Iqbal Geoffrey (1939–2021) was a Pakistani abstract painter, whose work is based on a fusion of ancient Eastern and modern Western traditions. Born Mohammed Jawaid Iqbal Jafree in Chiniot, Pakistan (then India), he began drawing at an early age in oils, working in calligraphic tachiste abstract styles and often introducing Hindu symbolism. He founded and edited a journal The Pen Post from 1955-1959 and published a book of verse in Urdu 1957. He has a B.A. degree from Government College, Lahore, 1957, and a law degree from the University of the Punjab, 1959, and was called to the Bar of Pakistan at the age of 20.
In 1960 he traveled to London and decided to become a professional painter. His first retrospective exhibition was at the Alfred Brod Galleries, London in 1962.
From 1960, Geoffrey lived between Europe and the United States. His works are collected by major museums and private collectors in Europe and the US. Geoffrey received numerous awards, including the Sir Herbert Read Silver Medal in 1992, and had more than 200 solo exhibitions.
