Syed Ali Ja’far

S.A. Jafar was born in Raebareli, UP, India (1974) in a family of ancestors devoted to the noble profession of teaching, held 110 solo and group exhibitions so far, he mostly depicts a dark and weight realism with a slight effect of surrealism from the millennium century and its harsh realities through his brush strokes. He inks down unsympathetic virtues of this modern society fastened with well-built expressions of his characters. His heart-felt emotions wax eloquent aesthetic motives, reinterpreting the graveness of the subject in a way that brings concerns from all over the world. He embroiders traces of the nostalgic realism as a shallow pleasure, bringing no breather in a long term. His drawings put forth an intricate society with sketching an array of sentiments in a single stroke. Jafar‟s palette consists of all hues, especially brown, blue, gray and red to paint in different moods – smugness, egotism and superiority – according to the temperament of the subject.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:  Editor & Publisher of an International research journal „Art Family‟ ISSN: 2249-0248  President, ART-FAMILY (An International Artist Group, India)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE:  Face Book Community: „Art Family’ in which 08 thousand artists are connected from all around the world.

 Organized an International Art Exhibition „Life on Wall‟ at Birla Academy of Art And Culture, Kolkata, India in which 51 established artists from Germany, USA, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bangladesh and different parts of India have participated.

EDUCATION:

 BFA, MFA, College of Arts and Crafts, , University of Lucknow  UGC-NET, Visual Art (Drawing & Painting) UGC, New Delhi  UGC-NET, Visual Art (History of Art), UGC, New Delhi  UGC-ASC- Orientation Course, AMU,  UGC-ASC- Refresher Course in Painting, JMI, New Delhi  UGC-ASC- Refresher Course in Fine Arts, University of Lucknow  UGC-ASC- Refresher Course in Women‟s Studies (Fine Arts), AMU, Aligarh

POST HELD:  Communication-Consultant, PSUF (an NGO of Netherlands), Lucknow  Lecturer (Painting), DS Post Graduate College, Aligarh  Secretary, Indian Art and Culture Society, Aligarh (UP)

PRESENT POST:  President, ART-FAMILY (An International Artist Group, India)  Asst. Professor (Painting), D S (PG) College, Aligarh, Afltd. to University of Agra  Editor-In-Chief, ART-FAMILY (An International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics)

EXHIBITION: SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Year-2012  Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai  On-Line Exhibition, www.jafargallery.com. Held on for 04 months Year-2011  On-Line Exhibition, www.jafargallery.com. Held on for 08 months Year-2000  AIFACS, New Delhi Year-1999  State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow

2

Year-1995  B. Sen Hall, Lucknow

GROUP EXHIBITION: Year-2016  Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi  D S College, Aligarh (Under NAAC Quality Assurance Programme) Year-2015  Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (From 01-07 Dec. 2015)  Moinuddin Art Gallery, Aligarh Muslim University (From 12-19 Oct. 2015)  Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru  D S College, Aligarh (Under NAAC Quality Assurance Programme)  AIFACS, New Delhi  On-Line Art Exhibition, www.huesnstrock.com Year-2014  Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur  On-Line Art Exhibition, www.banyanartgallery.com  On-Line Art Exhibition, www.artsaroma.com Held on Whole Year  D S College, Aligarh (Under NAAC Quality Assurance Programme)  National Academy of Art, Regional Centre, Lucknow Year-2013  On-Line Art Exhibition, www.artsaroma.com Held on Whole Year  Birla Academy of Art And Culture, Kolkata  D S College, Aligarh (sponsored by UGC, New Delhi) Year-2012  On-Line Art Exhibition, www.artsaroma.com Held on Whole Year  Birla Academy of Art And Culture, Kolkata  State Art Gallery, Hyderabad  Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata  National Academy of Arts, Regional Centre, Lucknow  On-Line Exhibition, www.artsaroma.com. Held on Whole Year

3

 D S College, Aligarh (sponsored by UGC, New Delhi). Held on 21-23 Feb. 2012 Year-2011  National Art Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (Indonesia)  Space Inno. Gallery, Seoul (South Korea)

 Srimanta sankaradeva Kalakshetra LKA, Guwahati (Assam)  New Age Inn. Bangkok (Thailand)  State Lalit Kala Akademi U.P., Lucknow  On-Line Art Exhibition, www.delhievents.com  Birla Academy of Art And Culture, Kolkata  Jadavpur University, Kolkata  On-Line Art Exhibition, www.indianmasterpainters.com. Held on Whole Year  Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur  Regional Lalit Kala Kendra, Lucknow  Ruchika‟s Art Gallery, Panji (Goa)  On-Line Art Exhibition www.artsaroma.com. Held on Whole Year  Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi  On-Line Exhibition www.gallerykalpataru.com. Held on Whole Year Year-2010  Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi  Visual Arts Gallery, IHC, New Delhi  Hyatt Regency, New Delhi  On-Line Exhibition www.gallerykalpataru.com  Shridharni Art Gallery, New Delhi

 Srimanta sankaradeva Kalakshetra LKA, Guwahati (Assam)  Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi  On-Line Exhibition www.delhievents.com  State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow  Convention Foyer, IHC, New Delhi  AIFACS, New Delhi  On-Line Exhibition www.artsaroma.com  Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi Year-2009

4

 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata  State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow  Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata  State Lalit kala Akademi, Lucknow Year-2008  AC Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai  Gagnendra Art Gallery, Kolkata  State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow  Srimati Art Gallery, Kolkata Year-2007  Palm Court Gallery, IHC, New Delhi  Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur  Canvas Art Gallery, New Delhi Year-2006  Lokayat Art Gallery, New Delhi  Aligarh Club, Aligarh Year-2005  State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow Year-1999  B. Sen Hall, College of Art, Lucknow  Hotel Tulsi, Lucknow

PARTICIPATION: Year-2014  State Art Exhibition, D S College, Aligarh (sponsored by UGC, New Delhi) Year-2013  State Art Exhibition, D S College, Aligarh (sponsored by UGC, New Delhi)  Annual Art Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata Year-2012  30th Annual Art Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow Year-2011  84th All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi  11th Northern Region Camlin Art Exhibition, L K A (Regional Centre), Lucknow

5

 6th All India Portrait Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi  29th Annual Art Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow Year-2010  82nd All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi Year-2009  1st All India Art Exhibition, Amrita Art Gallery, Gorakhpur (UP)  28th Annual art Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Akadami, Lucknow Year-2008  27th Annual Art Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Akadami, Lucknow Year-2007  „Nithari-to-Guernica‟ Canvas Art Gallery, New Delhi  State Level Art Exhibition, P.C. Barua Art Gallery, Muzaffarnagar (UP)  State Level Art Exhibition, State Lalit kala Akadami, Lucknow Year-2006  Exhibition of Academic Artist‟ Work, JMI, New Delhi  26th Annual Art Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow  78th All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi  Regional art Exhibition, Agra (Org. By-State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow)  Inter-State Art Exhibition, Academy of Art, Culture & Language, Shimla  State Level Art Exhibition, P.C. Barua Art Gallery, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) Year-2005  71st All India Art Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts Amritsar (Punjab)  25th Annual Art Exhibition, State Lalit kala Akademi, Lucknow Year-2004  76th All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi  8th BOP-All India Art Exhibition, Government Museum, Chandigarh  18th All India Art Exhibition, SCZCC, Nagpur (Maharashtra)  Regional Art Exhibition, Aligarh (Org. By-State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow) Year-2003  State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow (Organized By-AIFACS, New Delhi)  Regional Art Exhibition, Agra (Org. By-State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow) Year-2002  23rd Annual Art Exhibition, State Lalit Kala akadami, Lucknow 6

Year-2001  73rd All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi  State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow (Organized By- AIFACS, New Delhi) Year-2000  22nd Annual Art Exhibition, State Lailt Kala Akademi, Lucknow Year-1999  An Art Exhibition for Kargil Martyrs, Hotel Tulsi, Lucknow Year-1998  21st Annual Art Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow  U.P. State Contemporary Art Exhibition, B. Sen Hall, Lucknow Year-1997  9th Northern Region Art Exhibition, Chandigarh Year-1996  7th All India Art Exhibition, State Lalit kala Akademi, Lucknow Year-1995  Kala Mela, Regional Lalit Kala Kendra, Lucknow  2nd U.P. State Contemporary Art Exhibition, Varanasi  Annual Art Exhibition, B. Sen Hall, Lucknow Year-1994  All India Art Exhibition, Varanasi (U.P.) Year-1992  Annual Art Exhibition, B. Sen Hall, Lucknow Year-1991  Annual Art Exhibition, B. Sen Hall, Lucknow

SEMINAR, ARTICLE & WORKSHOP: Year-2016  Six days National workshop held on 11-16 April 2016 at Moinuddin Art Gallery, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Year-2015  An Article Published in „Artistic-Narration‟ (A National Journal having ISSN: 0976-7444

7

 An article “Indian Painting: a brief survey” published in „Research Journal of Arts, Management & Social Sciences‟ (An International Journal- having Impact Factor 1.223 (IIFS)  An Article “Europian Art- From Prehistoric to Picasso” published in „Anukriti‟ (An International Refereed Research Journal- having ISSN: 2250-1193  IXth International Conference, Kriti Kala Sansthan, Agra (sponsored- By Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India  01 Article published in „Art Family‟ (An International Journal- having ISSN: 2249-0248  U.P. Govt. sponsored National Seminars, D.S. (PG) College, Aligarh  National Workshop, Sahu Ramswaroop College, Barelly (sponsored- By SLKA, Lucknow)  U.P. Govt. sponsored National Seminar, D.S. (PG) College, Aligarh Year-2014  02 Article published in „Art Family‟ (An International Journal- having ISSN: 2249-0248  National Seminars, Bareilly College, Bareilly  Lecture- “The Great Genius Pablo Picasso”, D.S. College, Aligarh.  U.P. Govt. sponsored National Seminars, D.S. (PG) College, Aligarh Year-2013  A Chapter published in the Book- „Modern to Post Modern: Changing perspectives in Indian Art‟ Published by Published by- Super Prakashan, Kanpur ISBN: 978-81-920719-7-8  Demonstration, Summer Camp by State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow  U.P. Govt. sponsored National Seminars, D.S. (PG) College, Aligarh Year-2012  An article titled “The Colour of society on Jafar‟s Palette” written by Dr. Farah Khan on my works which has been published in an International art journal- „Art Family‟ Issue- 2, Vol.- II, July–December 2012, Page No. 48-49, ISSN: 2249-0248  UGC, sponsored International Seminar, D.S. (PG) College, Aligarh  02, UGC, sponsored National Seminars, D.S. (PG) College, Aligarh  02, UGC, sponsored National Seminars, SRK (PG) College, Firozabad  UGC, sponsored National Seminar, Government P.G. College, Khair, Aligarh  an Article published in „Art Family‟ (An International Journal- having ISSN: 2249-0248  03 Articles published in „Artistic-Narration‟ (A National Journal having ISSN: 0976-7444 Year-2011  National Seminar, Dayanand Girls (P.G.) College, Kanpur

 04 Articles published in „Deliberative Research‟(A National Journal- ISSN: 0976-1136 8

 National Workshop, AMU, Aligarh (sponsored- By SLKA, Lucknow)  UGC, Organized National Seminar, Govt. P.G. College, Khair, Aligarh  An Article published in „Aesthetics‟ (A National Journal having ISSN)  National Seminar, D S College, Aligarh (Sponsored- By UGC, New Delhi)  An Article Published in „Artistic-Narration‟ (A National Journal having ISSN: 0976-7444

 An Article published in „Shodh Manthan‟ (A National Journal having ISSN: 0976-5255  International Seminar, S V College, Aligarh (Sponsored- By ICCR, New Delhi) Year-2006  UGC-ASC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Year-2004  UGC-ASC, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Year-2000  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Year-1993  Working Artist of Lucknow And Varanasi, Lucknow  Open-Air Scroll Painting Camp (Workshop), Begam Hazrat Mahel, Lucknow Year-1992  Ex-students Arts Association Camp (Workshop), Lucknow

BOOK EDITED Year-2016  Coloured Visions‟ Edition I, 2016, ISBN: 978-93-82166-48-1 , Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2016  Art Family‟ –(an International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics), Issue- 6, Vol. VI - July to December 2015, ISSN: 2249-0248, Published by Syed Ali Jafar, Aligarh Year-2015  Divine Shadow‟ Edition I, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-82166-42-9 , Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2015  Art Family‟ –(an International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics), Issue- 5, Vol. V - January to June 2015, ISSN: 2249-0248, Published by Syed Ali Jafar, Aligarh  „Golden Cage‟ Edition I, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-82166-41-2, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2015  Art-Quake‟ Edition I, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-82166-36-8, Published by Anu Books Meerut,

9

Year 2015  „Blooming Beauty‟ Edition I, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-82166-33-7, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2015  „Deep Desire & Floating Feeling‟ Edition I, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-82166-32-0, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2015 Year-2014  „Life on Wings‟ Edition I, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-82166-29-0, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2014  „Through the Heart‟ Edition I, August 2014, ISBN: 978-93-82166-22-1, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2014  Art Family‟ –(an International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics), Issue- 4, Vol. IV- July to December 2014, ISSN: 2249-0248, Published by Syed Ali Jafar, Aligarh  Art Family‟ –(an International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics), Issue- 4, Vol. III- January to June 2014, ISSN: 2249-0248, Published by Syed Ali Jafar, Aligarh  „Hanging Thoughts‟ Edition I, 2014, ISBN:978-93-82166-20-7, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2014 Year-2013  „Hanging Garden‟ Edition I, 2013, ISBN: 978-93-82166-17-7, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2013  Art Family‟ –(an International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics), Issue- 3, Vol. III- January to June 2013, ISSN: 2249-0248, Published by Syed Ali Jafar, Aligarh Year-2012  „Life on Wall‟ Edition I, 2012, ISBN: 978-93-82166-06-1, Published by Anu Books Meerut, Year 2012  „Art Family‟ –(an International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics), Issue- 2, Vol. II- July to December 2012, ISSN: 2249-0248, Published by Syed Ali Jafar, Aligarh  „Shaher Ka Dard‟ Edition I, ISBN: 978-93-82166-01-6, Published by Anu Books, Meerut.  „Art Family‟ –(an International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics), Vol. I, January to July 2012, ISSN: 2249-0248, Published by Syed Ali Jafar, Aligarh  „Life In Art‟ ISBN: 81-85126-139-8, Meerut 2012, Published by: Anu Books, Meerut.

COLLECTION:

10

 PSUF, Lucknow; HAL, Bangalore & Korwa; JMI University, New Delhi; Canvas Art Gallery, New Delhi; SCZCC, Nagpur; Saha & Ray Associates, Kolkata; Art-Family, Aligarh, Taj Group of Hotels, Lucknow & Mumbai; Integrated films, Mumbai, University of Lucknow; Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and many private collections in India, Netherlands, Seoul (South Korea), Germany, France, Japan, Brazil, Singapore and New York (USA) etc.

REVIEWS OF ART CRITICS & WORKS PUBLISHED IN  Times, New Delhi, Mumbai & Lucknow; Asian Age, Kolkata & Mumbai; Free Press, Mumbai; Qaumi Awaz, New Delhi & Lucknow; Times of India, Kolkata; Indian Express, Mumbai; Jakarta Globe, Jakarta (Indonesia); Kaladesh (Magezine), Bhopal; , Lucknow, New Delhi, Meerut, Raebreli, Shajahanpur & Aligarh; Shah Times, New Delhi & Meerut; First City Magazine, New Delhi; The Sputnik, Mumbai; , New Delhi; Kuber Times, Lucknow; Rashtriya Sahara,Lucknow, New Delhi & Raebreli; Afternoon, Mumbai; Hindustan, New Delhi, Aligarh, Raebreli, Shajahanpur & Lucknow; Amar Uajala, New Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Shajahanpur & Aligarh; Times of India, Mumbai, New Delhi & Lucknow; Money Maker, New Delhi; Heram Times Lucknow; Net, New Delhi; www.delhievents.com; , Lucknow & Banglore; Statsman, Kolkata; „Gulnar Ka Kotha‟ (Novel), Lucknow; Guwahati Express, Guwahati (Assam); , Lucknow; Fortune (Magezine), New Delhi; & Daily News, Jaipur; Swatantra Bharat, Lucknow & Shahjahanpur; Patrakar Sadan (Magazine), Lucknow; DLA, Agra; BPN Times, New Delhi; Rashtrya Kavach, Raebreli; Avadhnama, Voice of Lucknow, Aag & Daily News Activist, Lucknow & Raebreli; Nai Dunia, New Delhi; Rashtra Times, New Delhi; Khusro Mail, Barelly; Latest Coverage News, Raebreli; Saandhy Mahalaxhmi, New Delhi; Web News Portal- www.karmathinfo.com; Readers Today, Lucknow; Divya Bharat, New Delhi; Ajeet Samachar Jalandhar; Website of Press Trust of India, New Delhi; Ankichan Bharat, Aligarh; Web News Portal-www.indianartcollectors.com; Times of India, Panji (Goa); Rashtriya kavach, New Delhi; bisnis.com (Indonesia); DNA, Jaipur; Jansandesh, Guwahati; , Jaipur; Aaj, Agra; Jansandesh Times, Lucknow; Artistic Narration (an International Journal), Meerut, Nishpakchha Prtadin, lucknow; Shri Times, Lucknow; The Jakarta Post, Jakarta (Indonesia), The Brave, Kolkata, Art Family (an International Journal), Aligarh, Mumal weekly, Jaipur, , Bangalore (16.7.2015), [email protected] etc.

TELECAST:

11

 Doordarshan-1 & 2 (National), New Delhi; ETV, New Delhi; City News, Lucknow; Lucknow- Doordarshan, Lucknow; Sahara TV (Uttar Pradesh); ETV (Rajasthan); Jaipur-Doordarshan, Jaipur; Bhaskar TV, Jaipur; Kolkata-Doordarshan, Kolkata; Live India, New Delhi; Khas- Khabar, Lucknow; Star News, New Delhi; Mumbai-Doordarshan, Mumbai; Aajtak, New Delhi; P. TV, New Delhi; A to Z News, New Delhi; City News, Jakarta (Indonesia); R TV, Kolkata; Sahara TV, Jaipur; SEA TV, Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand;

ADDRESS: Residence “AIMAN” 4/877, Near-Zaheer Manzil, Dodhpur, Aligarh– 202001 (India) Phone: +91 9412563167 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Blog: s a jafar paintings

Studio: Dept. of Painting, D.S. College, Aligarh – 202001 (India)

12