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.
1 February - 13 March 2002: Interrogating Diversity, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA, online exhibition[citation needed]
2002: Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, USA for the show Digital Visions.[citation needed]
15 January – 2 February 2004: 11th Asian Art Biennale, Osmani Memorial Hall, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[citation needed]
10–12 June 2004: Kodak Photo Vision 2004, PSK Photographic Society of Karachi at The Arts Council Of Karachi, Pakistan[citation needed]
15–18 January 2005: Photo Exhibition Singular Medium: Multiple Frames at the Italian Cultural Center, New Delhi, India[citation needed]
28 March – 3 April 2006: Artists’ Voices: Calligraphy, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. Co-curated by Sheherbano Hussain and Amin Gulgee.[citation needed]
6–12 April 2006: Artists’ Voices: Body, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. Co-curated by Sheherbano Hussain and Amin Gulgee.[citation needed]
31 May – 15 June 2006: Karachi 6 X 6: the Labyrinth, VM Art Gallery, Karachi. Co-curated by Abdullah Syed and Roohi Ahmed.[citation needed]
12–21 October 2006: Special Exhibition: By a group of students and faculty of the IVS, the work depicts the rural Badin district of Sindh, Canvas, Karachi.[citation needed]
20-30 Nov 2006: Chobi Mela IV International Festival of Photography,
National Art Gallery, Bangladesh, Shilpakala Academy Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh[citation needed]
June–July 2007:
Px3, Prix de la Photographie, 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris[citation needed]