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Huma Mulji
b. 1970 | Karachi
| Education |
BFA, Sculpture/ Printmaking, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan. MFA (New Media Arts) candidate 2010, Transart Institute, DUK, Krems, Austria. |
| Teaching / Art Education Experience: |
| 2002 - present |
Assistant Professor, 3 Dimensional Studios, School of Visual Arts, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan. |
| 2004 - present |
Member, Board of Studies, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore. |
| 2004 - present |
Member, Academic Council, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore. |
| 2001 - present |
External Examiner, International Baccalaureate, Visual Arts Program, The International School, Karachi. |
| 1996-2002 |
Instructor, A’ Level Art, The Lyceum School, Karachi. |
| Awards |
| 2012 |
Abraaj Group Art Prize |
| Solo Exhibitions: |
| 2011 |
Twilight, Project 88, Mumbai, India. |
| 2010 |
Crystal Palace and Other Follies, Rohtas Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan. |
| 2009 |
High Rise, Elementa Gallery, Dubai, UAE. |
| 2008 |
Arabian Delight, Rohtas Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan. |
| Upcoming Exhibitions: |
| 2013 |
Abraaj Group Art Prize, Art Dubai, UAE. |
| 2013 |
A Beautiful Life, Sining Makiling Gallery, University of the Philippines, Los Banos. |
| Selected Group Exhibitions: |
| 2013 |
Salaam Bombay: Beauty and Chaos in the Urban Environment, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, USA. |
| 2012 |
Frieze Art Fair, London, Project 88.
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Project 88, Mumbai.
A Beautiful Life, Creative Hinkley (Hinkley, UK)
A Beautiful Life, The Pier-2 Art District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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| 2011 |
A beautiful Life,South Hill Park, Bracknell, UK.
Studio Dispatches, Art Dubai, UAE |
| 2010 |
HK International Art Fair, Project 88.
Failure to Yield, ConcentArt, Berlin, Germany.
The Rising Tide, Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi, Pakistan.
Reprise, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA.
Form and Phenomenon, Project 88, Mumbai, India.
As The Land Expands, Al Riwaq Art Space, Adliya, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Home and the World, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA.
Where Three Dreams Cross, 150 Year of Photography from India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh, Whitechapel Gallery, London, in January 2010 and tour to the Fotomuseum Winterthur in June 2010.
The Empire Strikes Back, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK. |
| 2009 |
Ressemble Reassemble, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi, India.
Hanging Fire:, Contemporary Art from Pakistan, Asia Society Museum, New York, USA.
Art Dubai 2009, Galerie 88 FZCO, B10, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Shanakht Project, The Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan.
High Rise:, Elementa Gallery, Dubai, UAE.
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2008 |
15-An IVS Alumni Collective, Indus Valley School Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
6 Degrees of Separation: Chaos or congruence, Anant Gallery, New Delhi, India.
Farewell to Post Colonialism, Third Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, China.
Desperately Seeking Paradise, Pakistan Pavillion, ART DUBAI, UAE.
Arabian Delight, Rohtas Gallery, Lahore. |
| 2007 |
Take Away, Zahoor-ul-Akhlaque Gallery, National College of Art, Lahore.
Outside the Cube, National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
Love, National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
Moving Ahead: Sculpture in Pakistan, National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
Contemporary Art from Pakistan, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA.
Destination Asia: Non-strict correspondence, by Indian and Pakistani artists,Soros Center for Contemporary Art-Almaty, Kazikhistan. |
| 2006 |
256 Shades, V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi.
Sub-Contingent: the Indian Subcontinent in Contemporary Art, Fondazionne Sandretto Re Rauburg, Torino, Italy.
Flights of Fancy, Royaat Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan. |
| 2005 |
Something Purple: Media Art from Pakistan, Hongkong.
ScopeLondon, London, UK.
Beyond Borders, Art from Pakistan, NGMA, Mumbai, India.
Sirf Tum, Rohtas Gallery, Lahore. |
| 2004 |
Along the X Axis, Exhibition of Digital Art, Delhi, India. |
| 2003 |
Darmiyan Exhibition, Nehr Ghar, Lahore, Pakistan.
Open Studios, UpRiver Workshop, Lijiang, China. |
| 2002 |
Aar Paar II, Mumbai, India.
The Brewster Project, Brewster, NY. |
| 2001 |
Group Show :6 Pakistani artists, Jay Grimm Gallery, New York, USA.
Open Studios, Gasworks, London, UK. |
| 2000 |
Diversity and Direction: Contemporary Art of the 90’s, Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi.
Pakistan: Another Vision, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, UK. |
| 1999 |
Cityscapes, Galerie Sadequain, Frere Hall, Karachi.
Urban Voices 111, Sheraton Hotel, Karachi. |
| 1998 |
Karachi Contemporaries: Part 1, A.N. Gallery, Karachi. |
| 1997 |
High, Low, and In-between, A.N. Gallery, Karachi. |
| Curatorial Projects, Workshops & Residencies Facilitation: |
| 2008 |
Facilitator, Vasl Lahore Artists Residency, Lahore. |
| 2006 |
Facilitator “13 Satellites of Lahore”, a public art project with art students.
Curatorial Team for National Art Gallery of Modern Art, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Co-ordinator, Vasl Residency Lahore April 2006. |
| 2000- 2002 |
Co-ordinated “Aar Paar” 1, 11, 111 with Shilpa Gupta (Mumbai); an exchange of art between artists from India and Pakistan, sited in public spaces in Mumbai and Karachi. |
| 2001 |
Working Group, Vasl International Artists Workshop, held at Karachi, January 12-29, 2001. |
| 2000 |
As part of a group, conceived and installed an interactive artwork for the Pakistan Peace Coalition conference. 160 6” x 4” tiles made by citizens of Karachi were exhibited at Metropole Hotel, Karachi. |
| 1999 |
Co-curated “Cityscapes” an exhibition of Contemporary Art, and recitals of contemporary poetry and literature, Sadequain Gallery, Frere Hall, Karachi. |
| Selected Workshops & Residencies: |
| September 2003 |
Darmiyaan Artists Workshop, Lahore , Pakistan.
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| 2001 - 2002 |
"Contemporary Asian Artists Initiative”, CAAI, a forum to encourage regional dialogue, and make an accessible network for Art practitioners in Asia/South Asia. New Delhi, India. |
| 2001 |
Artist in Residence, Gasworks Studios, London, UK. |
| 1999 |
Khoj International Artists Workshop (Triangle Arts Fund) Modinagar / New Delhi, India. |
| Workshops & Residencies: |
| September 2003 |
Darmiyaan Artists Workshop, Lahore, Pakistan. |
| October 2003 |
UpRiver Loft International Artists Workshop, Lijiang, China. |
| 2001 - 2002 |
"Contemporary Asian Artists Initiative”, CAAI, a forum for regional dialogue, and networking for Art practitioners in Asia/South Asia, New Delhi, India. |
| April 2001 |
Artist in Residence, Gasworks Studios, London, UK. |
| November 1999 |
Khoj International Artists Workshop, Modinagar, Delhi, India. |
| Other Professional Experience: |
| 2002 |
“Zero Down Payment”, presented at Mapping South Asian Art, Shisha, Manchester, UK. Essay published by Cornerhouse, UK in Mapping ArtSouthAsia: A Visual and Cultural Dialogue between Britain and South Asia, 2006. |
| 2001 |
“Popular Culture & Art”, presented as part of the exhibition, Pakistan: Another Vision, SOAS, London, UK. |
| 2001 |
Juror, National College of Arts, Lahore. |
| 2000 - Present |
Juror, National College of Arts, Lahore. |
| 2000 - Present |
Diploma Examiner, International Baccalaureate System, Karachi, Pakistan. |
| 1997 |
Researched and compiled data on Pakistani artists for a CD-ROM production of “50 years of Pakistan...an Art Retrospective”, Enabling Technologies and Solutions Unlimited, Karachi. |
| 1996 |
Associate Editor, The Artists newsletter Pakistan. |
| Exhibition Catalogues and Book: |
| 2013 (Upcoming) |
Noyce, Richard. Ed. Printmaking off the Beaten Track, UK.
Vali, Murtaza, Ed. Extra-Ordinary, Catalogue for Abraaj Group Art Prize 2013, Dubai, UAE
Baler, Pablo. The Next Thing: Art in the Twenty-first Century. Rowman Littlefield Publishers with Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, USA |
| 2010 |
Khan, Naiza H., ed. The Rising Tide: New Directions in Art From Pakistan, 1990-2010. Karachi: Mohatta Palace Museum.
Where Three Dreams Cross: 150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan & Bangladesh, Göttingen: Steidl; London: Whitechapel Gallery; Winterthur: Fotomuseum Winterthur.
Rana, Rashid, ed. Resemble/Reassemble. New Delhi: Devi Art Foundation.
Sullivan, Graeme. Art Practice as Research: Inquiry in Visual Arts. Los Angeles: Sage Publications. |
| 2009 |
Holborn, Mark, ed. The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today. London: Jonathan Cape in association with Saatchi Gallery.
Hashmi, Salima, ed. Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art From Pakistan. New York: Asia Society Museum; New Haven: Yale University Press.
Chiu, Melissa and Genocchio, Benjamin. Asian Art Now, 2010.
Malik, Maha. High Rise, Elementa Gallery, Dubai, UAE. |
| 2008 |
Gao, Shiming, Sarat Maharaj and Tsongzung Chang, eds. The Third Guangzhou Triennial: Farewell to Post-Colonialism. Guangzhou: China Academy of Art Press.
Tuqan, Salma, ed. Desperately Seeking Paradise. Dubai: Art Dubai. |
| 2007 |
Dalmia, Yashodhara, and Salima Hashmi. Memory, Metaphor, Mutations: Contemporary Art of India and Pakistan. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. |
| 2006 |
Bonacossa, Ilaria and Francesco Manacorda, ed. SubContingent: The Indian Subcontinent in Contemporary Art. Florence: Electa; Turin: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. |
| 2005 |
Doshi, Saryu and Quddus Mirza, eds. Beyond Borders: Art from Pakistan. Mumbai: Young Presidents' Organization. |
| 2002 |
Hashmi, Salima. Unveiling the Visible: Lives and Works of Women Artists of Pakistan. Islamabad: ActionAid Pakistan. |
| 2000 |
Wilcox, Timothy, ed. Pakistan: Another Vision. London: Arts & The Islamic World (UK) Ltd. |
| Selected Biography: |
| 2012 |
Subramanyam, Aishwarya, and Anam Mansuri, Another Pakistan, Vogue India (September): 236-247.
Hashmi, Salima. "Sinful Women": Women Artists from Pakistan." n.paradoxa: International Feminist Art Journal 29 (January): 90-95.
Murray, Rachel. "Huma Mulji's Suspenion in Twilight." Interface, http://a-n.co.uk
Cawkwell, Chris. "Huma Mulji Twilight." Chris Cawkwell Blog, January 14, http://chriscawkwell.com |
| 2011 |
Cheng, Enoch and Phoebe Wong. Interview with Huma Mulji,"Diaaalogue, April, http://aaa.org.hk Editors. "Art Night Thursday Returns Tonight."Mumbai Boss, November 10, http://mumbaiboss.com
Nagree, Zeenat."City Light".Time Out Mumbai, October 28-November 10: 82.
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| 2010 |
Ali, Atteqa,"The Crystal Palace." NuktaArt 5, no. 2 (October).
Mirza, Quddus. "The Rise of the Sentimentalised Cityscape." Art India 15, no. 3 (September): 45-47.
Malik, Maha. "Mirror, mirror." The Express Tribune, May 23.
Vali, Murtaza. "A Deferral of Judgement: Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art From Pakistan/Asia Society." NuktaArt 5 no. 1 (May): 38-40. |
| 2009 |
Melwani, Lavina. "Pakistani Art from the Heart." Lassi with Lavina, December 2, http://lassiwithlavina.com
Cotter, Holland. "Activist Energy With a Light Touch." New York Times, October 2: C25.
Wolff, Sarah. "Burning Down The (Art) House." Forbes.com, September 15, http://forbes.com
Kennedy, Randy. "Contradiction Remains Vital to Pakistan and Its Art,"New York Times, September 3: C1.
Mohammed, Arsalan. "Huma Mulji." Khaleej Times, 2009
Hashmi, Salima. "Contrary Signs: A New Generation of Artists from Pakistan."Flash Art 42, no. 265 (March/April): 76-78.
Korp, Maureen. "Half Lives."The Friday Times, March 13-19: 16-17.
Bukhari, Munir. "Artistswork: Two in Two." DAWN Images, March 8, http://archives.dawn.com
Grove, Valerie. "Huma Mulji: High Rise."Nafas Art Magazine, March, http://universes-in-universe.org
Mirza, Quddus. "As Unpredictable as Art."The News, February 22: 36.
Qureshi, Mariam. "Of Cows, Trees and Archives" Daily Times, February 18, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk
Genocchio, Benjamin. "Pakistan Report: On the Verge." Art in America 97, no. 1 (January): 59-62.
Dhar,Jyoti. Chinar Tree, 2009 |
| 2008 |
Ali, Salwat. "Darlings of the Desert." Newsline, April 1, http://newslinemagazine.com
Kazi, Ambreen Noon. "Oasis of art in the desert." The Friday Times, March 28-April 3: 16-.
Aspden, Peter. "Polemic and "Paradise" in the Pakistan Pavillion." Financial Times, 22/23 March: 9.
Vali, Murtaza. "Salima Hashmi: Paradise Found and Lost." ArtAsiaPacific 57 (March/April): 106-109.
Mirza, Quddus. "Show Me the Money." Art India 13, no. 1 (March): 56-59.
Sheth, Samira. "Creative Commerce." Art India 13, no. 1 (March): 70.
Singh, Devika. "Whose Paradise is it Anyway?" Art India 13, no. 1 (March): 68-69.
Noorani, Asif. "Pakistan Art 11: All Set to Conquer Dubai." DAWN Gallery, March 15, 2008, http://archives.dawn.com
Usman, Ali. "Arabian Delights enthral art enthusiasts." Daily Times, February 29, http://dailytimes.com.pk |
| 2004 |
Sambrani, Chaitanya. "Printing Across Borders: The Aar-Paar Project." Art Monthly Australia 171 (July): 12-15. |
| 2003 |
Sinha, Gayatri."Across the Border: A Dialogue with Naazish Ata-Ullah." n.paradoxa: International Feminist Art Journal 11 (January): 80-87. |
| 1999 |
Mirza, Quddus. "A Particular Language: Contemporary Artists of Pakistan." ART AsiaPacific 24 (Winter). |
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