Fazal Sheikh
author · photographer
Fazal Sheikh is a New York-born visual artist and photographer who documents people living in displaced and marginalized communities around the world. Born in 1965 to a Kenyan father of South Asian descent and a Swiss-American mother, his multicultural heritage instilled an awareness of the complexities of belonging and displacement, which became central themes in his life's work. After graduating from Princeton University in 1987, he traveled to Kenya on a Fulbright scholarship in 1992. His primary medium is the portrait, though his projects also encompass personal narratives, found photographs, archival material, sound recordings, and his own written texts. He is widely recognized for his documentation of refugees and immigrants, capturing deep personal narratives through both photography and academic essays.[1,2,3,4]
- displacement
- marginalized communities
- refugees
- portraits
- humanity
- belonging
Books
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A Sense of Common Ground€35.00 -
Fazal Sheikh€39.00
Works by Fazal Sheikh
- 1995 A Sense of Common Ground First and only edition. Features duotone images taken in Africa.
Exhibitions
- 2016 Fazal Sheikh at Pace/MacGill Gallery
Awards
- 1994 Infinity Award for Young Photographer
- 1995 Leica Medal of Excellence
- 1994 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- 2005 MacArthur Fellowship
- 2012 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow
- 1992 Fulbright Fellowship