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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Islam was born in [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]<ref name="britbangla">{{cite web |url=http://www.britbangla.net/successprofiles.html#sanchita|title=Sanchita Islam|work=British Bengali Success Stories|publisher=BritBangla|year=2003|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> to "non-[[Sylhet Division|Sylheti]]"<ref name="jamswis">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_nelD0GZGw|title=BBC World News Amit Choudhury and Sanchita Islam on Impact|publisher=[[BBC World News]]|date=6 June 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> [[Bangladesh]]i parents. Her mother was a social worker in Manchester and [[Oldham]].<ref name="creativecase3">{{cite news |last=Marino|first=Elisabetta|url=http://disabilityarts.creativecase.org.uk/?location_id=1572&item=2526|title=Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam|work= |location= |publisher=''The Creative Case for Diversity''|date=7 January 2012|page=3|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
Islam was born in [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]<ref name="britbangla">{{cite web |url=http://www.britbangla.net/successprofiles.html#sanchita|title=Sanchita Islam|work=British Bengali Success Stories|publisher=BritBangla|year=2003|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> to "non-[[Sylhet Division|Sylheti]]"<ref name="jamswis">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_nelD0GZGw|title=BBC World News Amit Choudhury and Sanchita Islam on Impact|publisher=[[BBC World News]]|date=6 June 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> [[Bangladesh]]i parents. Islam's father died when she was eight months old, at the time her mother was in her mid 20s with three children under the age of four.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jrhgy|title=Sanchita Islam|work=Millionaires Saving Migrants|publisher=[[BBC World Service]]|date=19 February 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> Islam and her sisters were brought up by their mother and step-father. Her mother was a social worker in Manchester and [[Oldham]].<ref name="creativecase3">{{cite news |last=Marino|first=Elisabetta|url=http://disabilityarts.creativecase.org.uk/?location_id=1572&item=2526|title=Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam|work= |location= |publisher=''The Creative Case for Diversity''|date=7 January 2012|page=3|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
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In June 1991, |
From 1977 to 1984, Islam attended Amberleigh Preparatory School. From 1984 to 1991, she attended Chorlton Convent High School for Girls. In June 1991, she completed [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-levels]] in Art, English Literature, History at [[Loreto College, Manchester|Loreto College]] in Manchester. In June 1992, she completed an Art foundation diploma at [[Manchester Metropolitan University]].<ref name="thedailystar">{{cite news |last=Amin|first=Aasha Mehreen|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/04/05/film.htm|title=MSC in A Different Face of Islam|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=30 April 2004|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
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In September 1996, Islam graduated from the [[London School of Economics]], [[University of London]] with a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in International History and a [[Master of Science|MSc]] in Comparative Politics.<ref name="thedailystar"/> In February 1998, she completed second [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Directing and Screenwriting sponsored by [[Channel 4]] at the Northern Media School.<ref name="hixsoho">{{cite web |url=http://www.hixsoho.co.uk/artwork/75/|title=Sanchita Islam|publisher=Hix|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref |
In September 1996, Islam graduated from the [[London School of Economics]], [[University of London]] with a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in International History and a [[Master of Science|MSc]] in Comparative Politics.<ref name="thedailystar"/> In February 1998, she completed second [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Directing and Screenwriting sponsored by [[Channel 4]] at the Northern Media School at [[Sheffield Hallam University]].<ref name="hixsoho">{{cite web |url=http://www.hixsoho.co.uk/artwork/75/|title=Sanchita Islam|publisher=Hix|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> She then enrolled for [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Fine Art Practice and Theory of Visual Art at [[Chelsea College of Art and Design]] and dropped out in her second year.<ref name="creativecase2">{{cite news |last=Marino|first=Elisabetta|url=http://disabilityarts.creativecase.org.uk/?location_id=1572&item=2525|title=Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam|work= |location= |publisher=''The Creative Case for Diversity''|date=7 January 2012|page=2|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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From 1996 to 1998, Islam had a short career working as researcher in television for [[London Weekend Television]].<ref name="creativecase2"/> |
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In 1998, Islam participated in the group show 000 at the [[Whitechapel Gallery|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.<ref name="culturalco-operation">{{cite web |url=http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/167/Sanchita_Islam|title=Sanchita Islam|publisher=Cultural Co-operation|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
In 1998, Islam participated in the group show 000 at the [[Whitechapel Gallery|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.<ref name="culturalco-operation">{{cite web |url=http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/167/Sanchita_Islam|title=Sanchita Islam|publisher=Cultural Co-operation|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
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Islam has also worked on projects in Bangladesh.<ref name="culturalco-operation">{{cite web |url=http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/167/Sanchita_Islam|title=Sanchita Islam|publisher=Cultural Co-operation|year=2007|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
Islam has also worked on projects in Bangladesh.<ref name="culturalco-operation">{{cite web |url=http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/167/Sanchita_Islam|title=Sanchita Islam|publisher=Cultural Co-operation|year=2007|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
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She was an artist in residence at the Whitechapel Art Gallery between 2003 and 2004, she was |
She was an artist in residence at the Whitechapel Art Gallery between 2003 and 2004, she was artist in residence at the Open Gallery from 2004 to 2008,<ref name="opengallery"/> and also worked as an artist in residence at [[TVF Media]] from 2004 to 2009. 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.<ref name="hixsoho"/><ref name="fashion">{{cite web |url=http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/about/archive/newsarchive/stateofindependenz-sanchitaislam/|title=State of Independenz – Sanchita Islam|publisher=London College of Fashion|date=3 October 2007|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
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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.<ref name="hixsoho"/><ref name="fashion">{{cite web |url=http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/about/archive/newsarchive/stateofindependenz-sanchitaislam/|title=State of Independenz – Sanchita Islam|publisher=London College of Fashion|date=3 October 2007|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Islam lives and works in [[East London]].<ref name="culturalco-operation"/> |
Islam lives and works in [[East London]].<ref name="culturalco-operation"/> At the age of 19, she met her husband while studying at the London School of Economics. They have two sons, Luca Blue (born 2011) and Senna River (born 2013). |
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Since the age of four, Islam has suffered from [[melancholia]]. In 2009, she suffered from [[psychosis]].<ref name="bbc"/> |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.pigmentexplosion.com/site/#/site/ Pigment Explosion website] |
*[http://www.pigmentexplosion.com/site/#/site/ Pigment Explosion website] |
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*{{IMDb name|id=4121247|name=Sanchita Islam}} |
*{{IMDb name|id=4121247|name=Sanchita Islam}} |
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*{{Twitter|q_sanchita_lam|Sanchita Islam}} |
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*[http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/158888-sanchita-islam Sanchita Islam] on ArtSlant |
*[http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/158888-sanchita-islam Sanchita Islam] on ArtSlant |
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*[http://www.pigmentexplosion.com/site/files/CV%202011.pdf Sanchita Islam's CV] |
*[http://www.pigmentexplosion.com/site/files/CV%202011.pdf Sanchita Islam's CV] |
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[[Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University]] |
[[Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of Chelsea College of Art & Design]] |
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[[Category:Psychosis]] |
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Revision as of 01:01, 1 May 2015
Sanchita Islam | |
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| Born | 28 April 1973 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Manchester Metropolitan University London School of Economics Northern Media School |
| Known for | Street art, Graffiti, Street painting |
| Movement | Pigment Explosion |
| Website | www |
Sanchita Islam (Bengali: সঞ্চিতা ইসলাম; born 28 April 1973) is an English artist, writer and filmmaker. In 1999, she founded Pigment Explosion, which has branched out into projects including film, painting, drawing, writing and photography.
Early life
Islam was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England[1] to "non-Sylheti"[2] Bangladeshi parents. Islam's father died when she was eight months old, at the time her mother was in her mid 20s with three children under the age of four.[3] Islam and her sisters were brought up by their mother and step-father. Her mother was a social worker in Manchester and Oldham.[4]
From 1977 to 1984, Islam attended Amberleigh Preparatory School. From 1984 to 1991, she attended Chorlton Convent High School for Girls. In June 1991, she completed
A-levels in Art, English Literature, History at Loreto College in Manchester. In June 1992, she completed an Art foundation diploma at Manchester Metropolitan University.[5]
In September 1996, Islam graduated from the
Chelsea College of Art and Design and dropped out in her second year.[7]
Career
From 1996 to 1998, Islam had a short career working as researcher in television for London Weekend Television.[7]
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.[8]
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,[8] which specialises in international art projects.[9] Since 1999, Pigment Explosion has branched out into projects that include film, painting, drawing, writing and photography.[6]
Islam has done nearly 70 group and solo showsCommonwealth Institute.
Islam has also worked on projects in Bangladesh.[8]
She was an artist in residence at the Whitechapel Art Gallery between 2003 and 2004, she was artist in residence at the Open Gallery from 2004 to 2008,[9] and also worked as an artist in residence at TVF Media from 2004 to 2009. 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.[6][11]
Personal life
Islam lives and works in East London.[8] At the age of 19, she met her husband while studying at the London School of Economics. They have two sons, Luca Blue (born 2011) and Senna River (born 2013).
Since the age of four, Islam has suffered from melancholia. In 2009, she suffered from psychosis.[3]
Books
| Year | Title | Credit | Publisher |
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| 2002 | From Briarwood to Barisal to Brick Lane | 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 1 December 2012.
- BBC World News. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Sanchita Islam". Millionaires Saving Migrants. BBC World Service. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b Amin, Aasha Mehreen (30 April 2004). "MSC in A Different Face of Islam". Bangladesh: The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d e "Sanchita Islam". Hix. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ 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.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d e f "Sanchita Islam". Cultural Co-operation. Retrieved 1 December 2012. Cite error: The named reference "culturalco-operation" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 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 website
- Sanchita Islam at IMDb
- Sanchita Islam on X
- Sanchita Islam on ArtSlant
- Sanchita Islam's CV