Tayeba Begum Lipi

Born in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, Tayeba Begum Lipi did her MFA in 1993 at the Institute of Fine Art at the University of Dhaka.
Tayeba has done a number of solo exhibitions and projects in Istanbul, London, Dhaka, NYC, Hong Kong and Delhi. Her major collaborations with artist Mahbubur Rahman were Artist as Activist at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (MSU), USA in 2016 curated by Caitlin Doherty, and Faces of Intimate Strangers at Shanghai Museum of Modern Art, China curated by Sandy Hsiu-Chih Lo in 2018.
Tayeba’s significant group shows include biennales in Venice, Taiwan, Jakarta, and Colombo; the Kathmandu Triennale 2017;  Art Festival WATOU, 2016 Belgium; SONSBEEK 2016 at Arnhem Museum, the Netherlands; Frontiers Reimagined, a collateral exhibition at Venice Biennale 2015 at Museo di Palazzo Grimani; CiCLO (CYCLE) at CCBB São Paulo, Brasilia and Bello Horizonte, Brazil; and No Country which exhibited at the Guggenheim NY, Asia Society Hong Kong Center and CCA Singapore. She has also taken part in residencies and fellowships around the world including Italy, Japan, India, United Kingdom, Germany, and Finland.
Tayeba achieved the Grand Prize at the 11th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh 2004, and has been recognized as one of the "Ananya Top Ten Women of the Year" in 2014;  "Inspiring Female in Promoting Art" by Woman in Leadership and one of the "10 Quijotas of Bangladesh" by the Embassy of Spain and Bengal Foundation in 2017. Tayeba is the Co-Founder and Trustee of Britto Arts Trust, Bangladesh.

Dhaka, Bangladesh