Plein-air paintings exhibition begins

LAHORE : National exhibition of Plein-air paintings began at Coopera Art Gallery under the auspices of National Artists Association of Pakistan (NAAP) on Saturday.

NAAP Chairman Mian Ijaz ul Hassan inaugurated the exhibition. He greatly appreciated the artworks executed by the artists on the spot. He said that this work is esthetically rich as the artist have captured the natural scenes beautifully, which will certainly motivate the new comers in this field. A large number of artists, enthusiasts and students were present at the opening ceremony and showed their great interest in the artworks hung on the walls of Coopera Art Gallery.

In all, 27 artists from all over the country participated in the exhibition and contributed around 60 lively Plein-air paintings done during 4th and 5th Annual Summer Camps held at Kalam and Narran valley. Among others Artist Association of the Punjab Chairperson Amna I. Pataudi, NAAP Secretary Ghulam Mustafa, senior artist M Javed were present at the inaugural ceremony.

The artists who participated in the exhibition are Abbas Kamangar, Ajab Khan, Ali Sajid, Ali Hassan Awan, Arif Ansari, Asif Shahzad, Atiq Ahmad, Ata ur Rehman, Bashir Haider, Arshad Maqbool, Danish Khan Ali, Farooq Aftab, Farooq Saiyal, Ghulam Mustafa, Hafeez, Humayun Azam, Ihtesham Hassan, M Arshad Rauf, Mansab Dar, Nasir Shahzad, Qazi Amanullah, Sadia Arif, Saima Umar, Saeed Nudrat, Shahzad Siyal, Sufyan, Tahir Bilal Ummi and Tariq Mahmood.