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SIMEEN FARHAT: BIOGRAPHY — PDF |
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Born: 1968, Karachi, Pakistan
Lives and works in Dallas, Karachi, Europe |
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EDUCATION |
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| 1998 |
B.F.A., Summa cum Laude; Arizona State University, Tempe, A |
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| 2000 |
M.F.A., Summa cum Laude; Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX |
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2013 |
Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX (Forthcoming) |
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| 2011 |
Inflexion, ArtChowk Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan |
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Epilogue, La Fontaine Contemporary Art Center, Bahrain |
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Word. Object. Motion. Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX |
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The Absolute Works From Nothing, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 2010 |
Charmed, Frenzied, and Mad, Xerxes Fine Arts, London, UK |
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Simeen Farhat, Raqhe-E-Naqse, Sharjah Museum of Modern Art, UAE |
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Vitalized Verses, V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan |
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Masnavi, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX |
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| 2008 |
Words Without Voices; Forms Without Bodies, The MAC, Dallas, TX |
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Textual Dynamite, Mighty Fine Arts, Project Room, Dallas, TX |
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| 2006 |
On the Run, Kiva Gallery, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX |
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| 2005 |
Shadows, Commerce Street Artists Warehouse, Houston, TX |
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| 2001 |
The Other Views, Fort Worth International Center, Fort Worth, TX |
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| 2000 |
Time and Place, New Talent Gallery, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX |
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Distant Signs, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NB |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2013 |
Art 13 London, UK
Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX |
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| 2012 |
AMM Art Auction, Kuwait
Adjacent and Across, XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Houston Art Fair, TX
BT ArtBox Project, Public Art Installation, London, UK
Vienna Art Fair, Austria
Art Cologne, Germany
Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE
Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Contemporary Asian Art: Texas Connection, Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, TX
imply Words, AB Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
Can you see me? Engendered Space Gallery, New Delhi, India |
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| 2011 |
Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
Noted, Kirk Hopper Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
Jasmin, Sabine Knust Gallery, Munich, Germany
Platform 2011, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
Common Threads, Heritage House, Dubai, UAE |
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| 2010 |
Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Slick Art Fair, Paris, France
Temporary Occupants, Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
Profiles, Khaki Gallery, Verge Art Fair, NYC, NY
Backroom Invitational, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Group Show, Khaki Gallery, Boston, MA |
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| 2009 |
Uncoverings....., Haggerty Gallery, Dallas, TX. (Two-Person)
Body Text= "Gender," Visual Arts Main Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, TX
Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Texas Biennial 2009. Mexican American Cultural Center. Austin, TX
No Honor In Killing: Making Visible Buried Truth, National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
Your Favorite Artist Was a Member, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Babelating, Diane Sikes and Simeen Ishaque. 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Group Show, Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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| 2007 |
East of Arden, Studio 107 Gallery, Austin, TX
Art for the Bridge, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
Articulating the Subtext, Alliance Française Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan |
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| 2006 |
Holiday Punch, Studio107 Gallery, Austin, TX
Art for the Bridge, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
Big As Night, Mighty Might Arts, Dallas TX
Platform, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
West Meets West, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland |
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| 2005 |
Somebody, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Broadway 417 Gallery, New York, NY
La Frontera, Gescheidle Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Frisbee Fair, Miami, FL
New Texas Talent’ 05, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Red Hot Red Dot, Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
WAVE, Group Show, Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
Work Must Be Smooth, 5oo X Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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| 2004 |
Simeen Ishaque, 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Piano Art Invitational, El Centro College Gallery
My Shadows Burnt in the Sun, Buffalo Bayou Art Park, Houston, TX |
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| 2003 |
Of Being, Fort Worth Community Art Center, TX
Dallas versus Houston, CSAW, Houston, TX
Duty Free, Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio College, TX
Balancing the Curves, Performance Hall Lobby, Richland College, Dallas, TX
Light Discussion, The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
ARTS 2003, National Juried Exhibition. Rockwall Art Center, Rockwall, TX |
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| 2002 |
Art, TX
The Yellow Line, The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
Digital Visions, Contemporary Art Center, Sacramento, CA
Faculty Biennial, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
Uraan, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Break on Through to the Other Side, cyberspace gallery
Interrogating Diversity, Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Multiply Identify, Reed Art Gallery, University of Maine at Presque Isle, ME
Series Eight, Print Exhibit, St. Edwards University Fine Arts Building, Austin, TX
Multiply Identify, Shaw Center Art Gallery, Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
Art Squared, Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
Printed and Painted, Part I, Gallery 72, Omaha, NB
Takhti Project, Sadeqain Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan |
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| 2001 |
Simeen Ishaque, Ridglea Recital Hall, (alternative space) Ft. Worth, TX
Distant Medleys, Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts (former DVAC), Dallas, TX
Relics, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
The Slant, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
Import / Export, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
New Prints From Texas!, Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX |
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| 2000 |
Just Six, New Works Space, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary Dallas, TX
Artistas De Las Americas, Fort Worth Central Library Arts Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
13th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, U W, Parkside, Kenosha, WI
15th Annual National Works on Paper, 2000, U T, Tyler, TX
Southern Graphics Council Travelling Show, Work was exhibited at various sites in the U.S.
Fred Wells 24th National Juried Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University. NB
Americas 2000 Paper Works Competition, Minot State University, SD |
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| 1999 |
Group Show, Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Fred Wells 23rd National Juried Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University, NB
National Juried Students Printmaking Exhibition, Memorial Union Gallery, ASU, AZ
Expo 99, National Juried Exhibition. 500 X Gallery, Dallas TX
Group Show, Indus Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan |
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| 1998 |
Art in the Metroplex, Moudy Exhibition Hall, TCU, Fort Worth, TX
Featured Artist, Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
BFA Show, Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
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RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS |
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| 2012 |
Oryx Foundation/AB Gallery, Artists in Residence, Switzerland |
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| 2011 |
Xerxes Artist Residency, Hampshire, UK |
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| 2010 |
Nominee, Prix Arte/ Slick, Paris, France, 2010 |
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Nominee, Dallas Mastermind Award, 2010 |
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| 2005 |
Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT |
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| 2002 |
Clay Fellowship Residency, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY |
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Artist in Residence, "Series Project VIII," Coronado Studios, Austin, TX |
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| 2000 |
Feature Show Award, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NB |
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Cash award, Fred Wells 24th National Juried Exhibition, NWU, Lincoln, NB |
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| 1998-2000 |
Graduate Departmental Assistantship, TCU |
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| 1996-1998 |
Board of Regents Scholarship, Arizona State University ASU.AZ |
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