LAILA SHAHZADA

Expressionist Painter

1926 – 1994

Laila Shahzada was a highly respected and internationally renowned artist. She gained recognition with exhibitions around the world including London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, and Monte Carlo. Born in Littlehampton, England to British and Indian parents, she was raised in Jamnagar, India, and later moved to Karachi, Pakistan, where she started her career. Her multicultural background shows strongly in her work, as do themes of the past and the human condition. Her honors include the Pride of Performance, Pakistan's highest civil award by the government, and the Key to the City of New York. She was also featured on a postage stamp.

Selected Works

Cascade by Laila Shahzada

Conflict by Laila Shahzada

The Mother Goddess by Laila Shahzada

The Mother Goddess

The Frenzy by Laila Shahzada

The Road to Qasim Port by Laila Shahzada

The Road to Qasim Port

Untitled Collage by Laila Shahzada

Abstract Collage

Cork, Oil on Canvas

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Strange My Muses Will Sing by Marjorie Husain

There is a depth and sensuousness in the paintings of Laila Shahzada that can only be achieved by an artist who delights in her medium, one who enjoys the entire 'hands on experience'...

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Remembering Laila Shahzada by Beo Zafar Khan

The life story of Laila Shahzada, one of the pioneers of the art world in Pakistan, reads rather like the story of an elusive wood nymph or some such other-worldly creature...

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