Mojahid Musa (b. 1990, Bangladesh) practice is rooted in sculpture, extending into installation and site-specific form. Over more than a decade, his work has been recognised with a series of national and international awards, grants and residencies, tracing a sustained engagement with material and form across South Asia and beyond.
Musa completed his Bachelor's degree in Sculpture in 2014, followed by an MFA in Sculpture in 2015, both at the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong.
He is the recipient of the Best Award of Sculpture at Sculpture Exhibition, Sculpture Network Presents, Germany (2016, 2017); the Samdani Art Award, with accompanying grant and exhibition, at Dhaka Art Summit (2012, 2023); the Best Award of Sculpture and Installation at the 19th and 22nd Young Artists Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (2014, 2017); a grant from the Home Art Project by Brihatta Art Foundation (2020); and the Artist Rashid Chowdhury Grand Award at the Annual Art Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong (2012, 2017).
His notable group exhibitions include the 4th, 5th and 6th National Sculpture Exhibitions, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (2014, 2021, 2024); the Samdani Art Award show at Dhaka Art Summit (2012, 2023); Tracing Displacement at Bayt Al Mamzar, organised by Bangladesh Art Week, Dubai (2023); A Duality, curated by Bishwajit Goswami, Dhaka Art Summit (2023); the Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh (2012, 2014, 2018, 2022); the 29th UBE Biennale, Japan (2021); and the National Exhibition, Bangladesh (2013, 2017, 2021). He has undertaken residencies including the Connection Creative Residency Program, Bayt Al Mamzar, Dubai (2023); the Kathmandu International Artist Residency, organised by Studio Space Kathmandu, Nepal (2019); Patina on Fiberglass Sculpture, organised by Studio Mrittika, Shantiniketan, India (2018); and a three-month Artist Assistance Residency at the studio of Kohei Nawa in Kyoto, Japan, organised by Sandwich Inc.(2015, 2016).
Most recently, Musa's work has been added to the Outdoor Art Zone at Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026, joining a long-term outdoor lineup that includes Yayoi Kusama. Travelling to Japan in early August, he built the work on site on Mt. Rokko ahead of the festival's opening on 29 August, and it remains on view, among eight outdoor installations, at ROKKO Mori no Oto Museum's SIKI Garden through the close of the festival on 29 November.
Mojahid Musa
Assimilated Musing, Sculptural installation using recycled materials, clay, machinery parts, wood, metal, hair, jute, ornaments, found objects from nature, adhesive, 25.5 x 18 x 13 cm approximate, 2022-2023
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Assimilated Musing, Sculptural installation using recycled materials, clay, machinery parts, wood, metal, hair, jute, ornaments, found objects from nature, adhesive, 25.5 x 18 x 13 cm approximate, 2022-2023
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Assimilated Musing, Sculptural installation using recycled materials, clay, machinery parts, wood, metal, hair, jute, ornaments, found objects from nature, adhesive, 25.5 x 18 x 13 cm approximate, 2022-2023
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Assimilated Musing, Sculptural installation using recycled materials, clay, machinery parts, wood, metal, hair, jute, ornaments, found objects from nature, adhesive, 25.5 x 18 x 13 cm approximate, 2022-2023
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Assimilated Musing, Sculptural installation using recycled materials, clay, machinery parts, wood, metal, hair, jute, ornaments, found objects from nature, adhesive, 25.5 x 18 x 13 cm approximate, 2022-2023
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Assimilated Musing, wariety color of clay,aluminum net, adhesive, epoxy resin, 60 x 30.5 cm, 2021
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Assimilated Musing, wariety color of clay,aluminum net, adhesive, epoxy resin, 60 x 30.5 cm, 2021
Mojahid Musa
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Assimilated Musing, wariety color of clay,aluminum net, adhesive, epoxy resin, 60 x 30.5 cm, 2021
Mojahid Musa
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Assimilated Musing, wariety color of clay,aluminum net, adhesive, epoxy resin, 60 x 30.5 cm, 2021
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