Farah Mahbub (photographer)

Not to be confused with Farah Mahbub, Bangladeshi justice

Farah Mahbub
Born	Farah Mahbub April 10, 1965 (1965-04-10)
Nationality	Pakistani
Known for	Photography

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. "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. "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. ProQuest   882376222.
10. Ali, Salwat (February 2009). "Raising the Bar". Newsline. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
11. The family at the VM art gallery Pakistan 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.

External links

• Official website
• INCOGNITO ...the weird and wonderful world of Photography
• Communication Design Faculty, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi