Qudsia Azmat Nisar was a Pakistani watercolour painter and art educator.
Academic career From 1977 to 1992, Qudsia served as a lecturer and head of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Between 1992 and 2000, she was principal of the Central Institute of Arts and Crafts at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. She later served as chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur from 2006 to 2010. Qudsia also taught at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro.
Awards In 2018, Qudsia received the Presidential Pride of Performance award for her contributions to painting and art education.
Death Qudsia had been ill for several months before her death. In March 2021, she moved from Karachi to Islamabad to stay with her brother. She died there on 27 April 2021 and was buried the following day.
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