Omar A. Chowdhury

Omar A. Chowdhury

Omar A. CHOWDHURY (1984, Bangladesh) is an artist and filmmaker. He graduated from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. In 2017, he was a post-academic laureate at the Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent. He currently attends the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Chowdhury is an immigrant from Bengal, and this is reflected in his layered installations. His work has been exhibited worldwide and he has been the recipient of international grants and commissions, as well as an Australian Cinematographers Society Gold Award.

Filmography

(selection) STONEWORK (2012, instal), Augustijn (2019, mid-length)

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