artist
Aqeel Solangi
Aqeel Solangi is a Rawalpindi-based artist who works in various mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, and digital. He graduated with a BFA and MA (Hons) from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2003 and 2005 respectively. Solangi received his second master’s degree in Fine Art from Bath Spa University, UK in 2016.
He was the recipient of the renowned International Charles Wallace Pakistan Trust Visiting Artist Fellowship for the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, London in 2006. Solangi received 'A Vision of the Future-2006' Young Artists Award by the Lahore Arts Council in 2006. His work has been reviewed by renowned critics like Dr. Michele Whiting, Dr. Akbar Naqvi, Marjorie Hussain, Noor Jehan Mecklai and Sally Bennett. Solangi Heads the Painting and Sculptures Department at NCA, Rawalpindi.