Shahid Sajjad

Shahid Sajjad (1936 in Muzaffarnagar, British India – July 28, 2014, in Karachi, Pakistan) was a Pakistani sculptor. His work continues to influence subsequent practitioners of these genres across Pakistan.

Life Sajjad was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, in 1936. Shahid Sajjad was a self-taught sculptor who began his career in advertising in 1955; a path that led him to become art director at an advertising agency in Karachi.

Career He took on a lucrative position in an advertising agency until around his twenties, deciding to travel Asia by motorbike. His journey left him at the Louvre in Paris. There, Sajjad was inspired by a Tahitian wood carving crafted by French artist Paul Gauguin.

In 1965, he returned to the South Asian subcontinent — a remote village called Rangamati in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), located within the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Solo Show Karachi Arts Council, 1974