Nusra Latif Qureshi
APW/JNHAT Lithography Scholarship recipient 2025
The 2025 scholarship was awarded to Nusra to allow her to extend the drawing-based elements of her practice and research new material. Nusra worked in collaboration with APW printers at Australian Print Workshop beautiful new suite of original prints. Deepening her interest in the interplay between humans and nature, the work reimagines the relationship between subject and environment - exploring concepts of intentional and unintentional encounters and the legacies of colonisation.
“…. My aim was to unpack, challenge and expand those concepts into forms that have been tentative so far in my studio practice. This required a focused effort and allowed time for exploration in an unfamiliar environment…leading to a fruitful collaboration with Australian Print Workshop….”
TRY TO SEE HOW THE MOUNTAIN WAS BUILT - Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 80cm × 70.5cm. Paper size: 100cm × 71cm
WALLS OF THE HEALING CAVE- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 81cm × 70.5cm. Paper size: 100cm × 70.5cm
THE URGE OF WANTING- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 55.5cm × 76cm. Paper size: 55.5cm × 76cm
LEFTOVERS FROM LAST MONTH- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 76cm × 55.5cm. Paper size: 76cm × 55.5cm
I KEPT THE FLOWERS FOR TOO LONG- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 76cm × 55.5cm. Paper size: 76cm × 55.5cm
HOLDING SPACE FOR DEMONS IN THE NIGHT- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 90cm × 61cm. Paper size: 100cm × 71cm
ANATOMY OF A BIRD- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 55.5cm × 76cm. Paper size: 55.5cm × 76cm
DISTANT RED PAVILIONS- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 55.5cm × 76cm. Paper size: 55.5cm × 76cm
AN AFTERNOON IN A DISTANT CITY- Lithograph. Edition size: 20. Image size: 81cm × 70.5cm. Paper size: 100cm × 70.5cm
Nusra was born in Pakistan and now lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne. She studied at the National College of Arts in Lahore and later completed a Master of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts. Nusra’s practice bridges traditional South Asian painting and digital image-making, drawing on the intricate detail of Mughal miniature painting while introducing contemporary imagery to reframe cultural narratives. She has exhibited widely across Australia and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include The House of Irredeemable Objects at MUMA and Birds in Far Pavilions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Nusra’s work is represented in major collections throughout Australia and Internationally including the National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, The British Museum and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. She was awarded the prestigious Bulgari Art Award in 2019.