KHAULA MAZHAR
Khaula Mazhar is a self-taught local artist. She paints with a variety of mediums, but mostly with acrylics. She enjoys painting different subjects however seascapes and beautiful jewelry are her favorites. A true believer that art is good for you, she loves to share her passion and get the community more involved in art through a variety of different activities she organizes.
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Biography
Khaula Mazhar was born in Ontario, Canada to Indian-Pakistani immigrants, whose loyalty to science and medicine is a common trait among people from the Sub-Continent. Thus they smiled patiently and reminded her gently, as her artistic skills continued to stubbornly develop, that she was destined to become a brain surgeon. However the world of brain surgeons would remain at a loss as she went on to complete her Masters in Biochemistry and then enter the world of teaching instead.
In her years of teaching Khaula continued to be involved in art projects on behalf of the school and helped create a pair of large scale murals that were publicly exhibited in Karachi (Pakistan) as part of Karavan Karachi’s heritage project. On moving back to Canada she has exhibited her work both in Canada and abroad and her work has received special merit and recognition in juried shows. Her exhibition on women’s issues in October 2016 received a certificate of appreciation from MP Iqra Khalid as did her calligraphic work exhibited at the Legislative building in Queen’s Park (from MPP Andrea Horwath).
A thalassophile by nature , Khaula especially loves to be at the beach and just watch the waves. The colors and the movement of the water are inspiring as well as therapeutic. She loves to paint water whether calm and still, stormy and wild, or just embellishing a window on a rainy day.
