Sumana Akter

Sumana Akter is a visual and performance artist based in Dhaka. Working across performance, video, drawing and installation, her practice examines identity, gender, social structures and the politics of the body through poetic and often participatory gestures. Her works use everyday materials and symbolic actions to explore vulnerability, resistance and the emotional dimensions of lived experience.
Alongside her artistic practice, she has participated in numerous performance art workshops, residencies and collaborative projects in Bangladesh and internationally. She has also worked as a curator and organizer of performance art initiatives, including the Kolkata International Performance Art Festival and international online performance platforms. Her work has been recognized through awards, exhibitions and grants, including the Dhaka Art Summit and Futures Beyond the Self supported by the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh.