Lala Rukh

Artist Information

Lifespan

1948 - 2017

Birth Place

Lahore, Pakistan

Category

Pioneers

Lala Rukh

Biography

Lala Rukh (1948–2017) was an artist, activist, and teacher whose work spanned a wide range of art forms, including drawing, screen printing, photography, and digital animation. Her practice reflected not only her political and feminist activism in Pakistan but also her deep interest in nature and calligraphy. Hindustani classical music also played an important role in her practice; she grew up in close association with the All-Pakistan Music Conference, established in 1959 by her father, Hayat Ahmad Khan. Lala Rukh received an MFA from Punjab University (1970) and an MFA from the University of Chicago (1976). She taught for 30 years at Punjab University’s Department of Fine Art and the...

Featured Works

Mirror Image III: a, b (diptych)
Untitled
Hieroglyphics V: Qat-jhaptaal
Gadani
Pegasus Reef 5
River in an ocean I
River in an ocean: 6
Mirror Image 2
Mirror Image 1
Mirror Image 3
Hieroglyphics I: Koi ashiq kisi mehbooba se 1
Beruwela
Beruwela X
Flyer for Women’s Action Forum announcing a Jalsa event
River in an Ocean: 2
Crimes against Women, poster for Women’s Action Forum campaign
Masawi Huqooq, poster for Women’s Action Forum
Untitled
Women’s Action Forum Calendar
Untitled (Chicago archives)
Mirror Image III: a, b (diptych)

Graphite on carbon paper | 20.32 x 50.8 cm | 2011

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