Ahmed Parvez was born in Rawalpindi, in what was then known as British India (now Pakistan), in 1926. He began pursuing art as a career in 1952, and immigrated to London, England in 1955, where he initially struggled to establish his artistic career. Founding the Pakistan Group of painters, he was also appointed honorary secretary of the Council of Commonwealth Artists in 1955, eventually becoming a noted colourist, participating in many UK exhibitions, before returning to Pakistan in 1964.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/ahmed-parvez