and practice is considered to have had a significant impact on a generation of Contemporary Pakistani art and artists. Zahoor ul Akhlaq is best known for pioneering the contemporary miniature painting in Pakistan. Selected shows 1964 National exhibition, Lahore 1962 Solo exhibition, Karachi National Exhibition, Rawalpindi 1963 'Communication Through Art', Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Dhaka (Pakistan and Bangladesh) Solo exhibition, Karachi 1965 RCD Biennale, Tehran (Iran), 2nd position prize National exhibition of arts, Dhaka Solo exhibition, Art Galleries, Rawalpindi Joint exhibition, Ministry of Culture, Now York and Montreal 1967 Museum of Modern Arts; Paris Also four exhibitions in London and Oxford, England. 1969 Lahore Museum Post graduate show, Royal College of Art, London 1970 'Painting in Pakistan', travelling exhibition, 26 countries 1974 Solo exhibition, Pakistan Arts Council, Karachi 1975 'Graphics In Pakistan', Italy 1976 São Paulo Biennale (Brazil) 1981 Solo exhibition, Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Islamabad 1982 Hershorn Museum, Washington D.C. 'Thirty Five Years of Painting in Punjab', Lahore Asian Festival; Tokyo 1983 Represented Pakistan in Asian Festival of Art, Dhaka 1988 joint exhibition, Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Religion and the Arts, Yale University (USA) 1989 Solo exhibition, Yale University Solo exhibition, Galerie Mont Calm Hull, Canada Solo exhibitions at Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad in 1982, 1990, 1992 Solo exhibitions at Chowkundi Gallery, Karachi, in 1986, 1990, 1991 and 1993 Solo exhibition at The Ziggurat Gallery, Karachi, in 1990. Designs Zahoor ul Akhlaq played an important role in the establishment of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi. The logo of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture was designed by him. In 1981, he designed 2 of a set of 5 stamps issued to mark the Third Islamic Summit Conference at Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Both designs (40 paisas and Re 1) depicted an Afghan refugee girl. Academic appointments 1963–91 Lecturer in Art, then Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and finally full Professor of Art and Head of Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts, National College of Arts, Lahore from 1979 until his retirement 1991–'92 Visiting Professor at the Department of Fine Arts, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey 1994–'95 Visiting Professor, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Memorials An art gallery at the National College of Arts, Lahore is named in his memory as is the gallery at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi. Commemorative postage stamp issued On 14 August