Farrah Mahmood Rana

Miniature Artist from Pakistan. I learnt The Traditional Indian Mughal Miniature paintings and its various styles which include Mughal, Persian, Rajhisthani and Pehari.
My recent collection deals with a range of social and political issues but as a female artist in a male dominated society always been more inclined to talk about what it means to be a woman in the dark parts of the world. My paintings on "˜karokari' are a good example of that. In all, attention is drawn to the abuse of power in all it senses which is the root cause of a corrupt and unjust system affecting our personal judgment of human values.

Graduated from the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore, Pakistan.
EXHIBITIONS:
60 National and International shows including:

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2010
 ‘Waqt k sath sath ’’, Nomad Gallery, Islamabad. (Catalog)
2006
 Miniature paintings Exhibition, Town Hall of Steyr, Austria.
 Exhibition of Miniature Paintings by Farrah, Volkarabruk, Austria.

TWO PERSON SHOWS:

2010
 Gandhi Memorial Center. Washington D.C, U.S.A (Catalog)
2007
 Stockport Art Gallery, Manchester, England.
 Rohtaas 2 Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan.
2001
 National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2010
 Gender Violence’ at the NOMAD gallery. Islamabad.
 Spring Show at the Gallery 6.Islamabad.
2009
 Exhibition of Miniatures, THE ART HOUSE, Wakefield, UK.
 “Beyond the Frame” at National Art Gallery, (PNCA) Islamabad.
 Exhibition of Asian Art at the North Light Gallery, Armitage Bridge,Huddersfields, Yorkshire. UK.
2008
 Exhibition of Drawings at National College of Arts, Rawalpindi. (Catalog)
 Group show of Contemporary Miniature Paintings at Artscene Gallery. Karachi. Pakistan. (Catalog)
 South Asian Art Exhibit...