X by Syed Hosain
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 2021
9.5 x 12.5”
 
Syed Hosain was born in Pakistan and lives and works in Minneapolis, MN. Hosain received a BA and an MA from the University of Karachi, Pakistan, and an MFA from Vermont College of Art and Design. He has received several Minnesota State Arts Board Grants to support his art and exhibited in galleries and museums nationally and internationally, including the Walker Art Center, Jack Tilton Gallery NYC, and the University of Minnesota Morris. As an artist-teacher, he profoundly believes in the power of art-making as a mechanism of liberation and empowerment. He has been committed to bringing culturally sustaining pedagogical practice and healing-centered engagement across school spaces, especially in his native country of Pakistan. Hosain currently teaches at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Most recently, Hosain was the Curator of the Open Door Juried Exhibition at Rosalux.