Adeela Suleman
Karachi, Pakistan
Adeela Suleman received her BFA from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi in 1999 and before that she did her MA in International Relations from Karachi University in 1995. She was the Head of Fine Art Department at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan from 2008 – 2019. Suleman is the founding member and Director of Vasl Artists’ Association, Karachi, Pakistan.
Suleman has exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions most recently at Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan ( 2015), Aicon Gallery, New York, USA (2014); Canvas, Karachi, Pakistan (2012) , Alberto Peola Gallery, Torino, Italy (2012); Aicon Gallery, London, UK ( 2011); Rohtas Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan (2008) She has taken part in group exhibitions at notable Museums and foundations including Pinnakothek Der Moderne, Munich, Germany;Kasteel Van Gaasbeek, Brussels, Belgium; Singapore Art Museum; National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA ; Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon, India ; Asia Society Museum, New York USA ; Mohatta Palace Museum , Karachi, Pakistan; Kiran Nader Museum of Art, New Delhi, India; National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; La Trienniel di Milano Museum, Milan, Italy; National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay, India; Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel, Germany; National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan; Fondazione 107, Torino, Italy and Apex Art, New York, U.S.A. She has also participated in the Singapore Biennale ( 2016) ;Asian Art Biennial, Taichung, Taiwan (2013); + Sea Triennial, Jakarta, Indonesia (2013); Asia Triennial II, Manchester, UK (2011); 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka, Japan (2002).
Works are part of notable international public collections including the Barts Health-NHS London, UK; Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon, India; Kiran Nader Museum of Art, New Delhi, India; Art in Embassies Collection, USA, Art Gallery New South wales, Australia;Orlando Museum of Art , Orlando,Florida,USA; Flame Towers,Baku, Azerbaijan; Four Seasons Hotel, New Delhi, India, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia and Pinakothek Der Moderne, Munich ,Germany.
Suleman lives and works in Karachi, Pakistan