Shafique Farooqi (Pride of Performance Award) 

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shafique Farooqi is a renowned Pakistani artist, calligrapher, and art educator. He is known for his innovative and dynamic approach to art, which blends traditional techniques with modern styles and themes.
He was born in 1942 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He had done his Master from Istanbul University; He got Honorary Doctorate Degree from Royal American University in Spiritual Arts. In his 65 years of his art career, he has done more than 13,000 art pieces and 107 Solo shows in USA, England, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, France, Canada, Holland, Turkey, Azerbaijan  and Pakistan. He has mastered the arts of Free hand Sketches Calligraphy, Landscape, Watercolor, Etching, Symbolic art, ceramic art, Symbiosis concept of art (Journey of Line) and Spiritual art (Whirling Dervishes), Mr. Shafique Farooqi was conferred with President (of Pakistan) Pride of Performance, in recognition of his meritorious contribution to the field of arts in 2021.