User:Farhana Rehman

Farhana Rehman
Born	28th December 1978 Dibrugarh
Nationality	Indian
Education	Graduate in Sociology, Diploma in Fine arts
Occupation	Artist
Years active	2014-present
Known for	Her Contemporary Artworks
Spouse(s)	Irshad Rehman, married 2011-present
Parent(s)	Mosiur Rehman (Father), Salema Rehman (Mother)
Relatives	Sayeedur Rehman (Brother), Nasreena Rehman (Sister)
Website	www.farhanarehman.com

Farhana Rehman is an Indian visual artist born on 28^th December 1978 in Assam, India. She earned her visual arts diploma under Nikhil Bharat Sangeet Samiti, Kolkata and presently pursues her career in fine arts in Kolkata. Her works basically portrays the various perspective of human/social behavior towards cultural and religious entities. The themes of her artworks are mostly based on people and human beliefs.

Early Life and Education

Born in Dibrugarh, Assam to Mosiur Rehman and Salema Rehman, she is youngest amongst their three children. Her siblings are Sayeedur Rehman (Brother) and Nasreena Rehman (Sister). She received her formal education in her hometown in Little Flower School, a missionary run by Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco. Along with her regular academic activities in school, she had a deep passion for Fine arts which didn't go unnoticed to her parents eyes. She was admitted to a junior art school to let her painting skills develop further. After high school, she took her graduation in Sociology under Dibrugarh University. Simultaneously, she did her senior diploma courses in Fine arts under Nikhil Bharat Sangeet Samiti, Kolkata. After completing her final year in Fine arts, she started painting as an amateur artist.

Works as an Amateur

She started painting as an amateur artist at her home adding to her collection, reproductions of many European artists. Her style and subjects were mainly inclined to figures and portraits rather than landscapes and sceneries. She painted many reproductions of eminent European artists, amongst them she loved replicating a Francois Boucher, Rembrandt or a James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Her paintings ranged from miniatures to murals. Some of her recognizable works as a student include:

Year	Name	Artist	Description	Type
1997	Symphony in white, no. 2	James McNeill Whistler	Oil on board	Miniature
1998	Shepherd piping to a shepherdess	Francois Boucher	Oil on board	Miniature
1999	Stormy Landscape	Rembrandt	Oil on board	Miniature
1999	A woman bathing	Rembrandt	Oil on board	Miniature
1999	Portrait of a woman	Rembrandt	Oil on board	Miniature
2000	Rembrandt's self portrait with wife Saskia	Rembrandt	Oil on board	Mural
2012	The Bridge	Francois Boucher	Oil on board	Miniature

Personal life

She is married since 2011 to Irshad Rehman, who hails from a tea industrial background in Jorhat, Assam. Residing in their ancestral home in Assam for a year after marriage, they shifted to Kolkata.

Career

She began painting professionally after coming to Kolkata. The city known for its enrichment in art and culture, she found a platform to pursue her dreams. She started painting masterpieces for some of her clients, distinctively portraying her views on Indian culture, religious beliefs and the society. Some of her works are listed below:

Year	Name	Description	Style
2000	Leisure	Graphite on paper	Still life
2000	Incarnation of love	Graphite on paper	contemporary
2014	Buddha	Oil on canvas	Religious
2014	Serenity	Oil on canvas	Religious
2014	Tranquility	Oil on canvas	Religious
2015	Subtle	Oil on canvas	Contemporary
2015	The Peepal	oil on canvas	Contemporary
2015	Peace	Oil on canvas	Contemporary
2015	Illusion	Oil on canvas	Contemporary
2015	The four elements	Oil on canvas	Contemporary
2016	Reticent waters	Oil on canvas	Contemporary
2016	The farewell at Nidhivan	Mixed media	Religious