The Grand Mosque Painting

Farook Mohammed is an Award-winning Contemporary Visual Artist from South Africa. Some of his Artworks are in the collections of South African Royal Families as well as world renowned local entertainers. His primary focus is Pan-Africanist Artwork. Farook has been the Resident Artist of the Athenaeum South Africa since the year 2020-2021, a grand victorian styled building meant for Arts, Culture and Heritage. It holds a number of gallery spaces and a theater. Farook has spearheaded the 2021 Open Call Exhibition at the Athenaeum which lead to him winning the National Mzansi Arts and Media Awards under the category of best events organizer. In 2022 he won the Award for Best Visual Artist under the category of Arts and Crafts. Here's a 2021 Artist Interview Farook had at the Athenaeum which aired on DSTV Channel 260: https://youtu.be/o5B_-HaJhNE From the Artist: "I come from a very diverse family background and have family in nearly every part of the world. I was born and raised in the beautiful Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Eastern Cape, South Africa. I’ve traveled around the country and made home of our other noted and beautifully vibrant cities such as Johannesburg and Durban but I’m now back in my hometown. I’m also a collector of rarities and other valuables, an artist by nature and my work is influenced by world history, my own diverse family background which I can trace “spanning continents”, I’m also influenced by my physical surroundings and global events affecting us all (some of my works are a bit controversial and it adds some fun and spice for collectors who buy my works with the aim of making a buck or two or simply because they love and appreciate my creative expression), it’s all very unique, always tells a story and looks like the kind of artwork you’d usually find in an old money home. I’ve taken part in National and International Art competitions such as the Mzansi Art Gallery Competition & Exhibition 2021, The 2021 New Now Emerging Artist Competition hosted by Galerie NOKO, sponsored by VANSA [Visual Artist Network of South Africa], L’atelier [Continental, Sponsored by ABSA Bank] and Climanosco (Switzerland) for Art And Science on the topic of Global Warming and Rising Water Levels & State of The Art Gallery Competition on the same theme of Global Warming. I have a lot more to say and add but will be updating my journey along the way.