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MUSAWER AQSAH SHAH

Visual Artist

*********@*****.*** Toronto, Canada +1-647-***-**** instagram.com/aqsah ARTSIDEOUT

University of Toronto Scarborough Campus

**/**** ***********, ******

EDUCATION

BFA in Visual Art Painting and

Drawing

SVAD Beaconhouse National University

08/2013 – 04/2017 Lahore, Pakistan

TECHNICAL (IT) SKILLS

Graphics

Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier, Presentation Templating, Graphic Design

Platforms

Microsoft Office, Google Drive/docs

SKILLS

Oil Painting

Video Art

Vector Art

Watercolor

Adobe Photoshop

Pastel Sketches

Graphite

Sketching

Creative Writing

LANGUAGES

English

Urdu

EMERGING ART EXHIBITION

Neilson Park Creative Center

10/2019 Etobicoke, Canada

SWEET DREAMS AND CANDY-COATED

NIGHTMARES

The Freedom Factory

10/2018

Toronto, Canada

DEGREE SHOW

Beaconhouse National University

04/2017 Lahore, Pakistan

WORK EXPERIENCE

Balconi and Company Co.

Visual Art Designer

04/2017 – 12/2017 Lahore, Pakistan

• Designed unit packaging for various products

• Developed illustrations for company’s letter

heads and company envelops

• Designed business cards for client companies

• Developed brochures and posters for company

Versatile, meticulous, and innovative visual artist capable of producing original ideas, impressions and fascinations through numerous artistic mediums. With an academic background in drawing & painting and over one-year experience of exhibiting art-works in different galleries across multiple countries. A thorough professional adept at raising standards with each art-work, excelling in detail, craftmanship and complexity. EXHIBITIONS

QUIDDITY (Solo Show)

Saulter Street Stairwell Gallery

01/2020 Toronto, Canada

PUBLICATIONS

-Published work in Artusiasm magazine with artist bio WORK EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE PAINTER

Commissions & Requests

04/2017 – 02/2018 Lahore, Pakistan

• Completed commissions and requests on

behalf of professional and private clients

• Created paintings according to the client’s

specification in a timely fashion

Teacher’s Assistant

Froebels International School

01/2014 – 04/2014 Lahore, Pakistan

• Leading discussions in the entirety of the

semester

• Understood the student’s behavior, personality

and interest and responded/planned accordingly

• Analyzing art movements and helping students

create new work

COLLECTIONS

• Online Collection – Paint my Meditation

(Bellevue, Washington)

• Private Collection – Untitled

(Pakistan & Afghanistan)

MUSAWER AQSAH SHAH

Visual Artist

*********@*****.*** Toronto, Canada +1-647-***-**** instagram.com/aqsah

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