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The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada
An Ocean In A Drop: Muslims in Toronto
18th May – 30th October 2022
Presented as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, An Ocean in a Drop: Muslims in Toronto is entitled after a poem by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi about the uniqueness and universality of the human condition. In the exhibition, Hussain turns his lens on the city’s Muslim youth in ways that bring to the fore their unique individual identities, contributions, and perspectives. The portraits are accompanied by personal statements, based on the Scottish-born artist’s conversations with the sitters, providing further insight into their stories — both positive and negative — of everyday life in Toronto.
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Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Muslims in America – Toronto Chapter
4 – 22 December 2021
In partnership with Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the Stephen Bulger Gallery is proud to collaborate with Mahtab Hussain and Chris Boot for a special exhibition in the Reading Room Gallery featuring photographs from Hussain’s series “Muslims in Toronto”. The complete “Muslims in Toronto” portfolio, and a large print from Hussain’s UK series will be on display during our exhibition.
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New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
Mitti Ka Ghar
25 May 2018 — 31 March 2019
Mitti Ka Ghar means “house made of earth” in Urdu.
The house has been built by artist Mahtab Hussain with the help of local people. It is based on traditional Kashmiri mud houses, still found in parts of the region. The house is made from straw, timber and clay.
Inspired by traditional Kashmiri mud houses that can still be found in parts of the region, the artist is working with local communities to construct, furnish and decorate a house within the gallery and to explore ideas of home. Over the coming months, visitors can watch the house develop.
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Oldham Gallery, UK
You Get Me?
9 March – 8 June 2019
Mahtab Hussain’s You Get Me? focuses on the changing identity of young, working-class Asian men in contemporary Britain. The series is an intimate portrait on negotiating masculinity, self-esteem, social identity, and religion in a multicultural society faced with high unemployment, discrimination in the workplace, and racism. Yet they identify with Britain and they have a strong sense of Britishness. Photographed over a nine-year period, each of the images from You Get Me? is a visual impression of England.
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New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
Going Back to Where I Came From
25 May — 2 September 2018
In September 2016, Mahtab Hussain travelled to Kashmir in Pakistan; to the place where his parents had once called home. He was able to meet members of his family for the first time, including his great grandmother, and to witness the kind of life he may have lived, had history taken a different turn.
The exhibition will present a powerful and poetic reflection on ideas of home; of belonging and displacement. It also represents a deeply emotional personal journey of discovery and offers a revealing insight into the people and the landscapes of
Kashmir.
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication published by Ikon Gallery and
supported by the British Council.
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Impressions Gallery, Bradford, UK
You Get Me?
12 January – 24 March 2018
Mahtab Hussain’s You Get Me? focuses on the changing identity of young, working-class Asian men in contemporary Britain. The series is an intimate portrait on negotiating masculinity, self-esteem, social identity, and religion in a multicultural society faced with high unemployment, discrimination in the workplace, and racism. Yet they identify with Britain and they have a strong sense of Britishness. Photographed over a nine-year period, each of the images from You Get Me? is a visual impression of England.
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Autograph ABP, London, UK
You Get Me?
5 May – 1 July 2017
Mahtab Hussain’s You Get Me? focuses on the changing identity of young, working-class Asian men in contemporary Britain. The series is an intimate portrait on negotiating masculinity, self-esteem, social identity, and religion in a multicultural society faced with high unemployment, discrimination in the workplace, and racism. Yet they identify with Britain and they have a strong sense of Britishness. Photographed over a nine-year period, each of the images from You Get Me? is a visual impression of England.
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Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Mitti Ka Ghar – Clay House
October – November 2016
Mahtab Hussain presented Mitti Ka Ghar, a scaled replica of a traditional Pakistani clay house, showcasing miniature clay houses made by visitors to The Auspicious Journey this summer. The house also features a sound installation and a display of Hussain’s tintype photographic portraits, taken of people whose families were affected by the Mangla Dam construction.
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Strange Cargo, Folkestone, UK
Exhibition and Residency
24 October – 10 December 2015
The Commonality of Strangers in association with New Art Exchange
Artist based himself in Folkestone on a residency exploring the lives of the Nepalese community home to the Sagarmatha Gurkha Community established in 2004 by retired and serving members of the British Army’s Brigade of Gurkha’s.
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New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
The Commonality of Strangers – January – April 2015
Artist in residence as part of the strategic touring bid. Documenting the lives of the migrant community in Hyson Green. The series was exhibited in the main gallery at New Arts Exchange and included a publication, the exhibition received over 9000 visitors, making it one of the most successful exhibitions at the gallery.
The series is available for tour and will be exhibited across two UK venues.
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mac Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
What does it mean to be a British Pakistani male today? April – October 2012
Project based exhibition addressing the complexities of the British Pakistani community, funded by Arts Council England though Grants for the Arts award.
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Subway Gallery – Joe Strummer – London, UK
Building Desires
Exhibiting part of my Building Desire series.
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Somerset House, London, UK
KALEIDOSCOPE: Immigration and Modern Britain
12 June – 8 September 2019
A new photography exhibition exploring identity and immigration in modern Britain.
Kaleidoscope showcases the works of ten photographers born or based in Britain exploring what it means and how it feels to live as an immigrant, or a descendent of immigrants, in Britain today. Co-curated by writer, Ekow Eshun and Creative Director, Darrell Vydelingum the exhibition forms a celebration of immigration in everyday life.
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Beetle + Huxley Gallery, London, UK
An Ideal for Living – 27 July – 17 September 2016
An Ideal for Living is an exhibition about how photographers have perceived class, culture and identity in modern Britain. Drawing on the work of 29 diverse photographers, it considers how photographing Britain has contributed to the creation of a collective national identity. The exhibition shows the variety and creativity with which photographers have sought to document what they consider to be a particularly British way of life from the 1920s to now.
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Houston Foto Fest - Texas, USA
The Discoveries 12 March – 24 April
The Discoveries exhibition is connected to one of the Biennial’s most popular programs – the International Meeting Place – Each of the ten artists has been selected as a particularly significant “discovery” by one of ten international reviewers chosen by FotoFest from the 160 curators, editors, publishers, gallery owners, and collectors who reviewed artists’ work at the 2014 Biennial Meeting Place.
The work found in the 2016 Discoveries of the Meeting Place is a diverse selection that doesn’t shy away from difficult subject matter and new photographic approaches and techniques. It reflects the contemporary world we live in through the artists’ choice of topics and approaches.
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Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK
Birmingham Show – 31 January – 11 April 2015
Exhibited 4 pieces in the group show, which includes its external billboard.
Birmingham Show’ is an exhibition as history and not history, connecting gaps, distances and potentials of artists who have lived, worked or studied within the city. Three key questions underpin the exhibition making – ‘What is the art of Birmingham?’ ‘Is there an accent to Birmingham’s art making?’ and ‘How is Birmingham useful for the production of art?’
Curated by Ruth Claxton & Gavin Wade.
Special thanks to Marlene Smith.
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Aperture Gallery - New York City, USA
Summer Show – 17 July – 14 August 14 2014
103 prints selected from 860 submissions by Chris Boot, Aperture’s Executive Director, the Aperture Summer Open reflects the state of photography now.
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mac Birmingham, UK
50 Years On CCCS – 10 May – 29 June 2014
Group show celebrating The Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies exploring how, post-closure, the Centre continues to be relevant and influential today.
Featuring the work of eminent artists including Trevor Appleson, David Batchelor, Sarah Maple, Sarah Silverwood and Nick Waplington.
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Library of Birmingham, UK
The Photographers Wall – 23 January – 18 April 2014
Launched in January 2014 the space featured works from emerging and established fine art photographers highlight the ambition and talent of some
of the regions best photographers.
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Sumarria Lunn Gallery, London, UK
Be A Man – 14 March – 19 April 2013
Group show addressing Modern Masculinity exhibiting with the following artists:
Claude Cahun / Alexis Hunter / Ali Kazim / Littlewhitehead
Miguel Rael / Hank Willis Thomas.
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New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
Culture Cloud – 27 July – 25 August 2012
An inaugural exhibition showcasing the work of 40 artists selected by public vote to have their works exhibited in the New Art Exchange’ main gallery space.
Top 40 exhibiting artist were initially selected from 900 entries.
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Galerie Huit - Arles, France
Open Photography Salon – 23 July -2 September
International competition, 115 finalists, work selected from 82 participating countries
Exhibiting during the international Arles Photography Festival.
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Diemar/Noble Photography, Birmingham, UK
The Gathering – Rhubarb-Rhubarb – 22 March 2012
Invited by Rhubarb-Rhubarb to auction two photographic prints participating photographers included Brian Griffin, Martin Parr and Zed Nelson.
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mac Birmingham, UK
Anticurate: Exhibition Five – 3 August -11 September 2011
Open call at mac Birmingham, devised by Trevor Pitt as a platform to explore democratic and collective approaches to exhibition curating.
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Viewfinder Gallery, London, UK
Viewpoints – 5 May – 15 May 2011
An exhibition of documentary-style photographic projects with Jonathan Illingworth and Andrew Youngson
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK
West Midlands Open 2010 – 6 March – 2 May 2010
A biennial collaboration between Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Exhibiting artist, chosen from over 400 entries.
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Toronto Metropolitan University
The Toronto Metropolitan University Art Collection is diverse and spans various mediums. Notable components include Indigenous Art at AGO: The Art Gallery of Ontario, The Photography Collection at The Image Centre: The Image Centre, a university museum operated by Toronto Metropolitan University, features a vast collection of nearly 375,000 objects, showcasing the history of photography and
Ryerson Artspace: Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Image Arts runs Ryerson Artspace, a gallery focusing on photographic collections and museums, managed by students and faculty.
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The Museum of the City of New York - New York
The Museum of the City of New York is a history and art museum in Manhattan, New York City, New York. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown, in 1923 to preserve and present the history of New York City, and its people.
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New York Public Library - New York
The New York Public Library is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States and the fourth largest in the world.
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Hood Museum - New York
The Hood Museum of Art is owned and operated by Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States.The collection encompasses important holdings of American, Native American, European, African, and Melanesian art, including a significant collection of indigenous Australian contemporary art and a major archive of photojournalism.
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Brooklyn Museum - New York
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City’s second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects.
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The Scottish National Portrait Gallery - Scotland
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. The gallery holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. It also holds the Scottish National Photography Collection.
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The Government Art Collection UK
The Government Art Collection is the collection of artworks owned by the UK government and administered by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The GAC’s artworks are used to decorate major government buildings in the UK and around the world, and to promote British art, culture and history.
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New Art Gallery Walsall - UK
The New Art Gallery Walsall presents, collects and interprets historic, modern and contemporary art in innovative and challenging ways, welcoming visitors from all over the globe as well as our immediate locality.
The Collections Galleries on Floors 1 and 2 present works from their extensive art collections. The Collection includes both European and non-European works and includes paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints by artists such as Picasso, Braque, Gericault and Delacroix. The Collections Galleries are also home to our Archive Room, specially designed by artist Bob and Roberta Smith.
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The Museum of Fine Arts - Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, houses an encyclopedic collection of more than 65,000 works of art created throughout the world, from antiquity to the present. The Museum’s photography collection comprises more than 30,000 items spanning the full history of the medium, from invention to present day. The photography collection also includes contemporary art, collected by the museum across many areas. More than 4,000 photographers are represented in the photography collection. The department displays highlights of the collection on a rotating basis in A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection as well as in temporary installations and special exhibitions.
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Autograph ABP Collection - London
Established in 1988 with the mission of advocating the inclusion of historically marginalised photographic practices, Autograph ABP is a charity that works internationally in photography and film, cultural identity, race, representation and human rights. Their Archive & Research Centre was established to addresses a gap in the visual representation of Britain’s cultural history and its diverse communities.
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The Light Work Collection - New York
Light Work was founded as an artist-run, non-profit organization in 1973. The Light Work Collection includes over 3,500 photographs and art objects. Most former Artists-in-Residence, such as Cindy Sherman, John Gossage, Sunil Gupta, and more, are represented with early work that was made during the time of their residency. All images in the collection can be viewed online. The collection adds to the artists’ visibility and is accessed especially by friends of photography, researchers, curators, collectors, educators, and students.
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Private Collectors