Faiqa Uppal

After completing her Master’s in Fine Arts with distinction from Punjab University, Lahore, Faiqa embarked on a new chapter in 2007, moving to the UK to continue her practice while freelancing as an art tutor.

Before relocating, she had a robust career spanning over 12 years as a lecturer in fine arts. Alongside her teaching career, she worked as a visualiser/designer in a software house, further honing her creative skills. Reflecting on the past 16 years, she notes, “The change in environment has influenced my artistic development, nurturing an interest in the excitement of dance and the beauty of the natural world.”

Achievements:

2017 – Invited by Pakistan Consulate, Manchester to exhibit my “Cultural
theme” paintings created especially for Pakistan’s 70th birthday

2007 – A painting selected for their global calendar page representing Pakistan by CFM International

2006 – A painting selected for the title page of World Bank’s report on Higher Education in Pakistan

1994 – 1st position with Gold Medal in MFA (Master in Fine Arts)

1991 – 2nd position in BFA (Bachelor in Fine Arts)

Faiqa’s Artist Statement:

“My art serves as a therapeutic frequency for its viewers to amuse their souls while enjoying the vibrant colours and their mesmerising hues. The thematic concentration is based on intangible harmony of flower’s smell, music of flutes and ballet dancer’s movements. My style is a reminiscence of impressionism’s capture of fleeting moments and expressionism’s simplicity. I balance a rhythm in art using spontaneous lines, pulsating colours and semi-complete shapes that maintains the characteristics, individuality and identity of my subject.”