Between worlds
An odyssey of the arts...
An artist on a journey...
A world of unspoken words and miracles
An odyssey of the arts...
An artist on a journey...
A world of unspoken words and miracles
Anum Farooq is an award winning autodidactic artist, and an alumna of Imperial College London. An internationally published artist, global educator and mentor, Anum is fond of the creative links between the Sciences and the Arts. Anum’s art relates to exploring, dreaming and discovering the world around us, educating ourselves with inner insights enlightened with natural perspectives, to enable a holistic art experience. The insight between nature, faith and humanity is a life-long discovery. Our perceptions of the natural world and our role within it, are interesting concepts to explore.
Anum’s artwork is displayed on dedicated art channels and streamed across major platforms including Apple TV Plus, Samsung TV Plus, VIZIO, ViX, Google Play, Xumo and LG TV amongst others as a Loupe Artist. She has been awarded the 2023 Artistic Excellence Award from the Circle Foundation for the Arts in Greece, as well as the RAK Fine Arts Festival 2023 Poetry Award in the UAE. In 2022, Anum was longlisted for Digital Innovation in Art Award and was a participant in the Noon Arts Award exhibition.
Anum has exhibited her artwork in Lacuna International Contemporary Arts Festival with her poem 'Reflect' exhibited in the RAK Heritage Village, as well as her artwork being showcased internationally from England, Italy, Canary Islands, Finland, West Africa, Canada Georgia, Turkey, Germany and USA amongst others. Anum has been interviewed for publications in culture capitals such as Venice, Hong Kong and London.
Anum also regularly hosts art and wellness podcasts titled ‘An Odyssey with Anum Farooq’ which is globally released on Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio and Samsung and Google Podcasts.
2023 Artistic Excellence Award, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Athens, Greece
2023 RAK Fine Arts Festival Poetry Award [English Category], RAK, UAE
2022 Longlisted for Digital Innovation in Art Award 2022 International
2022 Noon Arts Award Participant, Sharjah, UAE
2022 Artist feature in “Behind the Art Series”, Women’s History Month, MUI The Gallery, USA
2022 Spotlight Magazine invitation to publish ‘The Vessels of Life’
2022 Excellence in Media & Arts Award: Best Abstract Artist
2021-22 (Curating) Compassionate Women: Kindness in Action, International Digital
2022 “The Meditation” featured in ZO Blue Expo, USA
2021 “Dusk on Water” featured in The Dispatch, Columbus, Mississippi, USA
2021 Featured Artist Interview, ArtOn Gallery, Venice, Italy
2021 Featured Artist Interview: The Universal Language of Art, MO Magazine, UK
2021 Featured Artist, ArtMagazineium, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Featured Artist Interview, Chromart Berlin, Germany
2021 Featured Artist, ART UP MI Autumn Issue, Milan, Italy
2021 Featured Artist Interview: The Artist’s Voice, Utah, USA
2021 “How art affects our lives?” Artist Interview, Artholic on Spotify, Morocco
2021 Linked INNYC Women of the World Artist, New York and Miami- USA, Caracas -Venezuela,
2021 Featured Artist, Autumn Issue, Collect Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
2021 “The Poignant Rose” featured in the Art, Culture, Tourism UK Social Media Campaign
2021 “Roots of Courage” featured in I believe - My Art Inspo 2021 Prague
2021 Featured Artist, October Issue, The Working Artist, UK
2021 Rising Stars Interfaith Artist Interview, Independent
2021 “The Prayer” licensed by 500px, Visual China Group, Beijing, China and Ontario, Canada
2012 Tate Online Artist , Tate Collective Showcase, UK
2002 Certificate of Merit by the Mayor of Enfield: Painting in the park competition
2001 Albany School Public Speaking Award
My interest in exploring the relationship between Science and Art stems from my background in Biochemistry, as well as utilizing pedagogical approaches in combining these disciplines via cross curricular links. I utilize the stages of observation and experimentation from the Scientific method, in my approach to Art, for instance I observe the natural world around us, whether that be the shape of a leaf, patterns in the waves and rocks, colours in the cloud formations to the shape and texture of the tree branches and so on. Then, I experiment with distilling these themes into the abstract paintings or I simply photograph the biology of life with links to human insights and emotions.
The insight between nature, faith and humanity is a life-long discovery. Our perceptions of the natural world and our role within it, are interesting concepts to explore in free flowing brushstrokes. What is reflection? What is integrity through suffering? Do we aspire to be 'David' or 'Goliath'? What of the many miracles? What happens when our dreams come true? What about the two worlds? The one of 'now' and the other of the lasting 'hereafter'? This is just the beginning of the journey...
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