Shaik Azgharali India, b. 1985
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Shaik Azghar Ali (b. 1985, Andhra Pradesh, India) completed his BFA from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (2009) and finished his MFA in Sculpture from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan (2011).
In his current practice as a sculptor, he is trying to achieve forms that are minimal in structure, yet have a pertinent geometrical language, which lets him place his critique of the way society looks at labour, labourers, and the human cost of the skills they possess.
His selected group exhibition include, Art|nexxt| (2012) at Lalit Kala Akademi Delhi; group show at Dhoomimal Gallery Delhi organised by Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust (2012); Emerge, at Exhibition Hall, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda (2011); and Artcore – Card Deal, England, curated by Sandhya Bordawekar (2011). He has been part of several camps and workshops nationally. In 2009, he received the Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust Award, Delhi and in 2010 he received the National scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He lives and works in Baroda.
He has been awarded Kalasakshi Memorial Trust Award, New Delhi (2009) and the National Scholarship, from the Ministry of Culture, India (2010).
Shaikh Azghar Ali lives and works in Vadodara Gujarat, India.