Mahbubur Rahman

Mahbubur Rahman (b. 1969, Dhaka, Bangladesh) works across a large range of media, from drawing, painting and etching to installation, performance and video art. His work often engages with questions of history, society and the human condition, examining the impact of modernity on contemporary life in South Asia. Rahman is a co-founder of the artist-run collective, Britto Arts Trust, founded in 2002.  

Tayeba Begum Lipi

Born in 1969 in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, Tayeba Begum Lipi completed her MFA in drawing and painting at the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1993.  Lipi’s practice engages painting, printmaking, installation, and video to comment on themes including the politics of gender and female identity. 

In 2002, she cofounded Britto Arts Trust, Bangladesh’s first artist-run alternative arts platform, dedicated to organizing exhibitions, enabling international dialogue and exchange, and providing support to the country’s artists through residencies, workshops, and funding. She was awarded a Grand Prize at the 11th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh in 2003.