Dr Ajaz Anwar is a celebrated watercolourist, art educator, historian, and conservationist who has, over the years, depicted the rich culture and essence of old Lahore through his paintings. He is also part of the Lahore Conservation Society and has personally documented many old buildings of the city that have now been razed, mostly to make way for new structures. He is also a recipient of the Pride of Performance Award in 1997. The remarkable artist was born in 1946 in Ludhiana. He went to the Joan McDonald School in Lahore and later, in 1961, attended Government College, where fine arts had been newly introduced under Prof Aslam Minhas. He then completed his MA in Fine Arts from Punjab University in first class and won a gold medal. After his MA, Dr Anwar completed his PhD in Muslim Arts from Istanbul, Turkey, in 1978.