Unicorn Gallery

Unicorn Gallery

Unicorn Gallery is a Karachi based art gallery that was set up in 2004. Unicorn Gallery was inaugurated by the Governor of the State Bank, Dr Ishrat Husain. The day of its launch Unicorn gallery displayed three paintings by the Southeast Asian Master artist Abdur Rahman Chughtai, two of which were catalogued, titled "Princess in the desert" and "Dancing girl", which managed to create a hype in the city. A.R Chughtai won wide acclaim for painting the love sonnets of poet Mirza Ghalib and philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal.

Since 2004, Unicorn has exhibited Pakistani Masters as well as contemporary artists works internationally, including in Dubai, London, Singapore, Delhi, Toronto and Mumbai. The Unicorn Gallery has outsourced many Southeast Asians artists works to international auction houses such as Sotheby's. And promotes Pakistani art in the United States, United Kingdom, U.A.E and India.

The gallery also has a large collection of sculptures, prints as well as semi-precious jewellery.

In 2006, Unicorn Gallery displayed a 9 by 6 foot painting of Master artist Sadequain, titled 'Aftaab-e-Taaza' the painting featured poetry from philosopher Allama Iqbal. This piece is currently on display at the Mohatta Palace Museum in Karachi, former home of Fatima Jinnah.

Unicorn Gallery is known to have sold the largest Shakir Ali (1916-1975) (former professor, NCA) painting created, on board, with the famous verses of Mirza Ghalib 'Naqsh-e-Faryaadi'. The image of this painting is featured on 4 rupees stamp.
[http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/stamps2006.html]

Unicorn Gallery was founded by Seemah Niaz, art critic.

External links

* [http://www.unicorngallery.net Official website]
*http://www.dawn.com/weekly/gallery/archive/070324/gallery5.htm
* [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C08%5C18%5Cmain_18-8-2006_pg10 Dailytimes.com information]
* [http://www.socialpages.com.pk/139/art.asp Socialpages.com information]
* [http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/spedition/2005_year_supp/p6.htm Jang.com 2005 information]
* [http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2006-weekly/nos-18-06-2006/enc.htm Jang.com 2006 information]
* [http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C04%5Cstory_4-4-2006_pg10_4 Dailytimes.com information]


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