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

• September 1993: Rendezvous with France, Alliance Française, Karachi^{[citation needed]}
• December 1996: Intention, Sadequain Gallery, Frere Hall, Karachi^{[citation needed]}
• February 2000: Hues Within, Sadequain Gallery Frere Hall, SG Forum Art Gallery (Alliance Française), Karachi^{[citation needed]}
• 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

• 15 June - 14 July 2007: The Art of Digital Imagery, Center for Fine Art Photography Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA^{[citation needed]}
• 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007: PSK (Photographic Society of Karachi)^{[citation needed]}
• September 2001: Karavan Karachi, Photography, Gallery Sadequain, Karachi, Pakistan.^{[citation needed]}
• February 2002: An Idea of Perfection, (PNCA) Pakistan National Council of the Arts Alhamra Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan^{[citation needed]}
• 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]}
• 2005–2011: Faculty Art 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, IVS Gallery^{[citation needed]}
• 29–31 May 2009: ‘K’architecture', Karachi Expo Center, Karachi | IVS Gallery Karachi^{[citation needed]}
• 9 December 2009: There and Then, Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi^{[citation needed]}
• 18–30 April 2011, The Family, VM Art Gallery, Karachi^[6]
• 21 May – 8 June 2013: Kam Sukhan, IVS Gallery, Karachi^[7]

Awards

• 1993: Camera & Darkroom: Runner-up in Inclement Weather Contest, March 1993, CA, USA.^{[citation needed]}
• 2007: “The Art of Digital Imagery”, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, USA, 15 June – 14 July 2007. Work by 50 photographers.^{[citation needed]}
• 2007: Second Prize in Fine Art category, Px3, Prix de la Photographie, 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris, June/July 2007, for “Lifelines & Manuscripts 25.”^[2]