Saraswati Foundation profile
Farhad Hussain
Indian painter known for vivid colour, humorous and ironic figures, and everyday middle-class urban scenes.
Born in Jamshedpur in 1975, Hussain studied painting at Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, and later pursued further painting study at M.S. University, Baroda.
Biography
Farhad Hussain is an Indian painter born in 1975 in Jamshedpur. He completed a BFA in Painting at Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati in 2003. Sources vary on the exact qualification for his later training, so it is best described cautiously as further painting study at M.S. University, Baroda, completed in 2005.
His work is recognised for bright colour, playful and ironic figuration, and scenes drawn from everyday middle-class urban life. The paintings balance humour with observation, giving familiar settings a subtly theatrical character.
Awards & Honours
- Best Watercolour, Indian Art College Exhibition (1998)
- Nasreen Mohamedi Scholarship (2004)
- Most Promising Artist, runner-up, India Habitat Centre (2006)
Exhibitions & Residencies
His first solo exhibition was at Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda, in 2006. Later solo exhibitions included Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi (2008) and Museum Gallery, Mumbai (2009).
Selected Works
No Foundation collection artwork match has been verified for this profile, so no selected Foundation work is presented here.