Prof. Mehmoodul Hasan Jafri
Former Head Department of Design
National College of Arts Lahore.
Teacher, Designer, Painter, Writer, Translator, Workshop planner and resource person.
Currently visiting professor in design at NCA (2008 to date) and Lahore College for Women University (2012 to date). Also Ph.D Examiner Department of Fine Arts at Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, (2010 to date)
Design professor at NCA 1976 to 2002, Interior Design 1990 to 1991,
Visiting professor Multimedia (NCA) 2002 to 2003.
Visiting professor Iqra University 2004 to 2006.
Solo Shows
Lahore, Karachi, India
Group shows
Lahore, Karachi, London, Nepal, Dubai, Singapore
Awards
Calligraphy Award 2006
UNESCO Special Award for Year of Peace Logo 1995
United Nations Award for Postage Stamp Design.
1975.
Gold Medal for Design PU Lahore 1978
Publications
Faiz and Performing Arts, Urdu Translation of an Article written by Salima Hashmi.
Missing Dimension in Design, published on Zerowaste America website. 2001 NCA book on Art Design and Architecture Education in 21st century
Other Articles in Urdu and English, in Magazines and books.
International
Resource Person, British Council Workshop on Tolerance, a Poster Design Campaign 1996
International Visitor Grant USA 1985
Represented Pakistan at Round Table Conference On Design Belgrade, (then Yugoslavia) 1984
Resource Person, UNESCO International Workshop on Book Design. 1984
UNESCO campaign and workshop on Immunization Murree 1977.
For me calligraphy is a challenge, like any other art form, to explore, create and establish the visual drama hidden in its form and structure since centuries. More so to establish a personal relationship to it from so many angles and possibilities. The mesmerizing visual that comes out after such efforts can be highly rewarding, convincing and satisfying.