Asif Mian (b. ​Jersey City, NJ), earned a BS in Biology (Genetics) & BA in Studio Art from Drew University, an MFA from ​Columbia University (201​8), and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2018). Mian’s multi-chapter project, RAF, was the focus of a 2021 solo exhibit at the Queens Museum for the Queens Museum-Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Award. Mian has also exhibited at The Kitchen for the Whitney ISP curatorial exhibition, Open Call at The Shed, BRIC, and Queens Museum for Queens International: Volumes. Recently, Mian was awarded the 2022 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant and participated in the Okayama Art Summit 2022, curated by Rirkrit Tiravanija.