Now showing — Ideology of Peace, Shangri La Art Gallery, Houston View exhibitions
Painter of Pakistan's story

Half a century of Pakistan, on canvas.

From the great Partition canvases to mosques, mustard fields and calligraphy — over 3,000 works, held in collections across 60 countries.

3,000+
Paintings
120+
Exhibitions
120+
Honours & medals
60
Countries collected
A Flag of Independence — Partition 1947 series
A Flag of Independence Oil on canvas · Partition 1947 series
The work

Paintings, by series

Browse all 18 series →
Refugees under the tree
Partition 1947The signature series
Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
ArchitectureMonuments & mythical cities
In the name of Allah — calligraphy
Calligraphy1,000+ works
Mustard fields
LandscapesRural Pakistan & beyond
Abstract Cultural Figure Horse Javid Namah Miniature Mood Series Peace Seascapes Self Portrait Stamp Design Still Life War & Terrorism
Signature work

The Partition canvases

Vast, ten-by-fifteen-foot histories of 1947 — hundreds of figures caught mid-migration. Prints stand on permanent display at Bab-e-Azadi (Wagah Border), the Punjab Assembly and the Pakistan Movement Workers Complex.

The Last Burning Train of 1947
The Last Burning Train of 1947 Oil on canvas · Exhibited in over 120 shows worldwide
Commissions & projects

Bring Jimmy's brush to your space.

Jimmy Engineer accepts a limited number of commissions each year — murals and large-scale canvases for malls and public spaces, works for corporate and institutional collections, and collaborations with charitable causes.

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Enquiry — share the space, the story and the timeline.
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Concept & scale — subject, medium and dimensions agreed with the artist.
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Creation & installation — from studio to unveiling.

Start an enquiry

Replies come from Jimmy's studio team, usually within a few days.

Jimmy Engineer
Jimmy Engineer — b. 1954, Loralai, Balochistan
About the artist

The Servant of Pakistan

A professional painter since 1976, Jimmy Engineer is best known for his monumental canvases of the Partition and the Pakistan Movement — and equally for a life of service. His works hang in private collections on every continent; his walks and awareness programmes have raised support for special children, orphans and patients across Pakistan.

700,000+
Prints donated to charities
200+
Walks for noble causes
260+
Awareness programmes
Honours
Hilal-i-Imtiaz · 2024 Sitara-i-Imtiaz · 2005 NEA Award, USA · 1988 Goodwill Ambassador, Houston · 2009
In their words

What people say about Jimmy

"We value and appreciate Jimmy's personal involvement with the cause — a successful cancer awareness walk and the donation of his calligraphies."

Imran Khan
Chairman, Board of Governors — SKMCH

"Pakistan's top artist, selfless social worker, dedicated philanthropist — the one and only Jimmy has the soul of a Sufi."

Naheed S. Mirza
President, Behbud Association

"To the people he might be a well-known artist, but to these Special Children he is regarded as the savior."

Instagram post — Sunrise Instagram post — Burning Train in 1947 Instagram post — Calligraphy Instagram post — Tombs of Rukn-i-Alam Instagram post — Donkey Cart Instagram post — Rainbow
Press gallery

Documented worldwide