Shikh Sabbir Alam was born in 1982 in Kushtia, Bangladesh, where he still lives and works. Sabbir completed his master's degree at the Oslo Academy of Fine arts (KHiO).
The paintings in this exhibition initially made their appearance in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, "In Our Veins Flow Ink and Fire", in Kerala, India, earlier this year. Other recent exhibitions include: "Oude Wijn/Nieuwe Zakken - 50 Jaar Kunst In De Warande", De Warande ,Turnhout, Belgium (2022); " Zoology", curated by Benedict Vandaele, Zebrastraat, Ghent, Belgium (2021); "Poetic Faith", SMAK, Gent, Belgium (2020); "Old Tree", Hordaland Art Center, Bergen, Norway (2020); "Destinýs Gratinee" Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway (2018); Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2018), and Destiny's Atelier, Oslo (2017).
Sabbir Alam’s work is held in the collections of S.M.A.K, the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art Ghent, Belgium; Fiorucci Art Trust, London.
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