Dean, Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design (SVAD), Beaconhouse National University, Prof. Rashid Rana received the prestigious 2017 Asia Arts Award Hong Kong on March 23, 2017.

Rashid Rana is one of the four contemporary Asian artists honored in an elaborate ceremony held at Hong Kong besides Hon Chi Fun from Hong Kong, Kimsooja from Korea and Hiroshi Sugimoto from Japan.

The Asia Arts Awards Hong Kong is a signature gala celebration honoring the Asia Arts Game Changers during the week of Art Basel in Hong Kong. Major art collectors, artists, gallerists, dignitaries from the art world, and Asia Society trustees and patrons gather to celebrate the contemporary arts in Asia and honor artists and arts professionals for their significant contributions.

For more than twenty years, Asia Society has been a pioneer in identifying and fostering the latest contemporary Asian artists and engaging new audiences for their work.