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Sanchita Islam | |
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| Born | April 1973 (age 51) Comparative Politics, MA Directing and Screenwriting |
| Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University London School of Economics Northern Media School |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, writer, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | www |
Sanchita Islam (born 28 April 1973) is an English artist, writer and filmmaker.
Early life
Islam was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England[1] to Bangladeshi parents. Her mother was a social worker in Manchester and Oldham.[2]
In June 1991, Islam completed A-levels in Art, English Literature, History at Loreto College in Manchester. In June 1992, she completed a Art foundation diploma at Manchester Metropolitan University.
In September 1996, Islam graduated from the
Career
In 1998, Islam participated in the group show 000 at the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Later, during a show of her drawings and paintings, she was told she would have to be at the gallery full-time. Islam decided to take her practice to the public.
After people started coming to the gallery more interested in watching Islam paint this urged Islam to combine live painting, live visuals and live music. In January 1999, Pigment Explosion was initially set up to perform live arts events, [6] which specialises in international art projects.[7] Since 1999, Pigment Explosion has branched out into projects that spill into film, painting, drawing, writing and photography.[4]
Islam has done nearly 70 group and solo shows
Islam has also worked on projects in Bangladesh, and lives and works in East London.[6]
She was an artist in residence at the Whitechapel Art Gallery between 2003 and 2004, she was also artist in residence at the Open Gallery from 2004 to 2008.[7]
She was also artist in resident at Artscape and Shoreditch House and her art features in various venues around London such as Sketch, Mark Hix’s restaurant and she was commissioned to do over one hundred paintings for Clifton Hotel Group in Bristol.[4][9]
Books
| Year | Title | Credit | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | From Briarwood to Barisal to Brick Lane | Author | Arts Council |
| 2004 | Old Meets Young | ||
| 2005 | Hidden | Arts Council, Tower Hamlets Council | |
| 2007 | Avenues | Arts Council, BBC, Pigment Explosion | |
| Connecting Kids | |||
| Cloud Catcher | |||
| 2008 | Eternal Pollution of a Dented Mind | Chipmunka Publishing | |
| Gungi Blues |
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
References
- ^ "Sanchita Islam". British Bengali Success Stories. BritBangla. 2003. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Marino, Elisabetta (7 January 2012). "Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam". The Creative Case for Diversity. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Amin, Aasha Mehreen (30 April 2004). "MSC in A Different Face of Islam". Bangladesh: The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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- ^ a b Marino, Elisabetta (7 January 2012). "Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam". The Creative Case for Diversity. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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- ^ a b c "Sanchita Islam". Open Gallery. 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ a b Marino, Elisabetta (7 January 2012). "Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam". The Creative Case for Diversity. p. 1. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "State of Independenz - Sanchita Islam". London College of Fashion. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
External links
- Pigment Explosion
- Sanchita Islam at IMDb
- Sanchita Islam. ArtSlant
- Sanchita Islam's CV
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