Jimmy Engineer | |
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Born | August 1954 (age 69–70) Balochistan, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | National College of arts |
Jimmy Engineer (born August 1954, Loralai, Balochistan [1] ) is a Pakistani artist, social worker, philanthropist and stamp designer.
He is a Zoroastrian. His father and grandfather were engineers, and following Zoroastrian tradition, took the family name "Engineer". [2]
Engineer completed his schooling from St. Anthony's High school, Lahore. He spent three years at National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore. [3] He then moved to Karachi where he is still based. [1]
Engineer is a firm believer in the teachings of the Sufis, Data Ganj Bakhsh and Barkat Ali. [4]
He became a professional artist in 1976. [5]
He has made over 2000 paintings, 1000 calligraphies and about 20,000 prints which are in private collections around the world including China, India, Pakistan, Russia, the UK and US. Amongst his famous works is the one depicting the independence of Pakistan which can be seen at the National Art Gallery in Islamabad. [1]
He designed a number of stamps including the four-stamp, se-tenant issue depicting the independence of Pakistan in 2000. [6]
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