Farheen HaQ

Farheen Haq (born 1977) is a South Asian Muslim Canadian multidisciplinary artist. Her artistic practice explores a range of topics, frequently related to identity, and culture. Haq's works often engage her community, and make use of gestures that reference spiritual and domestic rituals.

Biographical information Farheen Haq was born in 1977 in Niagara, Ontario, a region to which her mother immigrated from Pakistan during her parents' arranged marriage. Haq holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Development from the University of Toronto, completed in 1998, and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa, completed in 2000. In 2005, Haq received their Master of Fine Arts from the York University. Haq currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia on Lkwungen Territory with her husband Chris; daughter Aisha, who is a hairdresser in the city; and son Cairo, a recognized trombone player.

Artistic works Farheen Haq has exhibited across Canada and internationally. Her works have examined family ties, cultural histories, identity, and spirituality, among other themes. Victoria, British Columbia Endless Tether 2004; 2007; 2008 Lennox Contemporary Gallery; Khyber Centre for the Arts; Struts Gallery Victoria, British Columbia Farheen HAQ Sept. 16, 2006 - Nov. 26, 2006 Kelowna Art Gallery Kelowna, British Columbia Fray Feb. 21, 2008 - Mar. 22, 2008 Gallery TPW Toronto, Ontario Alone Together 2008 Niagara Artist's Company St. Catharines, Ontario Being Home Sept. 18, 2015 - Nov. 6, 2015; July 15, 2016 - Aug. 27, 2016; 2016 Comox Valley Art Gallery; The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art; Flux Media Gallery Victoria, British Columbia Sept. 1, 2022 - Nov. 19 2022; June 23, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2023; Jul. 6, 2024 - Mar. 8, 2025 Campbell River Art Gallery; Art Gallery of Hamilton; Reach Gallery Campbell River, British Columbia; Hamilton, Ontario; Abbotsford, British Columbia Collected Resonance: Shelly Bahl, Sarindar Dhaliwal, Farheen HaQ 2011 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Victoria, British Columbia

Community involvement and recognition Haq has engaged with personal, local, and national communities through her art practice, and she has also received recognition for her artistic contributions.

Her artistic work, which often incorporate family and culture as themes, have sometimes included involvement from her family members. Haq's family has also been included in programming associated with her exhibitions.

She has given several free artist talks at educational institutions, including at the Vancouver Island School of Art and the University of Victoria.

In 2021, Haq appeared as an interviewee in Saida Ouchaou-Ozarowski's film In Full Voice, a National Film Board of Canada documentary about the experiences of Muslim Canadian Women.

In 2014, they were longlisted for the Sobey Art Award, the largest award for contemporary art in Canada.