Born in Pakistan in 1971, Farina Alam studied at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture and completed the Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1994. Alam was based in Karachi until moving to London in 1998, to stduy for an MFA at the Slade. She currently lives and works in London.
EDUCATION
| 1998-2000 | Slade School of Fine Art. University College London M.F.A. print | |
| 1991-4 | Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi B.F.A print | |
| 1990-1 | National College Of Arts, Lahore, Foundation Year |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2006 | Whitechapel Art Gallery, London - 'Inner Worlds Outside.' Exhibition workshop. Adult level. | |
| 2005 | Tate Britain, London - Jannane Al-Ani. Video Performance workshop. Secondary level | |
| 2004 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Smart projects. Video workshop. Adult level. | |
| Bows Art Trust - The City of London Academy. Digital media. Secondary Level. | ||
| Serpentine Art Gallery, Glenn Brown Sci-fi Project and Summer programme. Mixed abilities. | ||
| Whitechapel Art Gallery - 'Shout Out' Video Making. Secondary level. | ||
| Bows Art Trust - Arts Activity Day. The City of London academy. Secondary level. | ||
| 2003 | British Council London - 'My Life My Future' Team Leader. Digital photography workshop. ~Educational residency. Further Education level. British Council Lahore and Community Centre Airdree Glasgow. www.mylifemyfuture.org. | |
| Serpentine Gallery - 'Close Up' Digital photography. University level. | ||
| Serpentine Gallery - 'Art In the Open' Primary level. | ||
| un 2002 | British Council London - 'My Life My Future'. Team leader. Digital Photography workshop. | |
| uca | Educational residency. University level. University of Dhaka and University of east London. |
PUBLICATIONS
| Feb - Mar 2003 | 'Way of Seeing' by Farina Alam British Council News | |
| March 2003 | 'Way of Seeing' by Farina Alam www.connectingfigures.com |
RESIDENCY
| Sep 2002 | Associazione Piemontese Arte. Printmaking Artist residency. Turin. | |
| Laboratorio Internationale di Tecniche Calcografiche. | ||
| Lamperia 'Al Pozzo' Commune di Dogliani. Italy. Work produced. Part of the collection at Associazione Piemontese Arte. |
Group Exhibitions:
| 2004 | Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi | |
| 2001 | Evidence, Phoenix gallery, Brighton | |
| 2000 | Photoinsight.org.uk, London | |
| Portobello Film Festival, London | ||
| Slade Summer M.F.A Show, London | ||
| Becks Student Video and Film Festival, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester | ||
| Becks Student Video and Film Festival, ICA, London | ||
| Concept Corridor, Alsop Gallery, Battersea, London | ||
| Book Fair, North and South Cloisters of UCL, London | ||
| 1999 | Group Exhitbition, Alsop Gallery, London | |
| 1998 | Seven Women, Pasha gallery, Islambad | |
| 1996 | Gallery Sadequain, Karachi | |
| 1994 | Pakistan National Council exhibition tour, Amman Damascas, Lebanon, Cairo | |
| Degree Show B.F.A Show, Karachi |
Farina Alam
- Available Works
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- Past Exhibitions
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Farina Alam was born in Pakistan, where she lived and worked until re-locating to London in 1998. Alam's drawing method is informed by traditional Pakistani miniature painting, particularly the linear style of the Kangra region.