Zakkir Hussain

b. 1970

Zakkir Hussain completed his Master of Fine Arts (Graphics),
Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda in 1997 before
which he completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts (painting), College
of Fine Arts, Trivandrum in 1994. He has had several solo
exhibitions in India and abroad including 103° C Yellow Fever
and other Works at Gallery Ske, Bangalore (2010); Krinzinger
Projekte at Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna (2008); and Re-turn of
the Unholy at Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi (2008) and Zero
Tolerance, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi (2012). His work has
been part of group shows in cities across India and also New York
and Bangkok. Hussain has won multiple awards for his work,
including the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award for
drawing in 2001, and the State Award from the Kerala Lalit Kala
Akademi in 2000. The artist lives and works in Trivandrum.