Jamali (artist)

Jamali (born Aqdas Hussain Khan, Pakistan, 1944) is an American avant-garde artist. His artistic style has been termed Mystical Expressionism[1] by art critic and historian Donald Kuspit. He is known for his unique, organic textures, experimental techniques, and figurative paintings of women. Currently his bestselling works are pigment on cork. He is a Sufi Muslim, and his spirituality is highly related to his art.

For other uses, see Jamali (disambiguation).
Jamali
Born
Aqdas Hussain Khan

(1944-04-12) April 12, 1944
Peshawar, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationUniversity of Florida, University of Peshawar
Known forPainting
StyleMystical Expressionism
MovementNeo-Expressionism
Spouse(s)
Karen Salicath
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(m. 2008)​
Patron(s)Charles Kushner
Oprah Winfrey
Mike Tyson
Shaquille O'Neal
Kelsey Grammer
Elton John
Jamali, 2018

Life

Jamali was born Aqdas Hussain Khan on April 12, 1944 in Peshawar, Pakistan to Shafquat and Ahmad Hussain Khan.[2] His autobiography reports that his family was visited by a wise man who prophesied that the family would achieve greatness and should adopt the surname Jamali. As a teenager, Jamali attended the Cadet College Hasan Abdal, but left due to its warlike bent.

Travels

After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Jamali made a pilgrimage to Tirich Mir and then traveled throughout Europe, seeking a stable home for his pacifist art.[2] In Paris he met a number of American students studying abroad and decided to apply to the University of Central Florida to study Fine Art. Jamali moved to America in 1970 on a student visa to attend the University of Central Florida. He has been based in the US since then.

Career

Aqdas Jamali started going by the mononym Jamali as he launched his career in the 1970s. In this time, the artist worked primarily in pastel on paper. After successful initial exhibitions, Jamali was inspired to embark upon more experimental methods and media, including but not limited to cork, egg tempera, and bronze. Today he is considered a prominent modern expressionist who owns and operates contemporary art galleries in New York and Florida.

Mystical expressionism

"Mystical expressionism" is the title given to Jamali's artistic style by art critic Donald Kuspit.[1] It is based on the ancient Sufi tradition of dancing to induce a trance-like state, which Jamali witnessed during his time in the Thar Desert.

In a reaction against the sparse, atheistic art of the 1970s, Mystical Expressionism features sensuous, complex textures and dreamlike undertones – a deep focus on storytelling, history, and personal feeling signifies a shift away from minimalism. Spirituality and mysticism take center stage in this style; Jamali's compositions are based on the artist's own dreams. Jamali continually explores the profound questions of human emotion while investigating new formal strategies through which he may do so. The majority of Jamali's art is created through meditative dance, moving the pigments across the surface with his feet. This unorthodox physicality is characteristic of the artist's philosophy of complete integration, where his body, falling leaves, and splashing pigments come together to create a powerful and personal image.

Jamali's complex surfaces and intense subject matter associates him with Neo-expressionism and artists such as Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz. His gestural techniques are evocative of the action paintings by Jackson Pollock and the New York School.

Jamali's work is documented in two volumes, Mystical Expressionism and Mystical Expressionism — Dreams and Works.[3] Jamali launched Mardan Publishing, Inc., which offers limited edition artist proofs of his works as well as catalogs showcasing these prints and publications.[4]

Business

The artist is represented internationally, and owns and operates three galleries of his own. He is self-represented in four galleries in the United States, and those four galleries offer an exclusive connection to the artist and opportunities for signed work, embellished prints and photographs, and commissioned paintings.

The Jamali Gallery[5] in the SoHo district of New York City was established in 2006. The gallery offers regular events and exhibitions of the artist's work.[6] It is in the historic Kochendorfer Building.

Jamali Fine Art

Jamali's flagship operation is Jamali Fine Art[7] in Winter Park, Florida. This is the operational core of Art and Peace, Inc., Mardan Publishing, Inc., and Jamali Fine Art, L.L.C. This location contains a gallery marketplace and an administrative center with amenities such as a scanner, plotter, and an art studio for Jamali.

The Jamali Gallery[8] in Fort Lauderdale is on the popular shopping street Las Olas Boulevard.

Jamali's Miami location is in the Brickell City Centre; it opened in mid-2018.

Solo Exhibitions

Jamali has held over 100 one-man shows in the U.S. Selected exhibitions include:

  • 2018 “Pastel Retrospective”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, November 4-January 1
  • 2016 “The Shroud”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, May 1–June 30
  • 2015 “Mystical Leaves”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, October 1–January 31
  • 2015 “Three Mystics, Hands & Hearts”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, November 1, 2014–February 1
  • 2012 Grand Opening, Jamali Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 15–16
  • 2012 Gallery d’Orsay, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1–30
  • 2012 Fifth Avenue Design Gallery, Naples, Florida, February 23
  • 2010 “Nevelle”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, October 15–December 1
  • 2009 “The Lost Horse”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, March 6–31
  • 2008 “Four Horsemen“, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, May 29–September 1
  • 2008 “Four Horsemen”, Art Resources Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 1–June 15
  • 2008 “New York Muse“, Madison Gallery, La Jolla, California, August 1–31
  • 2008 “Seven Steps to Heaven“, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, February 2–April 23
  • 2008 “Jamali: New Works”, New River Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 2008 “Frescos”, Jamali Fine Art, Naples, Florida
  • 2008 “Dancer”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, November 15, 2007–January 13
  • 2008 “Day”, Jamali Fine Art, Naples, Florida, December 5–January 10
  • 2007 “Day”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, September 13–November 11
  • 2006 Syd Entel Galleries, Tampa Bay, Florida, October
  • 2006 “Journey of Hope”, Jamali NYC Gallery, New York, December 7, 2005–January 20
  • 2006 Art Miami, Miami, Florida, January 1–31,
  • 2006 “Jamali: New Works”, Stellers Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida
  • 2006 “Jamali: New Cork Paintings”, Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Garden, Florida
  • 2006 “Jamali: New Cork Paintings”, Art & Peace, Inc., Winter Park, Florida, June 1–3
  • 2005 Chicago Navy Pier Art Show, Pop-n-Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, May 1–30
  • 2005 Art Miami, Miami, Florida, January 1–31
  • 2005 “Jamali: Mystical Expressionism / New Works”, Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2005 “Jamali”, Gallery West, Hampton, Connecticut
  • 2005 “Jamali: Cork Paintings”, Gallery d’ Orsay, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2005 “Jamali”, Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Garden, Florida
  • 2004 Art Miami, Miami, Florida, January 1–31
  • 2004 “Jamali”, Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Garden, Florida
  • 2004 “Jamali: New Works”, Gallery Sono, Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 2004 “Jamali Retrospective: 25 Years”, Art & Peace, Inc., Winter Park, Florida, May 1–30
  • 2003 Toronto International Art Fair, Nikola Rukaj Gallery, Toronto, Canada, November 13–17
  • 2003 New York Art Expo, New York, NY
  • 2003 “Jamali: Mystical Expressionism”, Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2003 “Jamali: Cork Paintings”, Gallery d’ Orsay, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2003 “Jamali”, Gallery Sono, Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 2002 “Jamali: New Works”, Walker Fine Art, Denver, Colorado, July 19–August 30
  • 2002 New York Art Expo, New York, NY
  • 1998 Chicago Navy Pier Art Show, Art & Peace Inc., Chicago, Illinois, May 1–June 1
  • 1995 Caesarea Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida, May
  • 1992 Kenneth Raymond Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida, November
  • 1991 Marie Ferrar Gallery, Winter Park, Florida, November
  • 1991 “Jamali”, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
  • 1990 Holly Hunt Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, November
  • 1986 Holly Hunt Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, November
  • 1985 “Man of Peace”, Maitland Art Center, Maitland, Florida, March 23-April 21
  • 1985 Young & Co., Hobe Sound, Florida, April
  • 1984 Maitland Art Museum, Maitland, Florida, December
  • 1983 Riji Gallery, New York, NY, March
  • 1983 Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY, July
  • 1983 Edna Hibel Gallery, New York, NY, March 4–31
  • 1982 Hans Beck Gallery, Aachen, Germany, October
  • 1981 Abasin Art Center, Peshawar, Pakistan, April
  • 1980 Lehman Gallery, Gainesville, Florida, December

References
  1. Kuspit, Donald Burton (1997). Jamali: Mystical Expressionism. Rizzoli International Publications. ISBN 978-0-9656610-0-3.}}
  2. Jamali: A Mystical Journey of Hope, True Story of an American Artist
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