Spring 1883
September 06 - 09, 2017
The Establishment, Sydney
About the Artist
Fahd Burki
b. 1981, Lahore, Pakistan / Lives and works in Lahore, Pakistan
Fahd Burki’s practice is primarily concerned with a vocabulary of symbols, forms and compositions that have, over the years, moved between non-representational and figurative. Without predefined ideas, his works are playfully crafted with lines, geometric forms, grids and blank spaces.
Burki graduated from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2003 and received a Postgraduate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 2010.
His works have been exhibited at various international art fairs, galleries, and institutions including: SOCIAL CALLIGRAPHIES, Zachęta – National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland – Curated by Magda Kardasz with Magdalena Komornicka / Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea / Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka, Bangladesh / GALLERYSKE, Bangalore, India / Carré D’Art, Nîmes, France / LISTE, Basel, Switzerland / Yallay space, Hong Kong / Artissima, Turin, Italy / Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
In 2014, a monograph of the artist’s work was published in association with Skira editore, Milan. He will be showing at Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA) opening on September 09, 2017 until November 19, 2017, curated by Nav Haq.
Education / 2013, Artist residency at Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland / 2007 - 2010, Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK / 2000 - 2003, BFA (Dist), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.
Selected Solo Exhibitions / 2017, SPRING1883, Sydney, Australia with Grey Noise, Dubai / 2016, New Works, Grey Noise, Dubai, UAE / Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE with Grey Noise, Dubai / India Art Fair, New Delhi, India with Grey Noise, Dubai / 2015, Composition for Rest and Play, GALLERYSKE, Bangalore, India / 2014, Carré d’Art - Musée d’art contemporain, Nîmes, France / Yield, Grey Noise, Dubai, UAE / 2013, New Works, Grey Noise, Dubai, UAE / 2012, LISTE 17, Basel, Switzerland with Grey Noise, Dubai / 2010, Prostheses, thejamjar, Dubai, UAE / 2009, New Works, Grey Noise, Lahore, Pakistan / 2007, The Cult of Man, Alhamra Arts Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
Selected Group Exhibitions / 2017, WheredoIendandyoubegin – On Secularity, Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Göteberg, Sweden – Curated by Nav Haq / LISTE, Basel, Switzerland with Grey Noise, Dubai / India Art Fair, New Delhi, India with Grey Noise, Dubai / Folds of Belonging, Hutton Lane, Brisbane, Australia - Curated by Tess Maunder / 2016, SOCIAL CALLIGRAPHIES, Zachęta - National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland - Curated by Magda Kardasz in cooperation with Magdalena Komornicka / The Missing One, Office for Contemporary Art Norway: OCA, Oslo, Norway - Curated by Nada Raza / Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, Republic of Korea / The missing one - curated by Nada Raza, Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka, Bangladesh / 2015, Below another sky, British Council Headquarters, London, UK / Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE with Grey Noise, Dubai / 2014, The importance of staying quiet, Yallay space, Hong Kong / Below another sky, Edinburgh printmakers, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UK / 2013, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE with Grey Noise, Dubai / 2012, vac.u.um, Grey Noise, Dubai, UAE / 2011, Artissima 18, Turin, Italy with Grey Noise, Dubai / The centre cannot hold, Grey Noise, Lahore, Pakistan / India Art Summit, New Delhi, India with Grey Noise, Dubai / 2010, the rising tide, Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi, Pakistan - Curated by Naiza Khan / Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE with Grey Noise, Lahore / 2009, Royal Academy Schools Premiums, Sackler Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, London / 2008, Lets Talk, thejamjar, Dubai, United Arab Emirates / Royal Academy Schools show, Dover Arts Club, London / Grey Noise Gallery opening show, Alhamra Council for Arts, Lahore / 2005, Voices, group show of emerging artists, World Bank building, Islamabad / 2004, Side B, Nairang Gallery, Lahore / 2003, B.A. Degree show, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.