Hero No.1, Figurative Painting by Quratulain Dar, Oil on Canvas, 29.5 x 36 inches

Quratulain Dar (b. 1997, Lahore) is a visual artist and educator whose work explores gender, power, and identity through a fictional female alter ego inspired by the Punjabi folk figure Jugni. A graduate of the College of Art and Design, Lahore, and an MPhil in Cultural Studies from NCA, she received First Prize in the National Biennial Arjumand Painting Award (2023). Dar currently teaches at Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore.