Editing Salima Hashmi (section)

===Academic===
"Salima Hashmi, artist, curator and contemporary art historian, taught at [[Lahore]]'s [[National College of Arts]] for 31 years before working as its principal for four years. Currently dean at the [[Beaconhouse National University]]'s school of visual arts, she is known to promote a unique intellectual perspective among students, teaching them to appreciate nature, cultural traditions and sacredness of the crafts."<ref name="dawn"/>

She has served as Dean of the School of Visual Arts & Design at the [[Beaconhouse School System|Beaconhouse National University]] Lahore, Pakistan.<ref name="yalepress">{{cite web|title=Hanging Fire, Contemporary Art from Pakistan|publisher=Yale University Press|url=http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300154184/hanging-fire}}, Retrieved 16 December 2018</ref> Hashmi was also professor and the head of the National College of Arts. She is famous for her quick wit and ability to read and analyse artwork. She is a respected patron of young artists known to have the capacity to make or break a career. Formerly known as "Art-Shart", Rohtas-2 is the gallery set up by Hashmi at her house in [[Lahore Model Town]]. In recent years she has been working on developing closer links with India and working towards a unity group. Hashmi is a member of [[Amnesty International]], and Pakistan Peace Initiative to India after 2009 Mumbai Attack. She is also vice-chair person (Punjab) [[Human Rights Commission]] of Pakistan.<ref name=peacemuseum/>