Art Galleries
In order to uphold the Islamic Calligraphy in the country and to specially promote it amongst the youth of the nation, Saeed Ahmad Bodla has dedicated his calligraphic art work to the well-known educational institutes of the country. Following are the permanent art galleries of Saeed Ahmad Bodla:
Islamic Art Gallery of Saeed Ahmad Bodla Apr, 2007
Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, Punjab University, Lahore
Inaugurated by Lt Gen (R) Arshad Mehmood [Vice Chancellor PU Lahore]. This Art Gallery consists of complete ‘Surah-tul-Muzammil’ painted in oil color on 30 panels of 24’’ x 36’’ size each in various oriental scripts. Moreover, 12 panels of ‘Asma-ul-Husna’ and 15 panels of “Quranic Verses’ of 12’’ x 15’’ and 24’’ x 36’’ size respectively with additional 03 panels of ‘Quranic Verses’ of 36’’ x 48’’ size are also part of this gallery.
Islamic Art Gallery donated by Saeed Ahmad Bodla Nov, 2009
PU Library, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Punjab University, Lahore
Inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Mujahid Kamran [Vice Chancellor PU Lahore]. This Art Gallery consists of 100 panels of ‘Asma-ul-Husna’ painted in miniature style formatted in 22 different artistic medias using 63 oriental scripts of 12’’ x 15’’ size each. Moreover, ‘Quranic Prays’ (16 panels each of 12’’ x 18’’ size) and ‘Quranic Verses’ are also part of this gallery which are not only painted in oil color (26 panels each of 24’’ x 36’’ size) but also created in ‘pen and ink’ media (8 panels each of 15’’ x 18’’ size).
Bodla Islamic Art Gallery May, 2008
Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, Peshawar University, Peshawar
Structured by Prof. Dr. Dost Muhammad [Director Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, Peshawar University]. This Art Gallery consists of 20 panels of ‘Quranic Verses’ painted in oil color of 24’’ x 36’’ size each. Additionally, 86 printed panels of various sizes are also part of this gallery, which encompasses ‘Asma-ul-Husna’, ‘Quranic Prays’ and ‘Quranic Verses’.
Bodla Islamic Art Gallery Feb, 2015
Gad & Birgit Rausing Library, LUMS, Lahore
Inaugurated by Dr. Sohail H. Naqvi [Vice Chancellor LUMS]. This Art Gallery consists of 100 panels of ‘Names of Prophet SAW’ painted in water color and line art using 25 oriental scripts of 20’’ x 24’’ size each. Additionally, 26 panels of ‘Quranic Verses’ of different sizes are also part of this gallery which are painted in oil color with impasto & palette knife technique.
Pir Waris Shah Art Gallery by Saeed Ahmad Bodla Jul, 2005
Shrine of Waris Shah at Jandiala Sherkhan near Sheikhupura
Inaugurated by Sheikh Zafar Iqbal [DCO Sheikhupura]. This is the first ever art gallery of Illustrations of spiritual verses of Syed Waris Shah. It was established by an organization named as “Waris Parhyaa”.