Farheen HaQ

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Farheen HaQ
Born1977
Niagara, Ontario
EducationYork University
Website www.farheenhaq.com

Farheen HaQ (she/they) is a South Asian Muslim Canadian multidisciplinary artist. Her artistic practice explores a range of topics, frequently related to identity and culture. HaQ's works often engage her community, and make use of gestures that reference spiritual and domestic rituals. [1] [2]

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Biographical information

Farheen HaQ was born in 1977 in Niagara, Ontario, a region that her mother immigrated to from Pakistan during her parents' arranged marriage. HaQ holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Development in from the University of Toronto, completed in 1998, and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa, completed in 2000. In 2005, HaQ received their Master of Fine Arts from York University. HaQ currently resides in British Columbia with her family. [3] [4] [5]

Artistic works

Farheen HaQ has exhibited across Canada and internationally. Her works have examined family ties, cultural histories, identity, and spirituality, among other themes. [5]

Solo and Collaborative Exhibitions
Exhibition TitleDate(s)GalleryLocation
Who Knows2002Gallery at the Mac [4] Victoria, British Columbia
Breathing Space2004 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria [6] Victoria, British Columbia
Endless Tether2004; 2007; 2008Lennox Contemporary Gallery; Khyber Centre for the Arts; Struts Gallery [4] Toronto, Ontario; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sackville, New Brunswick
Image Bar2005 Blackwood Gallery [4] Mississauga, Ontario
Breach2006Trinity Square Video Gallery [4] Toronto, Ontario
RememberOct. 15, 2006 - Oct. 29, 2006Ministry of Casual Living [7] Victoria, British Columbia
Farheen HAQSept. 16, 2006 - Nov. 26, 2006Kelowna Art Gallery [8] Kelowna, British Columbia
FrayFeb. 21, 2008 - Mar. 22, 2008Gallery TPW [9] Toronto, Ontario
Alone Together2008Niagara Artist's Company [10] St. Catharines, Ontario
Being HomeSept. 18, 2015 - Nov. 6, 2015; July 15, 2016 - Aug. 27, 2016; 2016Comox Valley Art Gallery; [11] The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art; [12] Flux Media Gallery [4] Courtenay, British Columbia; Kelowna, British Columbia; Victoria, British Columbia
Sentirse en casa2018Casa Cultura Los Colores Gallery [4] Medellin, Colombia
The Ground Above Us (Collaboration with Charles Campbell and Yuxwelupton Qwal’qaxala (Bradley Dick))July 26 - Sept. 14, 2019UVic Legacy Gallery [13] Victoria, British Columbia
میں اپنی ماں کی بیٹی ہوں | I am my mother’s daughterSept. 1, 2022 - Nov. 19 2022; June 23, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2023; Jul. 6, 2024 - Mar. 8, 2025Campbell River Art Gallery; [14] Art Gallery of Hamilton; [15] Reach Gallery [16] Campbell River, British Columbia; Hamilton, Ontario; Abbotsford, British Columbia

Community involvement and recognition

HaQ has engaged in her personal, local, and national communities within her art practice, and has also received recognition for their artistic contributions.

Her artistic works, which often incorporate family and culture as themes, have sometimes included involvement from her family members. HaQ's family has also been included in programming associated with her exhibitions. [17]

She has given several free artist talks at educational institutions, including at the Vancouver Island School of Art [18] and the University of Victoria. [19]

In 2021, HaQ appeared as an interviewee in Saida Ouchaou-Ozarowski's film In Full Voice, a National Film Board of Canada documentary about the experiences of Muslim Canadian Women. [20]

In 2014, they were longlisted for the Sobey Art Award, the largest award for contemporary art in Canada. [21]

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  2. ↑ "Wash and fold: revelatory housekeeping in an age of pandemic and racial injustice". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  3. ↑ "Artist's talk: Farheen Haq | Gateway to Art". gatewaytoart.uvic.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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  5. 1 2 "I am my mother's daughter – The resonance of relationships in art". The Source. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  6. ↑ "The LAB 4.2: Farheen HaQ Breathing Space". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  7. ↑ "Remember : Farheen HaQ @ - Oct 15, 2006 - Victoria, BC". artsvictoria.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  8. ↑ "Farheen HAQ – Kelowna Art Gallery" . Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  9. ↑ "Exhibition Essays 2008 | Gallery TPW" . Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  10. ↑ phalfert (2008-05-12). "Pilot projects geared to demonized young moms". YFile. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  11. ↑ "Being Home". Comox Valley Art Gallery. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  12. ↑ "Farheen Haq // Being Home". Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  13. ↑ "The Ground Above Us | University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries". legacy.uvic.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  14. ↑ "Gallery's new fall exhibition میں اپنی ماں کی بیٹی ہوں | I am my mother's daughter by Farheen HaQ examines intergenerational work through sculpture, media and performance | Campbell River Art Gallery". 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  15. ↑ "میں اپنی ماں کی بیٹی ہوں ..... I am my mother's daughter". Art Gallery of Hamilton. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  16. ↑ "میں اپنی ماں کی بیٹی ہوں | I am my mother's daughter : The Reach" . Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  17. ↑ "Chat & Chai: A Special Talk with the Haq Family". Art Gallery of Hamilton. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
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  20. ↑ Canada, National Film Board of. "In Full Voice". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
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