Overview

To pay tribute to her services, Sargodha University established an Art Gallery at the Institute of Art & Design on 16th February, 2019. It is a great honour for the institute to have the first syndicate approved art gallery of the region on the name of such a prodigious artist. The inaugural art exhibition at the gallery was on Pak-China friendship to strengthen the friendly relations between both countries. This exhibition was inaugurated by H. E. Yao Jing, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China. After the successful inaugural exhibition on Pak-China friendship, Zubeida Agha Art Gallery continued to organize an entrancing group and solo exhibitions. Among many group shows at the gallery, a group exhibition of young artists got fame and attention of senior renowned artists. In this exhibition whole faculty of Institute of Art & Design and many young artists participated from across Pakistan. Another exhibition on the Contemporary art and a mystical exhibition on calligraphy was held which brought the attention and admiration of the well renowned senior artists towards the gallery. Later a great group show was organized on the theme of Landscapes of Punjab in which famous artists like Mian Ijaz ul Hassan, Dr. Rahat Masud, Mustafa, Asim Amjad, and Nadeem Alam participated and encouraged the young Sargodhians to excel in the field. Recently a great solo show by a famous painter and writer, Javed Akhtar on ‘Reflections of Life’ was organized by the gallery that left a mesmeric impact on viewers.