About
Altamash Urooj is a Venezuelan/Pakistani artist, photographer and director. A graduate from the American University in Dubai with a BFA in photography, he divides his time between commissioned photography and fine art projects.
He creates bespoke art and photography workshops and conducts them online and in person with institutions like Sharjah Art Foundation, Tashkeel, Gulf Photo Plus and more.
One of the winners of the Sheikha Manal's Young Artist Award (2008), He has exhibited works in spaces including Tashkeel (2020,2022) , Jameel Art Center ( 2021 ), The Empty Quarter(2010), Art Space (2007), Ayyam Gallery (2008) and Meem Gallery (2008). His work has also travelled to the University of Arizona in Tuscon ( 2006 ) and the School of Visual Art gallery in New York ( 2009 )
Exhibitions
Made in Tashkeel - July 2022
The Distance from Here - Jameel Art Center - Collaboration with Mona Ayyash Inês de Almeida, Olivia Duncan, Mohammad El-Jachi, Shamma Khoory 2021
Covid Conversations - Tashkeel December 2020
Group exhibition Gulf Photo Plus-Behind the Portrait- Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai 2019
Solo Exhibition - Shangri La Hotel,Dubai- 2011
Art Dubai - Young Artist Award Winners stand - Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah - 2010
Sheikha Manal’s young artist award exhibition -winner in photography- Dubai Ladies club, 7th November - 2009
Basically Human II - The Empty Quarter, DIFC,Dubai - 15th Sept-4th Oct - 2009
Basically human II - SVA Gallery, Manhattan - New York 8th July -20th July - 2009
Silent conversations -Tashkeel- 12th March -30th March - 2009
Do Not Feed The Artists - Gallery of Light, DUCTAC Dubai - 18th Jan - 4th Feb - 2009
Rituals Of Dinner at the Ayyam Gallery - Senior Thesis Exhibition- 1st Dec-6th Dec - 2008
Student Exhibition Meem Gallery - Dubai -June-Sept - 2008
Cliche Exhibition at Traffic Gallery - June - 2008
Timecards - Student Exhibition - The Jamjar Gallery - May - 2008
Art for Rent - Mall of the Emirates community and Theatre centre, Dubai - Dec - 2007
Basically Human Dubai -ArtSpace Gallery-The Fairmont Hotel - Dubai - May -2007
Gulf Art Fair -Bastakiya exhibit - Dubai -March 2007
Basically Human, Tucson, Arizona ( University of Arizona ) -Dec 2006
Bulb Fiction Video Art exhibition - DUCTAC Dubai - Nov 2006
Media and Marketing exhibition, Trade Centre, Dubai 2006
Sheep Are Welcome, The Soho Gallery, Dubai. Fall 2005