RAANIA AZAM KHAN DURRANI CLAY ARTIST
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EDUCATION
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1999 2003 Bennington College Bennington VT, USA
B.A., Liberal Arts, Concentration Visual Art: Ceramics
WORK EXPERIENCE
2001-2003 Bennington, VT
Ceramic Studio Assistant
Studio assistant to clay artist Barry Bartlett (NY)
Studio monitor for clay artists Jeff Oestrich (MN) and Arnie Zimmerman(NY)
2003 Current
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture Karachi, Pakistan
Faculty at the Department of Ceramics
Faculty for Foundation Year
2004 Sutra International Artist Workshop Bhaktapur, Nepal
Participating artist
Participant of Nuga Mikha, International Artist Workshop, organized by Sutra.
2004 2007
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinator Workshops & Exhibitions
2008 Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival Aomori, Japan
Participating artist
Intensive residency specific to wood-firers, for skill and knowledge development.
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Wood-fired Ceramics
Art awareness & education
Collaborative art and cultural exchange
GROUP SHOWS & EXHIBITS :
Usdan Gallery, Bennington VT, USA September 2001
President s Gallery, Bennington VT, USA March 2002
Usdan Gallery, Bennington VT, USA May 2003
Nugha Mikha, Sutra International Artist Workshop, Open day exhibit, Bhaktapur Nepal June 2004
Commune Artist Colony, Karachi Opening Exhibit December 2005
Faculty Exhibit, IVS Gallery, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture February 2006
Tale of the Tile, Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi June 2006
ASNA Clay Trienialle, Arts Council Karachi November 2006
Clay Clan, Al-Hamra Arts Council, Lahore February 2007
Eve, Hamail Gallery, Lahore 2007
Faculty Exhibit, IVS Gallery, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture February 2007
Faculty Exhibit, IVS Gallery, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture February 2008
GIWFF Exhibition, Kanayama Gallery, Aomori, Japan 2008
CURATORIAL PROJECTS:
Some of the significant curatorial projects on my portfolio include:
Performance by Bikram Ghosh (Calcutta based percussionist) 1999, VT, USA
Performance by Bikram Ghosh and Veena Chandra (NY based sitar player) 2000, VT, USA
Performance by Humayun Ferzad Khan (Afghan musician & vocalist trained by Ustaad Vilayat Ali Khan) 2002, VT, USA
Music Worshop conducted by Bikram Ghosh 2003 VT, USA
Solo show by Sarah Bakhtiyar 2006 KHI, PK
Solo Show by Fareen Butt 2006 KHI, PK
Performance by Overload featuring pappu Sain 2006 KHI, PK
Solo Show by Abdul Jabbar Gull 2006 KHI, PK
Solo show by Sarah Bakhtiyar 2007 KHI, PK
Solo Show by Adeela Suleman 2007 (Karachi based sculptor) KHI, PK
Group Show by VASL Taaza Tareen residency artists 2007 KHI, PK
Group Show by Fine Art Students of the Indus Valley School (Painting, printmaking and sculpture) 2007 KHI, PK
Concept and curation of the Night Caf e at Miskeen Gali Mural Project (Public Art project by students) 2007 KHI, PK
Photography and Video works by Shalalae Jamil and Nurjahan Akhlak 2008, KHI, PK
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