Anwar Saeed was born in Lahore (Pakistan) in 1955. He graduated from National College of Arts, Lahore in 1978 and spent one year at the Royal College of Arts in London where he completed his post graduate studies. He has exhibited widely in Pakistan and has participated in group shows in USA, Australia, Norway, Egypt, Jordan and India. He has been teaching at the National College of Arts, Lahore, as Associate Professor since 1986.