ARIBA S. ALAM is a Brooklyn, NY based photographer born in Massachusetts.

Her work has been shown at The American Museum of Natural History, The Queens Museum, The Asia Society, Exit Art, The Museum of African Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art/Shanghai amongst others. Fariba has volunteered her creative services for Sakhi for South Asian Women and The Acid Survivor's Foundation in Bangladesh.

Fariba holds a B.A. in Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia College, Columbia University(1998,) with a focus on post-colonial theory. She is the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship (1998/1999) and holds an M.A. in Studio Art from New York University (2004).
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“Finally, Fariba Alam’s ceramic tiles near the show’s entrance are clever, revelatory and lovely. The artist has transferred onto the surface of the tiles photographic imagery of a woman looking up at the ceiling of a building, perhaps a mosque, that is covered in decorative tiles in floral patterns and Islamic calligraphy. There is a riveting, visual newness to this work, making it a highlight of the show.”

A Collection Born of Cultural Dislocation
By BENJAMIN GENOCCHIO
July 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07
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