THE EXHIBIT – Art for Peace

• Where: Shangri-La Art Gallery, 2801 W. Sam Houston Parkway, Houston, Texas, USA

• When: Feb. 3-14, 2009

• Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 12-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday

• Reception: 5 p.m-8 p.m. Feb. 7, 2009 with a welcome by Mohammad Aqil Nadeem, consul general of Pakistan in Houston

• Benefit: Part of the proceeds from Engineer’s exhibit will be donated to Developments in Literacy (DIL), a U.S.-based nonprofit group started by Pakistani-Americans that operates 150 schools, many in isolated villages, serving 15,000 students.

Pakistani artist Jimmy Engineer’s work will be on exhibit at the Shangri-La art gallery,

in Houston, Texas from February 3rd to February 14th 2009 

PHOTO GALLERY

By BARBARA KARKABI Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle

Jan. 30, 2009, 3:49PM

Let’s get one thing straight: The Pakistani artist Jimmy Engineer is not and has never been an engineer. 

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Courtesy : Behram Pastakia