Biography
Ghafar Afridi
Contact information:
Cell: 0092-333-9253391
Permanent Add:
Malik Zahir Shah Afridi house Qalanga akakhel Bara District Khyber Peshawar KPK Pakistan.
Who:
Visual Artist/Creative person.
Forte:
Sculptures / Painting / Drawing / Graphic /contemporary Art installations/ Video Art.
Style:
Straight and Bold, I like to reach out to viewer through my work.
Art Education.
Bachelor (BFA-Hons); Bachelor of Fine Arts from National College of Arts Lahore.
Thesis result:
DISTANCTION
Education:
Metric: Iqra Cadet school Bara Peshawar.
Intermediate: 1st year from Army public school and college Peshawar.
2nd year from Hayathabad science college Peshawar.
Bachelor1: Private BA from Peshawar University.
BA subjects: Law and political science.
Languages:
Pashto, Urdu and English.
Software’s:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, MS Word, MS Excel
Experience:
Worked as an Art trainer, critic, and judge in project “Peace and Development” art Competition for students of private schools of Bara District Khyber a Collaborative Art Project of GAAF with Bara Press Club and Private Schools Association 2019.
Worked as an Art trainer, critic, judge in project “ Development Through Art ” art workshop organized by Care and Development Organizatin – CDO at Khyber Agency FATA Pakistan 2016.
Freelance art direction with mono studio in video project for marketing campaign of Macdonald products through Digital Media at Karachi 2015.
Freelance art direction with mantiq studio in video project for marketing campaign of Dawlance products through Digital Media at Karachi 2015.
Worked as an Artist with World Bank in a project “ Imagining Our Future Together” for south Asian countries artist 2012/13.
Worked with rafih pir group in a voice dubbing project of USAID at Peshawer 2012.
Worked with hunerkada institute in “ Face Off “ workshop project of culture department KPK Pakistan 2011.
Worked with institute of fine arts IFA as a lecturer 2011.
Started art studio with title “ Art Fort” (GAAF) 2009.
Skills:
Sculptures, Realistic 3D Sculptures, Stylized sculptures, Wood carving, Stone carving, Junk Sculptures, Portraits, welding, Busts, Relief’s, Molding Casting, Composition detail and design of sculpture, Creative and imaginative work, Lighting installations, Contemporary installations, Set designs, Interior designs, Video Art, Animations, Painting, Drawing, Digital art, Graphic Art, Direction.
Mediums Worked :
Plaster, Clay, Fiber glass, Matt, Oil paints, Water colors, florescent colors, stone, wood, plastics, Realistic clothes, Lattice, Silicon, Pleistocene, Hard board, Gypsona bandages, Metal, Junk, coal, Bamboo, PVC pipes, Deco paints, Canes, wires, Candles, Wax, Prints, stuff, Paper, Paper mash, Black lights, Simple lights. Digital mediums.
Knowledge of the Arts:
Have a critical understanding of business, history and theories of Art Through different modules, workshops and practical experience about fine and visual arts.
Interpersonal Skills:
Enthusiastic, Experienced and confident with working with clients and general public.
Lighting incharge for annual festival at NCA.
Volunteered as a Stage designer helping out in Eastern Western festival.
Voluntarily helping out in production and set designing of Notanki, Mime, and Alif adaab
Volunteered as a student ambassador and representative working in a team helping out an Earth quack in Kashmir 2005.
Workshops:
Workshop of Video Art by multimedia faculty.
Drawing Workshop by Shallale.
Set designing workshop by different societies of NCA.
Performance:
Performed as a performer in notanki at Nca.
Awards:
Shield and Certificate for art from Bara Press Club District Khyber 2019.
ArtSlant 5 showcase online prize at mix media category 2017.
ArtSlant 3 showcase online prize at installation category 2017.
“IMAGINING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER “Certificate from World Bank at world Bank Head office Washington DC USA January 2013.
Award of National Youth Award 2009 (12 august) (category of Culture) by
Government of Pakistan Ministry of Youth Affairs.
Distinction in thesis year in National College of Arts Lahore.
Young Artists award in Young Artists exhibition Alhamra Art council 5th April 2007.
Topped 2nd year class exhibition of sculpture at NCA 2006.
Topped 1st year foundation class exhibition of sculpture at NCA 2005.
Residencies:
Vasl “taza tareen 4” resident 2009 at Karachi
Art share presentations:
1st art share presentation at VM gallery Karachi.
2nd art share presentation at Jamshuro University Sind.
Workshops:
“Face Off” workshop with KpK culture department and Hunerkada Institute at Nisther Hall Peshawar KPK.
Sculpture workshop with Ida rue special students 2009 Karachi.
SOLO Exhibitions:
Gallery 39k model town Lahore 2015.
Group Exhibitions:
Hunner mela exhibition by Culture and tourism department of KPK at PIA planetarium Peshawar 2016.
Peace Patriotic FATA Art Exhibition by Governor of KPK at Qayoum stadium Peshawar 2015.
BANAYA art show- 2013 at the exhibition hall , Faculty of fine arts , M.S university VADODARA ,INDIA march 2013.
South Asian Art Exhibition “IMAGINING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER“ arranged by World Bank at world Bank Head office Washington DC USA January 2013.
South Asian Art Exhibition “IMAGINING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER “arranged by World Bank at National Art Gallery, Dhaka Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy sep 2012.
Participated at shanakhth festival “Gift to Pakistan” held by Karachi Arts council 2009.
Residency exhibition at IVS gallery Indus Karachi 2009.
Fine arts degree show at National College of Arts Lahore 2008/09.
Culture and Democracy exhibition Zahoor Ul Ekhlaq Gallery 2008.
Calligraphy exhibition Alhamra Art Gallery 2007.
Young Artists exhibition by Lahore Art council at Alhamra Art Galleries 2007.
Permanent Collected work.
3 Digital prints of sculptural installation work permanent collected by World bank Head office Washington DC USA 2013.
Gifted Art Work:
Gifted portrait of “Raheel Sharif” to COAS Pakistan Raheel Sharif 2016.
Gifted portrait of “Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan” to Governor KPK Sardar Mehtab ahmad Khan 2016.
Gifted portrait of “Quaid e Azam” to President Of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain 2016.
