| Name: | Ms. Zarin Gul |
| Designation: | Assistant Professor |
| Department: | Computer Arts |
| Qualification: | MA Graphic Communication (2004) |
| Kingston University, UK | |
| Bachelors of Fine Arts (1993) | |
| National College of Arts | |
| Phone: | +92-51-9292900-2022 |
| Email: | zaringul@fjwu.edu.pk |
| Status: | On Job |
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Professional Experience
June 2006 - to date Assistant Professor Fatima Jinnah Women University
January 1998 - December 2003 Graphic designer Grid(Architectural design and & Associates),Rawalpindi,Pakistan
PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES
2011 Online publication of Book Review, ‘’Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional (Second Edition)’’by Greg Light, Roy Cox and Susanna Calkins. IoE,University of London, UK
Exhibitions as publications
2025 Curated Collaborative Wall Painting Project Exhibition, Rawalpindi Gymkhana Club, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2025 Curated an art exhibition titled as ‘’Culture’’ at Cultural Festivel 2025 organized as an International collaborative project funded by British Council, NAB Corridor,Computer Arts department, FJWU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2025 Participated in an exhibition titled as ‘’Experiencing Partition-2025’’, Lahore Museum , Lahore,Pakistan.
2025 Participated in Exhibition titled as "Beyond Façade : “ Exploring Contemporary Pakistani Perspectives”, organized by Hunerkada, Islamabad art gallery, IAG, Islamabad.
2024 Participated as an artist in Art festival , 2nd International conference and Art festival on Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan, 2024 at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2023 FIVE TRAVELLERS Solo EXHIBITION in ArtNext Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan.
2023 9th Geoje International Art Festival in South Korea titled as ‘’Life is Art’’ 2023, Haegeumgang Theme Museum, South Korea.
2023 9th Geoje International Art Festival in South Korea titled as ‘’Life is Art’’ 2023, Transverse exhibition at Art Town Gwangju, South Korea. 2023 9th Geoje International Art Festival in South Korea titled as ‘’Life is Art’’ 2023, Jeongeup International Center for Culture and Life , South Korea. 2023 9th Geoje International Art Festival in South Korea titled as ‘’Life is Art’’ 2023, Yeosu Art Museum, South Korea.
2023 Geum Bo-sung Art Center in Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul, South Korea. 2022 Participated in three person solo exhibition titled as “CROSSOVER” at Art Next Gallery, Lahore ,Pakistan.
2022 Participated as Artist & Consultant in Gandhara International Artists Designers one Week Residency program titled as “Old Path White Clouds”, Taxila, Pakistan.
2022 Participated in an exhibition titled as “Baagh; Her Perception of Herself & The World Around". An Exhibition of 24 Contemporary Women Artists organized by For Art's Sake,Ejaz Art Gallery ,Lahore, Pakistan. 2021 Participated in Exhibition titled as “SYNERGY”; Together we are stronger at COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2021 Participated in an Outdoor ART exhibition 2021, organized by 101 INCREDIBLE ARTISTS of PAKISTAN, Lahore, Pakistan.
Social Media Platforms for exhibiting work :2021 Zarin Gul Visual Artist and Educationist, youtube channel
2020 Online international exhibition of Artists, Designers and Architects titled as , “Spaces Between Us-Covid 19”, at COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019 Group Exhibition IAF 19 Festival “Indigenous and Vocabulary and Contemporary Expression, Video art piece “My Buddha”, at Sir Syed Memorial, Islamabad, Pakistan
2018 Group exhibition “The world from my eyes” at COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan
2004 “Thesis exhibition”,Glass house,Kingston University,UK
2003 “Screening of short film at Autumnal Edition of independent Exposure2003”,Alabama Filmmakers Co-op, Huntsville, Alabama,USA
2003 “Screening at Brotfabrik Cinema”, Paris/Berlin International Meetings Festival curated by Jean-Francois Rettig/Nathalie Hanon,Berlin, Germany
2003 “Screening of short film at Autumnal Edition of independent Exposure2003”, Brighton Michigon Film Festival,Brighton,Michigon,USA
2003 “Screening of short film at Autumnal Edition of independent Exposure2003”,Lundabio(Puffin cinema),Reykjavik,Iceland.
2003 “Screening of short film at Autumnal Edition of independent Exposure2003”,Axiom theatre,Houston,Texas,USA
2003 “Screening of short film at Autumnal Edition of independent Exposure2003”,Oakland Opera Theatre,Oakland, California,USA
2003 “Screening of short film at Autumnal Edition of independent Exposure2003”,111 Minna Gallery,San Francisco, California,USA
2003 “Screening of short film at Autumnal Edition of independent Exposure2003”,Miami Beach Cinemathique,Florida,USA
2003 “Curated a Video Art Exhibition at Allah Bux Art Gallery”, Alhamara Arts Council,Lahore, Pakistan.
2003 “Conducted a Video Art Workshop at Alhamara Cultural complex”,Lahore,Pakistan
2003 “Screening at Arlequin Cinema”, Paris/Berlin International Meetings Festival, curated by Jean-Francois Rettig/Nathalie Hanon,Paris,France
2003 “Cultural Juxtaposition" (collaboration with Joan Fabian), Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
2002 “Body” curated by Jennifer S. Musawwir/ Rachel Armas Wynne ,Musawwir Armas Art Space, New Jersey,U.S.A.
2002 “Short film screening at Zoiefilms Festival” Georgia, U.S.A
2001 “Short film screening”,Multimedia lab,Achitecture department,National college of Arts,Lahore,Pakistan Arts,Lahore,Pakistan
2001 “Short film screening”, Basement, Achitecture department,National college of Arts,Lahore,Pakistan
2001 “Short films screening”, LT1, Fine Art department,National college of Arts,Lahore,Pakistan
2000 “Screening of Documentary film and short films”, Fatima Shafi Auditorium,Achitecture department,National college of Arts,Lahore,Pakistan
2000 “Screening of short films, MA(hons)Visual Arts Space, Fine Arts department,National college of Arts,Lahore,Pakistan
1996 “Group exhibition of paintings and prints” Xinhua, Lahore, Pakistan.
1994 “All Punjab Painting Exhibition of Paintings and Graphic Arts” Alhamara Art Gallery,Lahore, Pakistan.
1993 “Group show at Hunerkada” ,Islamabad, Pakistan
1993 “7th Annual All Punjab Exhibition of Paintings and Graphic Arts”Alhamara Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan.
1993 “Thesis Exhibition”,Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery,National College of Arts,Lahore,Pakistan
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Art, Culture, Gender and Technology
ACHIVEMENTS
2025 Became a focal person for signing a one year MOU between Computer Arts Department , IVAD, FJWU Rawalpindi and School of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, regarding an international collaborative project titled as “Mehfil-Cèilidh: An Artistic Exchange Between Communities in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan & Skye and Lochalsh, Scotland.” Funded by British Council.
2024 Three Augmented Reality Artworks in permanent collection of Pakistan Horticulture Authority PHA), Lahore, Pakistan
2023 Won Video art finalist award at 9th Geoje International Art Festival in South Korea titled as ‘’Life is Art’’ 2023,. Haegeumgang Theme Museum, South Korea
2023 One Video art piece in permanent collection of Haegeumgang Theme Museum, South Korea
2003 Two short films in permanent collection of Microcinema International
2003 One experimental short film in a permanent collection of Paris/Berlin International Meetings Festival, France/Gemany.
2003 “Screening at Arlequin Cinema”, Paris/Berlin International Meetings Festival, curated by Jean-Francois Rettig/Nathalie Hanon,Paris,France ,Participated as pioneering Pakistani Woman Video artist/Experimental filmmaker.
2003 Curated a first ever Video Art Exhibition at Allah Bux Art Gallery, Alhamara Arts Council,Lahore, Pakistan
2003 Conducted a first ever Video Art Workshop at Alhamara Cultural complex,Lahore,Pakistan
2002 Exhibition “Body” Exhibited as pioneering Woman Video artist of Pakistan
2002, “Student Animation Finalist”Zoiefilms festival,Georgia, USA
2001 Exhibited as pioneering Woman Video artist of Pakistan
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
2025 Participated as a Panelist in Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival, 2025 session’’ Fine Arts And Mother Languages’’, PNCA, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2024 Presented a paper titled as, ‘’ Amulet Jewellery and it’s significance in Gandharan civilisation’’ at Pak-Austria PARTASH Jewellery Conference and Exhibition 2024, Haripur, Pakistan.
2024 Organized a 3 Day International Design Conference titled as, ‘’The Reflective Practice of Design; Challenges and Concerns of Professionalism and Ethics and the way forward.’’ at Computer Arts Department, Fatima Jinnah women University and Gymkhana Rawalpindi Club, Pakistan.
2024 Presented a paper titled as, ‘’ The Ethical Concerns of Representation in Cultural Practices; International Art and Design Residency at Taxila as a Case study.’’ at a 3 Day International Design Conference (7-9 October, 2024) titled as ‘’ The Reflective Practice of Design; Concerns and Challenges for Professionalism, Ethics and the way forward’’ at Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi,Pakistan.
2024 Participated as a Panelist at Round Table Talk on the 3rd day of International Design Conference titled as ’The Reflective Practice of Design; Challenges and Concerns of Professionilsm and Ethics and the way forward.’’ Organized by Computer Ats department, FJWU at Gymkhana Rawalpindi Club, Pakistan.
2024 Participated as a Panelist and gave a talk on ‘’ The post-colonial concerns of representation vs re-presentation of Gandhara art and culture craftsmen community residing in Taxila, Pakistan.'' at the Symposium titled as ‘’From Gandhara to the World: The legacy of Gandharan Buddhism‘’on Vesak day celebration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, Pakistan
2024 Paper titled as, ‘’ The post-colonial concerns about the Representation of Gandhara craftsmen community in Taxila’’at 3rd International conference of Social Sciences ‘’Contemporary World: Challenges And Transformations’’ CWCT – 2024, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2024 Presented a paper titled as, ‘’The Ethical Concerns of Representation in Cultural Practices; International Art and Design Residency at Taxila as a Case study’’. in Arch Talk 2024 Session 03 online, arranged by Save Cultural Heritage Group (Global), with media Partners KhiradGhar Studios , LCS and Museum Week.
2024 Organized a 3 Day International Design Conference titled as, ‘’The Reflective Practice of Design; Challenges and Concerns of Professionalism and Ethics and the way forward.’’ at Computer Arts Department, Fatima Jinnah women University and Gymkhana Rawalpindi Club, Pakistan.
2024 Presented a paper titled as, ‘’ The Ethical Concerns of Representation in Cultural Practices; International Art and Design Residency at Taxila as a Case study.’’ at a 3 Day International Design Conference (7-9 October, 2024) titled as ‘’ The Reflective Practice of Design; Concerns and Challenges for Professionalism, Ethics and the way forward’’ at Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi,Pakistan. 2024 Participated as a Panelist at Round Table Talk on the 3rd day of International Design Conference titled as ’The Reflective Practice of Design; Challenges and Concerns of Professionilsm and Ethics and the way forward.’’ Organized by Computer Ats department, FJWU at Gymkhana Rawalpindi Club, Pakistan.
2024 Presented a paper titled as, ‘’ The Digital Storytelling and its Implications for Regional Visual Cultural Narratives’’, at conference ''ICMACS 2024;2nd International Conference on Media and Communication Studies'' , Foundation University, Islamabad,Pakistan.
2024 Participated as Panelist in Virtual Panel Discussion titled as, ‘’Cultural and Social Change: Art, Museums, Sports and Nature’’ arranged by Save Cultural Heritage Group (Global) , FJWU, Off Grid and Museum Week.
2024 Participated as a Panelist and gave a talk on ‘’ The post-colonial concerns of representation vs re-presentation of Gandhara art and culture craftsmen community residing in Taxila, Pakistan.'' at the Symposium titled as ‘’From Gandhara to the World: The legacy of Gandharan Buddhism‘’on Vesak day celebration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2023 Presented Paper titled as, ‘’Ethics,Peace and Ashokan Philosophy’’at a Conference 2023 on Heritage and Interfaith Harmony, organized by Computer Arts and Fine Arts Department, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2023 Paper titled as, ‘’The contemporary narrative making practice in Multimedia arts and technology and its implications for traditional visual cultural narratives’’at 2nd International conference of Social Sciences ‘’Contemporary World: Challenges And Transformations’’ CWCT – 2023, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2023 Paper presented titled as, ‘’A case of Al-Buraq as an Islamic iconography in the contemporary digitally mediated world of Augmented Reality (AR)’’ at Islamic Art Festival 23 (2nd Islamic International Conference 2023), Institute of Visual Arts and Design, IVAD, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi,Pakistan.
2023 Organized Islamic Art Festival 23 (2nd Islamic International Conference 2023), Institute of Visual Arts and Design, IVAD, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi,Pakistan.
2023 Organized Calligraphy Workshop at Islamic Arts Festival, IVAD, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi,Pakistan.
2023 Participation as panelist at Symposium ‘’Exploring AI's Possible Role in Education, Roundtable Discussion on a Rectangular Table’’, Visual Communication Department,NCA, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2022 Paper Presentation titled as “The Debate of High art Vs Low art incultural studies and its implications for Truck Art as a Popular Art form in Pakistan” at 1stInternational conference on “Contemporary World; Challenges and Transformations”organized by Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2022 Attended a webinar titled as, "Artist Talk with Soliman Lopez", organized by Karachi Bienanle, Pakistan. 2022 Gave an artist talk to Fine Arts students at Contemporary Arts Seminar, NCA. On the role of technology in Arts.
2021 Prepared and Presented Strategic Business plan for Computer Arts Department at online International Academic Administration workshop for HODs and Emerging Leaders (Jan 4-12),organized under the collaboration project of Academic without borders and Fatima Jinnah Women university , in collaboration with Office of Research,Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) FJWU, Rawalpindi Pakistan.
2021 Presented in Virtual artist talk session with Institute of Art and Culture (IAC) students, titled as "Interdisciplinary approach to Arts & Design", Lahore, Pakistan
2021 Conducted eight online “Design Society-Artist Talk series with Zarin Gul” and published on Computer Arts FJWU youtube Channel
2020 Conducted four online “Design Society-Artist Talk series with Zarin Gul” and published on Computer Arts FJWU youtube Channel
2020 Initiated online “Design Society-Artist Talk series with Zarin Gul” for publishing on Computer Arts FJWU youtube Channel
2019 Participated as Panellist in Round Table at IAF’ 19, International Conference, “An Aesthetic Encounter Between Tradition and Modernity Ideas, Challenges and the Way Forward”, at COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019 Presentation of paper titled as “Bridging the Gap; New media technology and Traditional arts” at IAF’ 19, International Conference, “An Aesthetic Encounter Between Tradition and Modernity Ideas, Challenges and the Way Forward”, at COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan
2017 My abstract titled as “Capability Approach: Prospective Framework for Teacher’s Reflective Practice” was accepted by International conference on “ Building Bridges In Initial Teaching Education: Curriculum And Assesment; Theory and Practice; School and Universities” May 19-21, 2017, FJWU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 2016 Presented my Masters thesis titled as “Hungerford bridge” at art seminar series at Fine Arts department, FJWU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2016 Attended an International conference on Gender, Social Sciences and Humanities: New Directions in Scholarship from 13-15 January, FJWU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2015 Presented at VCD Seminar series at Design Department NCA, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2014 Presentation at Summer conference titled as ‘’An influence of studying technology courses on young women’s capabilities in HE in Pakistan .’’ IOE, University of London, UK
2013 Chaired a session at Summer conference IOE, University of London,UK
2012 Chaired a session at Summer conference IOE, University of London,UK
2012 Presentation at Summer conference titled as ‘’The role of an interdependence of young women’s identities and technology at HE in constraining or enabling the capabilities in young women’s lives in Pakistan.’’ IOE, University of London, UK
2012 Presentation on a book “Impossible Bodies,Impossible Selves: Exclusions and Student Subjectivities.” by Deborah Youdell at IoE ethnography course , UCL IoE,UK
2011 Presentation at Summer conference ‘’ Re-framing of Donna Haraway’s theorization of Cyborg in the third world context’’, IOE, University of London,UK
2011 Online publication of Book Review, ‘’Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional (Second Edition)’’by Greg Light, Roy Cox and Susanna Calkins. IoE,University of London, UK
2008 Presentation of a paper titled as “Contexualization of ICT’s in Pakistan;a socio-cultural dimension” was read at International Fourth Annual LUMS social sciences conference-Media Growth: Global Trends, Social Impacts, Academia concerns,Lums,Lahore,Pakistan
2003 Presented with Ji-Hee Leem and Yi Chen Lin “The Significance of Toilet Gallery at Kingston,UK”, Presentation in Interdisciplinary Research Module: The Proposal and Analysis, Kingston University,UK
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2022 Participated as Artist & Consultant in Gandhara International Artists Designers one Week Residency program titled as “Old Path White Clouds”, Taxila, Pakistan.
