ASIF MIAN (b.  Jersey City, NJ)
Based in Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION
2018
MFA Visual Arts, Columbia University, NY, NY
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

2000
BA Studio Art & BS Biology (Genetics), Drew University, Madison, NJ

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023
The Village Bites Itself, Management, New York

2021
RAF: Prosthetic Location, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows, NY (& ‘Aether’ sound meditation performance with Asif Mian, Neel Murgai, and Hprizm)

2020
Breath, Ascent, Reveal, Sweet Pass Sculpture Park, Dallas TX

2019
Asif Mian: Everyday / Chiasma curated by Tausif Noor, Fjord, Philadelphia, PA

2019
RAF’s Red Plaid, CRUSH Curatorial Projects, NYC

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023
Heaven is a Different Thing, UncleBrother, Hancock, NY
True Alchemy, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, NYC

2022
Okayama Art Summit curated by Rirkrit Tiravanija, Okayama, Japan

2020
NON, Stop DiscriminAsian, Online Video
Teenager, Red Bull Arts: Decameron TV Project, Online Video

2019
Decoys in Varying Shades of Nothingness and Specter installation, The SHED: Open Call, NYC
Always, Already, Haunting, "disss-co," Haunt curated by Nia Nottage, Gwyneth Shanks, and Simon Wu, Helena Rubinstein Curatorial Fellows in the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program (ISP), The Kitchen, NYC
Beyond Geography curated by Elizabeth Ferrer, BRIC, Brooklyn, NY

2018
Nothingness and Specter, Queens International: Volumes curated by Baseera Khan and Sophia Marisa Lucas, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows, NY
Breath Ascent Reveal, Close Encounters at Governors Island by NADA, NYC
Giving Up the Ghost curated by Niama Safia Sandy, Rush Arts Philadelphia.

2017
More Human, FALSE FLAG Gallery, Long Island City, Queens, New York
Merchant, curated by Clifford Owens at Denniston Hill Residency, Woodridge, NY
REMAINS Project, Asif Mian performing as a proxy for Clifford Owens with a score by Shinique Smith, "A collection of words - Endeavoring to Create a Narrative - For Cliff", Fergus McCaffery, NYC

2015
New American Sculpture, curated by Dexter Wimberly, Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

2014
Distrust That Particular Flavor, curated by Dexter Wimberly at Bitforms Gallery, NYC.

RESIDENCIES/SEMINARS

2022
MacDowell, Peterborough, NH

2019
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) WORKSPACE Residency, NYC

2018
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

2017
Clifford Owens: Seminar in Intensive Performance at Denniston Hill, Woodridge, NY
AZ West: Institute of Investigative Living Residency with Andrea Zittel, Joshua Tree, CA

2015
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

AWARDS/GRANTS/DISTINCTIONS

2022
Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Award
Artadia New York Award, Finalist

2021
NYFA City Artist Corps Grant for AETHER Sound Performance
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants COVID-19 Bridge Fund

2020
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship - Craft/Sculpture, Finalist
Sculpture Center: In Practice, Finalist

2019
Queens Museum-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant

2018
Dedalus MFA Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture, Finalist
Joan Sovern Sculpture Award

2016
Columbia University Fellow

2006
ADC Young Gun

TEACHING

2023
PT Adjunct Professor, MFA Visual Arts, School of Visual Arts, NYC
Visiting Critic, MFA Visual Arts, Columbia University, NYC

2022
Visiting Critic, MFA Visual Arts, School of Visual Arts, NYC
Visiting Critic, MFA Visual Arts, Columbia University, NYC

2020
PT Adjunct Professor, Video/Photo Contexts, BFA Photography Dept, Parsons School of Design, NYC

PRESS

2023
Artforum: Critic's Pick, "Asif Mian: The Village Bites Itself", Nov 29
Artnet: "Artists to Watch This Month: 10 Solo Gallery Exhibitions in New York to Have on Your Radar in November", Nov 9

2021
Art Daily: “Artist explores healing & trauma post-pandemic at Queens Museum”, Aug 1
Untapped Cities: “Reimagine Cowboys and Everyday Items at the Queens Museum”, Apr 29
Haber Arts: “Honoré Daumier, Asif Mian, and Art Therapy”, Apr 1

2020
The Dallas News: “Outdoor gallery Sweet Pass Sculpture Park hosts a haunting nighttime installation”, Sep 15

2019
NY Times: “New York Galleries: What to See Right Now: BRIC Beyond Geographies”, Nov 6
The National News: “‘There's no one way of being Muslim': Two exhibitions in Brooklyn tackle the realities of multiculturalism”, Oct 28
BK Reader: “Muslim Identity Explored Through New BRIC, BHS Exhibition”, Sep 15
Bklyner “Beyond Geographies: 8 Artists Explore Contemporary Muslim Identity”, Sep 13
Observer: “Reflecting on What It Means to Be Muslim Today, 8 Artists Share Experiences in a New Exhibition”, Sep 10
Riot Material: “Reconsidering Content In Open Call Group 2 - Riot Material”, Aug 5
Splash Magazine: “The Shed Review – A Wonderful Surprise“, Aug 3
The Creative Independent: “On Subverting Trauma”, May 30
Cultured Magazine: Young and Unknown Artists Take the Lead at The Shed with Open Call”, Apr 3

2018
Hyperallergic: “52 Emerging Artists Create Work for Highly Anticipated NYC Culture Center Opening in 2019”, Oct 17
Galerie Magazine: “The Shed Selects 52 Emerging Artists for its ‘Open Call’ ”, Oct 12
Playbill: “52 Emerging NYC Artists Chosen for The Shed's Inaugural ‘Open Call’ ”, Oct 10
Art News:  “Here's the Artist List for the Shed's 'Open Call' Program”, Oct 9
Art Net:  “The Shed Is Funding 52 Emerging New York Artists to Make New Work—Here They   Are: A sweeping call for proposals garnered more than 900 applications”, Oct 9

TALKS/PANELS

2023
LMCC Selection Panel
Skowhegan Selection Panel
Vermont Studio Center Selection Panel

2022
School of Visual Arts, MFA Visiting Artist Lecture Series

2021
Queens Museum, ‘RAF: Prosthetic Location’ Lecture

2020
SUNY Purchase, Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Sarah Lawrence College, Visiting Artist Lecture Series for Interdisciplinary Art
Parsons New School, lecture on Surveillance and Nothingness & Specter project
Skowhegan selection panel

2019
Sarah Lawrence College, Sculpture & Ritual (instructor Kenneth Tam)
BRIC: Beyond Geographies panel moderated by Sara Raza at Brooklyn Historical Society
Sarah Lawrence College, Sculpture & Ritual (instructor Kenneth Tam)
Skowhegan selection panel
Montclair State University lecture on RAF

2016
Artist Talk, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2015
Artist Panel, New American Sculpture, Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Artist Panel, Distrust That Particular Flavor, Bitforms Gallery, New York, NY

2012
Artist Talk, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2011
Artist Talk, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Featured Artist Presentation, F5 Conference, New York, NY

FILM FESTIVALS

SXSW Film Festival - short film - writer/director
OneDotZero - short film - writer/director
LA Film Festival - music video - writer/director
Krakow Film Festival - music video - writer/director
SlamDance - music video - writer/director