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Alwar Balasubramaniam
by Zehra Jumabhoy
Born in 1971 in Tamil Nadu, Southern India, Alwar Balasubramaniam's sculptures, prints and installations challenge our perceptions while creating forms for the invisible and the intangible.
Nadiah Bamadhaj
by Beverly Yong
Born in Malaysia in 1968, to a Malaysian Muslim father and a New Zealander mother of Scottish descent Nadiah Bamadhaj studied Fine Arts in New Zealand, and is currently working on a PhD from Curtin University, Western Australia.
Atul Bhalla
by Khavita Singh
Atul Bhalla was born in 1964 in New Delhi. He frequently combines photography, installation, sculpture, video, painting and performance to question the human relationship with the natural and constructed environment.
Nikhil Chopra
by Rattanamol Johal
Nikhil Chopra was born in 1974, in Calcutta. His first degree was in commerce, but in 1997 he took up fine art studies, eventually gaining a Masters in Fine Art from Ohio State University, United States.
S Teddy D
by Elly Kent
S Teddy D was born in Padang, Sumatra in 1970, and studied painting at the Institut Seni Indonesia (Indonesian Institute of Art) in Yogyakarta.
Alfredo Esquillo Jr
by Patrick D. Flores
Born in Manila in 1972, Alfredo Esquillo Jr majored in painting at University of Santo Thomas.
FX Harsono
by Christine Clark
FX Harsono was born in 1949, just as the independence of the Indonesian nation was being established.
Jose Legaspi
by Patrick D. Flores
Jose Legaspi was born in 1959 in Manila. He achieved degrees in zoology and biology before turning to fine arts in the mid-1980s.
Herra Pahlasari
by Aminudin TH Siregar
At the time of Herra Pahlasari’s birth in 1978, her academic parents were living in Canberra.
Pushpamala N
by Ajay Sinha
Pushpamala N. was born in 1956 in Bangalore. Her early training was in sculpture, but as her practice progressed she brought an early enthusiasm for narrative figuration into her photographic work.
Eko Nugroho
by Adeline Ooi
Born and raised in Yogyakarta, Eko Nugroho (b. 1977) entered the art scene at the height of Reformasi.
Nusra Latif Qureshi
by Hammad Nasar
Nusra Latif Qureshi was born in Pakistan in 1973 and originally trained in the traditional art of Mughal miniature (musaviri) paintings.
Navin Rawanchaikul
by Christine Clark
Navin Rawanchaikul has built his practice around explorations of the transient nature of identity in a globalised world, and draws much of his material from his own experiences.
Alwin Reamillo
by Christine Clark
Alwin Reamillo was born in Manila, Philippines in 1964. He studied painting at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, and began his career as a visual art teacher at the Philippine High School for the Arts.
Tejal Shah
by Gitanjali Dang
Born in 1979, Tejal Shah grew up in Chhattisgarh, central India, moving to Bombay in 1995.
Vivan Sundaram
by Rakhee Balaram
Born in 1943 in Simla, Vivan Sundaram’s long career has given him opportunities to work in a range of mediums – painting, installation, assemblage, photography, digital media and film.
Melati Suryodarmo
by Hendro Wiyanto
Born in Surakarta (Solo), Indonesia in 1969, Melati Suryodarmo’s first degree was in international relations.
Agus Suwage
by Enin Supriyanto
Born in 1959, Agus Suwage was educated in the creative hub of Central Java, Yogyakarta before moving west to study graphic design at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
Hema Upadhyay
by Amrita Gupta Singh
Hema Upadhyay was born in Baroda in 1972 and moved to in Mumbai in 1998. Incorporating painting, installation, sculpture and printmaking, Upadhyay’s work often addresses issues related to migration, especially the experiences of those living in urban communities.