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Abdullah Qureshi
Abdullah Qureshi is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and educator. Within his practice, he is interested in using painting, filmmaking, and collaborative methodologies to address personal histories, traumatic pasts, and sexuality. His ongoing doctoral project, Mythological Migrations: Imagining Queer Muslim Utopias, examines formations of queer identity and resistance in Muslim migratory contexts. Qureshi has exhibited internationally and held numerous positions at cultural and educational institutions in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and Canada. In 2017, Qureshi received the Art and International Cooperation fellowship at Zurich University of the Arts, and in 2018, a research fellowship at the Center for Arts, Design, and Social Research, Boston. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate, supported by Kone Foundation, at Aalto University, Espoo.