Rabiul Khan is an artist based in Santiniketan. He completed his BFA and MFA in Painting from Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati University. Khan’s work focuses on community-based practices, critically examining contemporary identifications and exploring power dynamics within specific geographies. His interdisciplinary approach fosters local relationships and generates site-specific, interactive installations that provoke discussion and question societal norms, ultimately constructing alternative pedagogical spaces through research. Khan is dedicated to collective processes of working and learning, employing workshop methods that are both interactive and collaborative. He is in the process of establishing GABAA in Santiniketan, alongside fellow practitioners Himanshu Sarma, Ritushree Mondal, and Surajit Mudi. This initiative aims to facilitate research-based art activities, re-examining history to explore new methodologies that position art as a vital aspect of life. The group seeks alternative approaches toward pedagogy, archiving, research, and practice. He has collaborated with the Film Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, on two projects. Khan was honoured with the Inlaks Fine Art Award in 2023 and the Prince Claus Fund Seed Award in 2024.
