Mohammad Ali Bhatti is a Pakistani American painter; currently he resides in Houston Texas. He first came to the US in the early 1990's to earn his MFA from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. He then earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Ohio University, Athens. He has been a professor of Art at Ohio University as well as an instructor at the Glassell School of Art Houston. For the last 30 years he has painted and exhibited around the world, resulting in more than 35 solo exhibitions and numerous juried shows; including places such as Turkey, Italy, Uzbekistan, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan, Dubai, Egypt, Russia, Mexico, China, India, Chile, Singapore, and Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Mohammad Ali Bhatti’s art is an exploration of movement, energy, and the raw emotion that emerges from the act of creating a painting. Through bold strokes, dynamic textures, and an intuitive use of color, he seeks to capture the essence of motion—both physical and emotional—on the canvas. He often works in layers, building depth and texture through overlapping marks, drips, and sweeping movements. There is an inherent beauty in both the silence and the spontaneity of mark-making—where stillness exists within the dynamic, and every brushstroke becomes an unfiltered response to the present. These silent moments of creation, the pauses between movements, give the work its rhythm, allowing space for reflection amid the energy.His work serves as a reminder that often chaos and calm are not opposites, but complementary forces. Together, they create the rhythm of existence and the spaces where beauty, insight, and meaning are born.
Currently a member of the Watercolor Society Houston, and the International Watercolor Committee, Mohammad Ali Bhatti creates works using many mediums that burst with color and positive energy.
Education:
- 1998 PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- 1991 MFA (Painting Major) and Printmaking
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania / Edinboro, Pennsylvania
- 1977 MA Fine Arts, University of Punjab, Pakistan
- 1974 BA Fine Arts , University of Sindh, Pakistan
Teaching Experience:
- 1978 - 2011 Professor and Director - Institute of Art and Design, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Pakistan (Full Time)
- 2003-05 Professor - School of Art, University Sains, Malaysia (Contract)
- 1991-95 Teaching Assistant - School of Comparative Arts, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (Contract)
- 1991-92 Assistant Professor - Department of Fine Arts, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Teaching Responsibilities: Drawing, Painting, and History of Western Art (Contract)
- 1993-95 Assistant Professor - School of Fine Art, Southern Campus, Ironton University Ohio, Studio & Humanities through Fine Arts (Contract)
- 1994-95 Research Coordinator for European Theatre in Modern World - Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, (Contract)
- 1990-91 Curator - Fine Art Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro,Pennsylvania
Past Solo Exhibitions:
- 2025 Melodic Fusion: March 12th – April 15th, 2025
Christ Church Cathedral Downtown, Houston TX
- 2024 Inward Journey January 6th – Februar1st, 2024
Archway Gallery, Houston TX
- 2023 Songs of autumn -June 23rd, July 4th 2023
Woodlands Art Gallery, Woodland, TX
- 2022 Imperfectly Perfect - May 7th – June 2nd , 2022
Archway Gallery, Houston, TX
- 2020 Roots to RevolutionAugust 1st – September 3rd, 2020
Archway Gallery, Houston TX
- 2019 Sounds of Color - August 15th - September 20th, 2019
Art On 5th, Austin, TX
- 2019 Wonders of Southwest - November 26th - December 15th, 2019
Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX
- 2016 Sound of Color – February 10th – March 12th, 2016
Ocean Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2015 Desert Echoes – February 20th – March 22nd, 2015
Nomad Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
- 2013 Passage of Time - February 22nd - March 26th, 2013
Mussawir Art Gallery, Dubai
- 2013 Dance in the Desert - November 5th - December 7th, 2013
Nomad Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
- 2012 Defused Dreams – April 10th – May 15th, 2012
Collectors Galleria, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2012 Empty souls - October 10th - November12th, 2012
Ocean Galle22, 2014ry, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2010 Sounds of Spring- February 15th - March 5th, 2010
Revivers Galleria, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2009 Voices from the Indus - July 23rd - August 22nd, 2009
Gallery 6, Islamabad, Pakistan
- 2009 Mystic Connections - November.4th – December 6th, 2009
Chowkandi Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2008 Absurd Melodies – August 2nd, - September 5th, 2008
French Consulate Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2008 Simple Modulations - March 22nd - April 23rd, 2008
Sidharatha Art Gallery, Nepal
- 2007 Divine Hues – May 25th - June 24th, 2007
University of Sindh, Old Campus, Hyderabad, Pakistan
- 2005 Life in the Desert, June 10 – July 12, 2005
Suchart Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2004 Endless Light – March 10th - April 25th, 2004
DiwanBudaya, Penang, Malaysia
- 1993 Long Ago Voices - November 10th – December 20th, 1993
Hamilton Art Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
- 1991 Romantic Concerto – March 16th - April 15th, 1991
Love Land Art Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- 1990 Silent Symphonies - July 6th - August 6th, 1990
Erie Museum of Art, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- 1990 Monsoon in Desert - September 2nd – October 4th, 1090
St. Louis Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- 1987 Sufism in Indigo - March 22- April 24 1987
Sindh Artists Guild, Hyderabad, Pakistan
- 1983 October 10th – October 20th, 1083
Unveiling of a Creative Portrait of Shah Abdul LatifBhitai,
Institute of Sindhology, Jamshoro Sindh, Pakistan
Awards:
- Memorial Award, Watercolor Society Houston
- Several National and International Awards
Gallery Representation:
- Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston TX
- Austin Art Galleries, Austin, TX
- Higham and Associates, Houston TX
