Fariba Alam

Timeline

1997
Art Alliance Grant, Columbia University
1998
B.A. in Middle East/Asian Languages & Cultures, summa cum laude, Columbia University, NY
1999
Fulbright Fellow in Photography, Fulbright Program, U.S. Information Agency
2004
M.A. in Studio Art & Art Criticism, New York University, NY
2004
Dean’s Grant for Master’s Thesis, New York University
2007
Artist-in-Residence, David & Julia White Colony, Costa Rica
2008
Aljira Emerge, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Exhibition Program, New Jersey
2010
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont

Exhibitions

2011
First Solo Exhibitions tbd, Delhi, Dubai
2010
Xu Kong: The Art of Triviality, Art & Shanghai, Shanghai, China: Diana Freundl
2010
Group Exhibition, Concordia College, Conocordia, NY, curator: Carol Solomon and Aicon Gallery, NY
2010
“Mapping Identity,” Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, Haverford, NY, curator: Carol Solomon
2009
Aljira Emerge 10 Exhibition,” Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, curator: Sarah Reisman
2009
“Perspectives: Women, Art and Islam,” Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art & Museum for African Art, curators: Lisa Bender, Kim Gant
2009
“INDIA XIANZAI, Contemporary Indian, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China, curator: Diane Freundl, Alexander Keefe
2008
“Erasing Borders, Contemporary Art in the Indian Diaspora,” The Queens Museum of Art, NY / The Guild Gallery, NY / Tabla Rasa Gallery, NY, curator: Vijay Kumar, IACC
2007
“Exploding the Lotus,” Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywod, FL, curator: Jane Hart
2007
SAWCC Auction, The Guild Gallery, NYC
2007
“Sultana’s Dream,” Exit Art, curator: Jaishri Abichandani, NYC
2007
“Tributaries,” group exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
2005
"Asian American International Film Festival," The Asia Society, NYC
2004
“Territories,” Gallery ArtsIndia, curator: Dipti Desai, NYC
2004
“Voices of Resistance,” The Queens Museum, curator: Prerena Reddy, NY
2004
Thesis Show, group exhibition, The Grey Arts Gallery, NYC
2003
“Entourage,” Kimmel Center, New York University, NYC / Education Wing, The International Center for Photography, NYC
2002
“Crossing the Line” Queens Museum of Art, curator: Valerie Smith, NY
2001
“Shaken & Stirred” BosePacia Modern, jurors: Barbara Hunt & Rina Banerjee, NYC
2000
“Sweet Beguile” Shiva Gallery, Joseph Papp Public Theater, curator: Neyda Matrinez, NYC
2000
“(Un)suitable Girls,” group exhibition, curator: Prema Murthy, NYC
2000
Art Benefit for Sakhi, group exhibition, Bose Pacia Modern, NYC
1998
“People of the Hills,” Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1998
“Bound,” group exhibition, Postcrypt Gallery, Columbia University, NYC
1997
“Celebrating India: Rebirth of a Nation, Portraits of a People,” group exhibition, American Museum of Natural History, NYC
1997
“Swarajya—Celebrating 50 Years of Independence,” group exhibition, Gallery 978, NYC
1997
“Asian here,” group exhibition, Postcrypt Galley, Columbia University, NYC

Literature

2009
WNYC, MoCADA & Museum of African Art present: Women, Art & Islam
2007
Sultana’s Dream, Uzma Rizvi, Exit Art (catalog,) August 2007
English (US)

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