S. Khurram Abbas

S. Khurram Abbas hails from a village in Kurram Agency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He completed his BFA from the National College of Art, Rawalpindi in miniature painting in 2020. Khurram’s work is based on post-war trauma and sectarian violence which he saw as a child. He draws inspiration from the poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Habib Jalib and Salman Haider. Khurram has shown his work at different galleries and art spaces including, PNCA Islamabad, Nomad Gallery Islamabad, Artcade Gallery, Islamabad Art Gallery, 8B2 Gallery, Alhamra Art Council Lahore, VM Art Gallery Karachi and Satrang Gallery. He has also been a part of virtual shows at the Holy Art Gallery London and Native Instincts Art UK.