Abdul Rahim Nagori

Artist Information

Lifespan

1939 - 2011

Category

Pioneers

Abdul Rahim Nagori

Biography

Prof. Abdul Rahim Nagori was a Pakistani painter renowned for his socially and politically engaging art. Throughout his career, he challenged injustice, authoritarianism and social inequality through powerful visual narratives rather than decorative imagery. Nagori began exhibiting his work in 1958 and held numerous solo exhibitions throughout Pakistan. He taught at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, where he founded and later headed the Department of Fine Arts. In recognition of his contribution to Pakistani art, he was awarded the President's Pride of Performance in 2010. Nagori's paintings were never intended merely to decorate; instead, they conveyed powerful social and political messages. Despite the seriousness of their themes, his work was distinguished by...

Featured Works

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Untitled (Five Figures)
Love, Profane and Sacred
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Nuclear End
Saint and Sinners
Dogs in Uniform
Sports Complex
Little General
Sindh Landscape
Victim Ruplees Trial
Houses
LAL MASJID HORROR
Untitled (Silver body in the Moonlight)
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Bounded Girls
Thari Bird
W for War
Z for Zindabad