Artist Statement/ Biography

Zoya Manan’s practice allows her to identify her enthusiasm for creating narratives for different versions of herself. She sees herself, her experiences and her emotions in the people she encounters. Merging other’s lives and eccentricities with her own is an intuitive way for her to create new stories. She considers all of her work to be self-portraits, even though many of the depictions do not bear a physical resemblance to her. Painting aided Manan in channelizing the experiences and emotions has had in dealing with Cerebral Palsy in a productive way. She prefers working with acrylics on canvas as it is a quick drying medium, leaving room for her to experiment and fix mistakes easily. It has assisted her in expressing her emotions more fearlessly.

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Zoya Manan is a Pakistani artist, with a Bachelor in Fine Arts (Painting) from the prestigious National College of Arts, Lahore. Her interests revolve around creating portraits and narratives from her observations. She is interested in acrylics as an evolving medium, moving towards experimenting with mixed media. Within Pakistan, Manan has shown at Taseer Art Gallery in Lahore in 2014 and 2019, as well as the Full Circle Gallery in Karachi in 2019 and Dominion Gallery in Lahore in 2022. Internationally her work has been exhibited at the Artbook Depot in Jaipur, at Brick Lane and Boomer Gallery in London and at the Anayah Art Gallery and Antidotedxb in Dubai. Manan’s work is included in the collections of the World Bank and the Spanish Ambassador's residence in Islamabad.

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