Sana Saeed
Artist
Brief info
Sana Saeed is a Lahore based practicing artist. She completed her degree in visual arts from NCA in 2017. With a major in painting she also learnt calligraphy and film making to enhance her artistic expression. Growing up in a very strict literary and religious environment, Sana took fine arts as a way of rescue and a platform to speak up her fears and concerns. She started exhibiting her work from a very early age and when she was in her 3rd year at NCA, she did her first group person show in Islamabad with gallery MY ART WORLD, and after that she has been working with this gallery on different platforms. In her final thesis display she has been rewarded with Distinction. In Alhamra Young Artist Exhibition 2017, she has been rewarded with ‘’excellence award‘’ and is also a member of Artist Residency Program at Shakir Ali Museum. Sana took part in many art competitions and also did commissioned art projects; she also worked with fashion designers and hotels as a visual artist and designer.
From a very young age Sana has been practicing the art of drawing and writing, she has a deep interest in urdu literature and poetry. Her recent work is based on the idea of ‘’marks we leave behind’’ and for this she has been using different mediums and techniques to create a statement on the complexity of life and living.