Adeela Suleman

(b. 1970)

Adeela Suleman received her BFA from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi in 1999 and before that she did her MA in International Relations from Karachi University in 1995.

Currently Suleman is Associate Professor and Head of Fine Art Department at The Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture. She is the founding member and Coordinator of Vasl Artists’ Collective.

Suleman has exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions most recently at Aicon Gallery, New York, USA (2014); Canvas, Karachi, Pakistan (2012) , Alberto Peola Gallery, Torino, Italy (2012);  Aicon Gallery, London, UK ( 2011); Rohtas Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan (2008) She has taken part in group exhibitions at notable Museums and foundations including National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA ; Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon, India ; Asia Society Museum, New York USA ; Mohatta palace Museum , Karachi, Pakistan; Kiran Nader Museum of Art, New Delhi, India; National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; La Trienniel di Milano Museum, Milan, Italy; National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay, India; Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel, Germany; Fondazione 107, Torino, Italy.

She has also participated in the Asian Art Biennial, Taichung, Taiwan (2013); + Sea Triennial, Jakarta, Indonesia (2013); Asia Triennial II, Manchester, UK (2011); 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka, Japan (2002). 


Suleman lives and works in Karachi, Pakistan

Adeela Suleman