Asma Sultana

Based in Toronto, Asma Sultana is a South Asian interdisciplinary diasporic artist whose work explores the physical and cultural ramifications of climate change. By integrating traditional Bengali Nakshi Kantha techniques with organic materials, such as her own hair, she sutures the personal to the ecological. Sultana’s practice is informed by her transcultural movement between Bangladesh, England, and Canada, and her research-based work has been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide. She conceptualises her autobiographical work through distinctive forms of expression, employing her hair and thumbprints as media to investigate her identity within the frameworks of time and space. Sultana has organised and curated numerous solo art exhibitions and has participated in various group exhibitions across several countries. Her work has received attention in both print and digital media and is part of numerous private collections. As a Bangladeshi-British artist, Sultana currently practices as a South Asian diasporic artist in Toronto. She has undergone training in Fine Arts and Art History in Bangladesh, England, and Canada. Furthermore, she pursued a degree in Art History at York University in Canada and at Oxford ...

2026 M.F.A (Master of Fine Arts), York University, Toronto, Canada.
2026 Diploma in Asian Studies, York University, Toronto.
2024 BA, Art History, York University, Toronto.
Art and Psychoanalysis, Short Course, Oxford University, Oxford, England.
2023 History of Museum, Short Course, Oxford University, Oxford.
2012 Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art, Toronto School of Art, Toronto.
2007 Certificate course, History of Modern Arts, Central Saint Martins College of Art and
Design, London, UK.
2001 B.F.A (Bachelor of Fine Arts) Drawing & Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Solo Exhibitions

2026 Seasonless, Thesis Exhibition, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2025 Map of Misfortune, Gerrard Art Space, Toronto.
2024 Aflame Myth on Procrustean Bed, Toronto Public Library, Don Mills Branch,
Toronto.
Ectopic Pregnancy, Show Gallery, Toronto.
Memoir, The Bhaban, London, UK.
2023 Long Lost Lullabies, Gerrard Art Space, Toronto, Ontario.
2022 Words Have Wings, YYZ Gallery Outlet, Toronto.
Words Have Wings, EMK Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2019 Unweaving Myself, A Space Gallery, Toronto.
2018 Constellationscape, Gallery1313, Toronto.
2017 The Alchemy of Losses, Kala Kendra, Dhaka.
2016 Letter to My Unborn Child, Gallery 50, Toronto.
2014 The Other Side of Silence, Woodside Public Library, Toronto.
2011 Identity, Launch Gallery, Toronto School of Art, Toronto.
Epic-2, Launch Gallery, Toronto School of Art, Toronto.
2007 The Red Ger, La Gallery, Alliance Francaise, Dhaka.
2004 Epic, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka.