Abbas A Malakar is a curator and artist born in Kolkata, India. His practice spans public media, social practices, and storytelling. From cooking to collective zine-making, his practice is deeply rooted in the everyday need for communal gatherings and hopeful of universal empathy and generosity. His undergraduate degree (BFA) was completed in Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University (India) in Art History and studio practices in ceramics, textile design, sculpture, painting, and printmaking. Subsequently he has pursued an MA in Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York. His primary focus now is exhibition making and essay writing. He has been involved in various capacities with SAVVY Contemporary (Berlin, Germany), the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studios (New York), Arthshila Santiniketan (India), Emami KCC (India), and presented with Praksis Oslo (Norway), Indie Comix Fest (Mumbai, India), Gaysi Zine Bazaar (Mumbai, India), Emami KCC, Arthshila Santiniketan, and Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University.
