
Dr. Sidra Liaqat
Assistant Professor
Department of Visual Arts
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Education
- PhD Fine Arts (Art History), LCWU (2025)
- MS Fine Arts (Studio Practice), LCWU (2014) – Gold Medalist
- BFA Painting LCWU (2007) – Gold Medalist
Experience
- Assistant Professor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts), LCWU (January 23, 2023 – Present)
- Lecturer Fine Arts (Visual Arts), LCWU (May 14, 2014 – January 22, 2023)
Additional Roles
- ORIC Focal Person for Visual Arts Department
- LMS Co-coordinator, Visual Arts Department
- Timetable In-charge, Visual Arts Department
Selected National & International Exhibitions
- “Between Place & Perception,” at Art Soch Contemporary Gallery, Lahore (May 8, 2026).
- “New Cadence,” at Gallery 6, Islamabad (April 10, 2026).
- “MicroVisions,” at Main Frame the Gallery, Karachi (February 3, 2026).
- “Arjumand Painting Award 2025,” at Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore (October 18, 2025).
- “Ciphers of Progression,” at Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore (October 9, 2025).
- “Heritage Revived: Artistic Expressions from Punjab’s Golden Era,” at Fakir Khana Museum, Lahore, in collaboration with ICOM Pakistan (May 18, 2025),
- “Paper Perfect,” at Art Soch Contemporary Gallery, Lahore (January 31, 2025).
- “Transcending Traditions-2023: Contemporary Art from Pakistan,” in New York (Nov 3, 2023).
- “Literary and Social Festival,” at Hyatt Regency, Orlando, Florida, USA (July 11, 2019).
- “Brush-Knitted Metaphors,” solo show at the Museum of Hebei Normal University, China (November 2017).
Awards & Achievements
- Excellence Award in Miniature Painting – “4th Anna Molka Awards,” College of Art & Design, University of the Punjab (2025).
- 2 Excellence Awards – Annual Art Exhibitions by the Artists’ Association of Punjab (2019 and 2020).
- 4 Young Artist Awards - Annual Exhibitions for Young Artists, Alhamra Art Gallery (2013, 2017, 2018, and 2019)
- Artworks held in various private and permanent
- Various other awards received in competitions (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013).
Selected Trainings & Workshops
- “Advance Level Course for PhD supervision,” at LCWU (2024).
- “Understanding Pearls and Perils of AI Tools for Research,” at LCWU (2023).
- “Education Planning and Management Skills,” at LCWU (2019).
- “Professional Development of Teachers Teaching through Medium of English,” HEC, at LCWU (2017).
- ‘In-Service Short-Term Training of University Faculty’ on “Andragogical and Communication Skills,” PHEC, at LCWU (2016).
Research Publications
- Jules Chéret’s Design Aesthetics and Ideology: Analysis of his Influence on Contemporary Poster and Illustration Design in Pakistan (December 2025).
- City as Canvas: Analysis of Street Painting in Lahore (October 2025).
- Aesthetic Study of Formalism in Modern Western and Pakistani Painting (October 2025).
- Found Objects as Art: Influence of Marcel Duchamp on Contemporary Pakistani Art (September 2023).
- Reflection of Traumatic Emotions through Painting: A Cathartic Experience (August 2023).
- Comparative Analysis of Ideologies behind the Depiction of Still Life in European Painting and Islamic Decoration: 16th - 18th Century (June 2022).
- Brush-Knitted Metaphors (September 2020).
- Ideological Comparison between the Split-Angled Perspective of Safavid and Cubist Paintings (March 2018).

