Artist · Karachi, Pakistan
A working archive of six ways of seeing.
Paintings, drawings and installations by Nadia Shaukat — from the loose bleed of watercolour to the built weight of an object.
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20+ yrsin practice
Exhibited& in private collections
ExhibitedIn private collectionsCommissions welcomeStudio visits by appointment
The Work · Six Bodies
Choose a way in.
01→AbstractColour, gesture and form set loose from likeness.02→Oil PaintingsSlow, layered work in oil on canvas and board.03→Spot PaintingsRhythm and repetition in disciplined fields of dots.04→InstallationsObjects and space, made to be walked around.05→WatercolourTranslucent washes, bleed and the accident of water.06→DrawingsLine first — graphite, ink and the quick study.
About the artist
I let the material lead.
Nadia Shaukat works between the controlled and the accidental — disciplined spot fields on one wall, a watercolour left to bleed on the next. [Replace with Nadia’s real bio.]
- ✓Painting & drawing across oil, acrylic, watercolour, ink and graphite.
- ✓Installation — objects and space made to be walked around.
- ✓Commissions and studio visits by appointment.
Commissions open for 2025.
Enquire about a piece, a commission, or a studio visit.
In their words
Notes from press & collectors.
“Shaukat’s watercolours hold their nerve exactly where others would tidy up.”
— Press / review placeholder“The spot works have a quiet, almost musical discipline to them.”
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