Farah Mahbub (photographer)

Not to be confused with Farah Mahbub, Bangladeshi justice
Farah Mahbub
Born
Farah Mahbub

April 10, 1965 (1965-04-10)
NationalityPakistani
Known forPhotography

Farah Mahbub (born April 10, 1965) aka Farah Jee is a Pakistani fine art photographer and a photography professor teaching at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan.[1] Mahbub was awarded second prize in the fine art category at Px3 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris).[2]

Biography

Mahbub graduated from PECHS College Karachi with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. She has been working as a professional photographer since 1988, doing fine art photography for personal self-expression and freelancing for publications. She has taught photography at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture since 1997.

Publications with contributions by Mahbub

  • Chobi Mela IV. International Festival of Photography, Bangladesh, 2006.
  • Blue Print to Cyanotypes: Exploring Historical Alternative Photographic Processes. Stockholm, Sweden, 2006. By Malin Fabbri and Gary Fabbri.
  • Px3 Annual Book. 2007.
  • Journeys of the Spirit – Pakistan Art in the New Millennium. Salwat Ali. Pakistan, 2008.
  • Mazaar, Bazaar, Design and Visual Culture in Pakistan. Edited and designed by Saima Zaidi. 2009.
  • K’ Architecture. Edited by Arshad Faruqui and Amean J.. Black Olive Publication and the Institute of Architects of Pakistan, 2010.[3]
  • Kam Sukhan, 9 Years of Kiran Fine Jewellery. Pakistan: Markings, 2013.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • November 2005: Ethereal Ether Echoes, V.M Art Gallery, Karachi[4]
  • March 2012: Baraka Silsila.e.Nisbat, V.M Art Gallery, Karachi[5]

Group exhibitions

  • February 2002: An Idea of Perfection, (PNCA) Pakistan National Council of the Arts Al-Hamra Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan[6]
  • 2006: Artists’ Voices: Calligraphy, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. Co-curated by Sheherbano Hussain and Amin Gulgee.[7]
  • 2006: Artists’ Voices: Body, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. Co-curated by Sheherbano Hussain and Amin Gulgee.[7]
  • June–July 2007: Px3, Prix de la Photographie, 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris[8]
  • 29–31 May 2009: K'architecture, Karachi Expo Center, Karachi | IVS Gallery Karachi[9]
  • 9 December 2009: Images: There and Then, Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi[10]
  • 18–30 April 2011, The Family, VM Art Gallery, Karachi[11]
  • 21 May – 8 June 2013: Kam Sukhan, IVS Gallery, Karachi[12]

Awards

  • 2007: Second Prize in Fine Art category, Px3, Prix de la Photographie, 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris, June/July 2007, for “Lifelines & Manuscripts 25.”[2]

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Farah Mahbub by Malin Fabbri - Alternative Photography". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ^ a b "PX3 - Prix de la Photographie Paris, winners of 2007 competition". Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle".
  4. ^ "Karachi Metblogs » Ethereal Ether Echoes". Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  5. ^ "Photography: A paean to Sufi thought". 31 March 2012.
  6. ^ Hussain, Sheherbano (May 2002). "Moving Image". Newsline. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  7. ^ a b "Artists' Voices: Body". Asia Art Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  8. ^ "PX3 2008 Winner - Celebrating Rumi One". PX3. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. ^ Husain, Mukhtar (Dec 2010). ""K'Architecture: An Exhibition (and a Book) April 2010"". Nukta Art. 5 (2). London: 34-36 – via ProQuest.
  10. ^ Ali, Salwat (February 2009). "Raising the Bar". Newsline. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  11. ^ The family at the VM art galleryPakistan Today 24 April 2011 Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "TheNews Weekly Magazine -". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2013-09-16.