Participant Info

First Name
Sonia
Last Name
Khan
Country
Pakistan
State
PA
Affiliation
The Women University Multan
Website URL
https://wum.edu.pk/department-of-fine-arts/
Keywords
fine arts, art history, Mughal architecture, South asian
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About Me

Sonia Nasir Khan is presently working as a Assistant Professor/ Teacher In charge in the Art & Design Department, The Women University Multan. Her specialization is Painting & Art History. She received her BFA, with distinction from Multan College of Arts, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan. MFA & MPHIL Art & Design from Research Centre, University College of Art& Design, University of Punjab, Lahore.  Currently, enrolled in PhD Art & Design ( Art History) . She is the Teacher In-charge of the Department of Art & Design from 2017-Present. She is a Member of the Academic Statutory Bodies (BOS as convener, BOF & Academic Council) of Women University Multan since 2017 –Present. She is the Associate Editor of Research Journal (PJH), Deputy Director of Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), and a Member of different committees in WUM (WUM-Sports Committee, DSA Committee, and Souvenir& Shields Purchase Committee.) She is also a member of the BOS of Multan College of Arts (BZU) (2019-2022) and a Member of the Academic Council of Muhammad Nawaz Sahreef Agriculture University since 2020-Present. She is also working for BISE Multan (as convener of Syllabus Meeting (2017-present). During her teaching period, she has taught different subjects Drawing, Painting, World History & Islamic art &Architecture. She did her Solo Exhibition “Premises of WUM Katchery Campus during Lockdown 2020” (In 2021). She has participated in Two Groups Shows in Multan College of Arts (BZU) ( in 2007) and also participated in Young Artist Exhibition, Alhamra Art Council Lahore.( in 2011) Her area of interest and research in theoretical subject is History of Visual Arts (Painting, Sculpture, Architecture), & History of Islamic Architecture (India, Pakistan) In Non-Theoretical /Practical subjects her area of interest is in Drawing & Painting. .Her MPhil thesis research is on “Aesthetics and Techniques of Frescos of Jahangir’s Tomb Lahore” . This research covers the detailed of fresco motifs varieties & technique used in Tomb of Jahangir Lahore and its designs comparison with other Mughal monuments of that period. This research further explains the type of Islamic and regional influences appeared in these designs with some hidden message and the style that later appeared and developed within Lahore after this monument. Her BFA painting research was on Agony and MFA painting research was on Vaccum. Both explains the pain, loneliness and emptiness feeling that one feels one time in life and this time is basically a great blessings in one’s life and with such feeling one came to know the meaning and purpose of life. Her four research articles related with art & architecture has been published in Perennial Journal of History, WUM. She has organized two webinars related with art & Exhibition events in the WUM. She has presented papers in two International conferences.

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Media Coverage
Country Focus
Expertise by Geography
Asia, South Asia
Expertise by Chronology
17th century
Expertise by Topic
Art & Architectural History