About The Artist

Kamal was trained as an artist under the guidance of Moyene Najmi who was one of the pioneers of the modern art movement in Pakistan, He held his first solo exhibition at the World Bank in 2006. Following its success, he held a series of exhibitions in leading art galleries in Pakistan. In 2015 he held an exhibition at the prestigious India International Center, New Delhi.

His works bear the stamp of an independent painter, unshackled by the constraints of formal art schools. In addition to private collectors at home and abroad his paintings hang in the permanent collection of The Alhamra Art Gallery, in Lahore, which is the paramount public sector gallery of Pakistan.

 

REVIEWS

"Kamal Hyat's themes and sensibility provide him a unique position in the art world"

- Quddus Mirza, The News, March 2014

 

“He strives to give pictorial form to his personal vision. His way of seeing the world cannot be acquired and makes for highly individualistic art”

 - Dawn, Karachi September 2009

  

“He prefers to understate his paintings and whisper his thoughts and feelings rather than declare them out loud”

 - Art Now Pakistan, September 2014

 

“There is something lively and unique about his works­ - the pictures are vibrant and portray a slice of life in Lahore”

  -The Pioneer. New Delhi November 2015