Amina Ahmed

About Amina Ahmed

Amina Ahmed was born in Africa and is a Kutchi Turk Indian. She grew up in England and has lived in Iran and the USA.

Amina Ahmed was born in Africa and is a Kutchi Turk Indian. She grew up in England and has lived in Iran and the USA. She received her MFA from the Royal College of Art (1991), where she specialized in Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts and was awarded the Barakat Trust prize   for excellence. A visual artist, educator, curator, and activist and her projects are inspired by her interest Human Rights and coalition building. She has worked with several non-profit art institutions in the US and UK.  Her work has been exhibited widely and her works are in private collections world wide.  Recent curatorial projects include, "Hung Strung Drawn and Quartered" Curated for Engendered's Pardah 2.0  "Roots Reasons... and Regions" co curated for The South Asian American Arts Festival in Santa Monica. "What is your Substance"  (A working Title)  Transnational Women Artists over the age of 50.  Ahmed is currently a member of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts NY. She lives with her children and husband in Ridgwood NJ. 

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