Shaela Sharmin Swaty
Bangladesh

Shaela Sharmin Sawty is the director of the Institute of Fine Arts of Chittagong University, a conceptual artist and the co-founder of Jog Art Space. She completed her BFA and MFA on Painting from the Department of Fine Arts of the University of Chittagong then received her PhD from the Department of Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University. She was researcher in residence with the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Fukuoka of Japan. She is also a member of Tiryak Nattodal Theatre Company as an actor, set designer, lights and sound designer.

She has curated some major exhibitions such as theCheragi art show 2, a site-specific art show held at at Cheragi pahar of Chittagong in 2013 and the ‘Faces of Feminine Expression: Ten Leading Women Artists of Bangladesh,’ Akar-Prokar Gallery of Kolkata, India in 2003.

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Photo Credit: Rupomoi Tongchangya, Adil Hasnat.