Hassan Mujtaba
Lahore, Pakistan
Born in 1985 in Lahore, Hassan Mujtaba is an emerging artist of this generation who presently lives and works in Lahore. He completed his undergraduate program from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, which is one of the prestigious institutes in Pakistan for Visual Arts. Under the mentor-ship of Salima Hashmi, Rashid Rana, David Alesworth among many other influential guides at the university. Mujtaba established his line of inquiry in the symbolic significance of imagery. He has shown interest in various mediums of visual arts such as videos, photography, drawing and installation so far in his artistic career. In 2011, Mujtaba was selected for Vasl-Rohtas International Residency, Islamabad among five other artists from Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and South Africa. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.