Illustration - Bhoan by Berio, 2016. Photograph by Isabella Friis, 2019.
About The Artist
(b. 1986)
My name is Akshay Bhoan and I am an Indian artist based between NYC, London & New Delhi. My work is focused on the intimate study of violence and memory.
Exhibitions Poplar Union Digital Arts Festival / Community Commission London - 2020
Seeking.Moving.Belonging - Online / Cologne - 2020
En Foco Fellowship Exhibition - Online / BronxArtCenter - 2020 Field Of Souls - Chapter 1 - International Center Of Photography Library - 2019
Field Of Souls - Chapter 1 - Welcome House, Copenhagen, 2018
Notes To The Future – Space the Passenger, Mexico City, Mexico, 2017 Notes To The Future – Short Gallery & Olga Piedrahita, Bogata, Colombia, 2017 Pop Up Archive - MANA, New Jersey, Curated by Claudia Sohrens, 2017
Perpetual Revolution – ICP Museum, New York, 2017
#HelloICP – ICP Museum, New York, 2016
Photoville – Brooklyn, New York, 2015
Tipping Point – ICP School, New York, 2015
Punto De Inflexión, GuatePhoto Festival - Guatemala City, Guatemala, 2015 Delhi Photo Festival – Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi, India, 2013
Publications Last Seen, 2015 (Self Published) Kali, 2017 (Published in collaboration with Gundi Studios)
Grants / Residency En Foco Photography Fellowship - 2020 American Sufi Project Grant - 2016 Lisette Model Grant - 2015
Education Slade MFA, London - 2020 - 2022
International Center Of Photography, New York - 2015 Punjabi University, Patiala, India - 2007
Work Experience Lead Photo Editor - Blink.la (2018 - 2019) Curator - Harmit Singh Estate Archive (2017 - 2019) Studio Assistant - Rhona Bitner (2016 - 2018) Studio Assistant - Marina Berio (2016 - 2017) Creative Director - BrandMovers (2017) Curatorial Assistant - ICP Museum (2016) Photo Intern - Pari Dukovic (2016) Photo Intern - Magnum Photos (2014) Online Content Manager - Lomography India (2013 - 2014)
