Powerful horses 2

A prolific artist who paints horses and women, he is a established Figurative Abstract, Non- representational Abstract and Calligraphy painter. Mashkoor Raza graduated from the Karachi School of Arts (Pakistan) in 1972, standing first in his class and winning the gold medal.During the last 20 years or so, he has figured prominently in the art world of Pakistan not only because he is one of the most prolific artists but also because he has achieved that rare distinction of developing an original work style. From the beginning, his work has been, more roughly brushed in and richly coloured. Even in till 1980, his style had not fully matured but was working towards it. In the work which he exhibited in a solo exhibition in June 1980, his paintings showed what looked like piles of rough round stones, closely bunched together, with some bigger slabs or blocks, above and below them, and empty spaces in the surrounding picture area.By 1991, he was freely turning out paintings of horses and women with a lot of movement and colour.

• 1972 Diploma in Fine Art From K.S.A. (Gold Medal)

• 1975 Solo Show at Karachi University
• 1976 Solo Show at Karachi University, Karachi.
• 1978 Solo Show at Pakistan Art Council Karachi
• 1980 Solo Show at Pakistan Art Council Karachi
• 1980 Solo Show at Indus Gallery, Karachi
• 1982 Solo Show at Pakistan Arts Council Karachi
• 1982 Solo Show at Idara Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan, Islamabad
• 1982 Solo Show at Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan, Islamabad.
• 1983 Solo Show at Gallery II, Karachi.
• 1984 Solo Show, Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore.
• 1985 Solo Show, Indus Gallery Karachi.
• 1986 Solo Show, Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan.
• 1987 Solo Show at Sheraton Art Gallery.
• 1988 Solo Show at Gallery Chawkandi, Karachi.
• 1988 Solo Show at Pearl Continental Art Gallery.
• 1989 Solo Show at Gallery Chawkandi, Karachi
• 1991 Solo Show at Gallery Chowkandi.
• 1992 Solo Show at Art Gallery, Islamabad.
• 1993 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery.
• 1994 Solo Show at Indus Art Gallery.
• 1995 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery.
• 1995 Solo Show at Artwala Gallery, Karachi.
• 1996 Solo Show at Artwala Gallery.
• 1996 Group Show at Mon Art Gallery.
• 1996 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi
• 1997 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery.
• 1997 Solo Show at Momart Gallery Karachi
• 1997 Solo Show at 20th Virsa Gallery Islamabad

• 1973 Group Show At Karachi.
• 1974 Two artist Show at Pakistan Art Council Karachi.
• 1975 Group Show with Karachi artist.
• 1976 Group Show at Pakistan Art Council Karachi.
• 1976 Group Show at Karachi
• 1977“Artists from Sind” Group Show, Portrait of Iqbal.
• 1981 National Exhibition by Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan, Islamabad
• 1982 Group Show “Paintings from Pakistan” in the U.S.A.
• 1983 Group Show in Japan through Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan.
• 1985 2nd Prize, National Exhibition by Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan.
• 1988 Group Show 4th Asian Art Biennals Bangladesh.
• 1997 Group Show at IZMIR
• 1997 Group Show at Pakistan Art Council Karachi.
• 1997 Group Show Pakistan Artist at London.
• 1997 Group Show at Malaysia
• 1975-1981 : National Exhibition by Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan, Islamabad.
• 2012:Visions,Art Zest,Dubai.

Besides above exhibitions he participated many national and International group shows in U.S.A., Izmir, London, West Germany, Malaysia,U.A.E, India and Bangladesh.

• 1985 : 2nd Prize, National Exhibition by Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan