living Artists Auction
Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore | Arjumad Painting Award 2025
Gallery 6, Islamabad | Arjumad Painting Award 2025
IAPEX 2025, Islamabad | Shaping the Future of Our Cities
2024
Satrang Gallery | Do you notice?
Sanat Initiative, Karachi | Geometry of Caylus - Chapter: 3 | Solo Show
Alliance Française, Lahore | Geometry of Caylus - Chapter: 2 | Solo Show
Alliance Française, Islamabad | Geometry of Caylus | Solo Show (Inaugural exhibition)
2023
Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore
Islamabad Literature Festival 2023
Art Bethak | Pak/Iran International | Virtual Show
Satrang Gallery, Serena Hotel, Islamabad | Under One Roof
VM Art Gallery, Karachi | In Stillness We Move | 2-Person Show
2022
Khamsa Art | Virtual show
ArtSoch, Lahore | Tales Untold
Koel Gallery, Karachi | Well, come back home
10th Annual RAK Festival, UAE | The Journey
Satrang Gallery, Serena Hotel, Islamabad | A Voyage
Anna Molka Gallery, Lahore | Anna Molka Award 2022
VM Art Gallery, Karachi | 17th Emerging Talent Exhibition
Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad | Diversity & Social Harmony
2021
A-rt UK | virtual show
O Art Space, Lahore | Broadcast Vol.1
CICA Museum, South Korea | Form 2021
Storia Art Studio, Faisalabad | The Fledge
Rangrez Art Gallery, Lahore | The Untitled
8B2, Islamabad | Grad Show | 3-person show
Artcade, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad | Plantasia
Pakistan National Council of Arts | The New Odyssey
2020
Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore | The Resilience
2019
Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore | The Current
NCA Gallery, Islamabad | Islamabad Art Fest’19
RESIDENCIES
Jelly Studios, Reading, UK | AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2024
DRAW International, Caylus, France | NOVEMBER 2023
Sponsored by The French Embassy Islamabad.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2025 | Shortlisted: Arjumand Painting Award
2023 | Shortlisted: The Arts Family London Emerging Artist Award - South Asia
Awarded: Fully-Funded Art Residency, Alliance Française Islamabad
2022 | Shortlisted: Anna Molka Award
2021 | Awarded: Honours Graduate& Merit Scholarship, National College of Arts
2016 | Awarded: First Place, CEAD National Entrance Exam
