About the work

Born in Bangladesh in 1977, Rana Begum lives and works in London. In 1999, Begum graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design and, in 2002, gained an MFA in Painting from Slade School of Fine Art. Begum’s work distils spatial and visual experience into ordered form. Through her refined language of Minimalist abstraction, Begum blurs the boundaries between sculpture, painting and architecture. Her visual language draws from the urban landscape as well as geometric patterns from traditional Islamic art and architecture. Light is fundamental to her process. Begum’s works absorb and reflect varied densities of light to produce an experience for the viewer that is both temporal and sensorial.

Date and country of birth

1977, BD

Career Highlights

Rana Begum’s work has been exhibited internationally, recent solo shows include The Box, Plymouth (2023) Concrete, Dubai (2023) Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, London (2022); Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry (2022). Recent public projects include Desert X Biennial, Coachella Valley, USA (2023) and No.1104 Catching Colour, The Line, London (2022). Her work is held in private and public collections including the Ashmolean, Oxford; Government Art Collection, London; Arts Council Collection; Sainsbury Visual Art Centre, Norwich. In 2020 Begum was elected as a Royal Academician.