WAQAS WAJAHAT LTD, formed by Waqas Wajahat in 2004, enables collectors to develop comprehensive art collections and partners with museums and diverse exhibition spaces to bring vital exposure to established and emerging artists. Specializing in Post-War & Contemporary Art, Waqas has over fifteen years of hands-on experience in museums and art galleries, including managing artists and artist estates at John McEnroe Gallery and Knoedler & Company. In addition, he has advised numerous private collectors, corporations and institutions on fine art acquisitions. For the past few years he has actively contributed and helped raise funds to support exhibition programs at several non-profit institutions. After studying Art History at the University of Pennsylvania and the Barnes Foundation, Waqas gained curatorial experience at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He is one of the founding trustees of the DUMBO Arts Center where he fostered the growth of emerging artists by curating shows and raising funds for the exhibitions program. He has served on various art juries including the Maine Biennial and as guest lecturer and visiting critic at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) in Philadelphia, Boston University College of Fine Arts, the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro and most recently Williams College. |
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