AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Fulbright Scholarship recipient, inclusive of round-trip travel, living expenses, book allowance and tuition, Rhode Island School of Design, 2005-2007 

 

Honor roll, Masters of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, 2005-2007

 

Honors recipient, Master of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, 2007

 

Graduate assistantship and Fellowship recipient, Rhode Island School of Design, 2005-2007

 

Honors recipient, Bachelor of Fine Arts, National College of Arts, 2003 

 

Merit Scholarship recipient, Bachelor of Fine Arts, National College of Arts, 2000–2003

 

Member delegation, 19th Congress of the Federation of Asian Photographic Art (FAPA), Brunei, 2004

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

Forced Gridlock, T2F Faraar Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, 2010

 

Gridlocked, Nomad Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009

 

Gridlocked, North Dakota Museum of Art, ND, USA, 2009

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

Mein, Koel Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, 2012

Three in a Crowd, three person printmaking show, Art Chowk Karachi, 2012

Three in a Crowd, three person printmaking show, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2012

 

Three in a Crowd, three person printmaking show, Khaas Art Gallery, Islamabad, 2011

 

Three in a Crowd, three person printmaking show, Rohtas 2 Art Gallery Lahore, 2011

 

Soul of Pakistan, Artink Gallery, Singapore, 2011 

 

Distinct Voices Diverse Impressions, Koel Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

The Traveling Egg, Rohtas Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2011

 

1,000 Words- From Breakfast to Dreaming, Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan 2010

 

Pierced Perceptions, two person show, Rohtas 2, Lahore, Pakistan, 2010

 

Postcards in the Time of War, Twelve Gates Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010 

 

PrinToday, Poppyseed Art Gallery (Karachi), Khaas Art Gallery (Islamabad), The Drawing Room Gallery (Lahore), Pakistan, 2009-2010

 

Tales of the City, National College of Arts, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2009

 

Monotypes, Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009

 

Beyond the Frame, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009

 

As it Seems- or As far As the Eye can See, National College of Arts, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2008 

 

Collaborative project between 40 Pakistani artists, Protest for Peace,National Assembly, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2008

 

Rainbow of Sin, 55 Mercer, New York, NY, USA, 2007

 

Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RI Convention Center, Providence, RI, USA, 2007

 

Printmaking portfolio exchange, Rainbow of Sin, in collaboration with seven emerging printmakers, distributed to various museums and print collectors, 2007 

 

Printmaking Graduate Student Show, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2006 

 

A Group display of works, Ewing Multicultural Center Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2006 

 

Versus, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2006

 

A group display of prints, Woods Gerry, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2005  

 

B.F.A Thesis Exhibition, Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, 2003  

 

Drawn, Royaat Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan, 2002

COLLECTIONS AND PERMANENT DISPLAYS 

 

RISD Museum, Aaron Siskind Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 2010

 

USEFP Permanent Collection, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2010

 

The Granoff Collection, Providence, RI, USA, 2007

 

Collaborative mural on permanent display, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, 2001

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Ranked amongst top 110 upcoming finest talents around the world, as ranked by Wallpaper* magazine, March 2008<http://www.wallpaper.com/directory/498>

 

Ilona Yusuf, "In Conversation with Sophiya Khwaja", Blue Chip Magazine, Mar-Apr 2009 Issue 58 vol. 5, pg 65-69

 

Aasim Akhtar, On Urban Lines, The News, 2009 <http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/nov2009-weekly/nos-08-11-2009/enc.htm#2>