Mohammad Yasin

Mohammad Yasin (1928–2020) was a versatile Indian artist, calligrapher, printmaker, and a pioneer of lithography in the Department of Graphics (Printmaking) at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Born in Mugalgidda village, Hyderabad, he later studied at the University of Hawaii and Pratt’s Graphic Art Center, New York, through a scholarship at the East-West Center, Honolulu. Yasin held around 37 solo exhibitions, including presentations in Paris, Delhi, and Castelo Branco, Portugal. His artistic practice brought together painting, calligraphy, and printmaking, with works expressing themes of peace and harmony. He also taught at Delhi College of Art and the Faculty of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia. His works are held in permanent collections of galleries, art institutions, museums, and private collections in India and abroad. He passed away in New Delhi in 2020.