Gazi Nafis Ahmed
Gazi Nafis Ahmed is an artist working with photography and video. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, he studied art and design at London Guildhall University, United Kingdom. He received his B.A. from Danish School of Media and Journalism in Denmark and his M.A. in fine arts photography from Istituto Europeo di Design Madrid in Spain, both on full scholarship. Ahmed was awarded at the international Pride Photo Award 2015 in Amsterdam for his series “Inner Face.” In 2013, he received the Blub Award from Format International Photography Festival in the United Kingdom. He attended a yearlong artist residency program from 2018 to 2019 that was supported by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation. In 2019, he represented the Bangladesh Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia 58 th . His work has been exhibited in worldwide, including solo exhibitions at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts and EMK Centre in Dhaka. In 2016 Ahmed had solo exhibition at BRAC University, which was organized by BLAST and James P. Grant School of Public health. His photos have graced the pages of Guardian, The New York Times and The New Yorker, among others. His critically acclaimed series “Inner Face” and “Innate Identities” explores gender performativity.
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