Raafat Ishak

Born 1967, Cairo, Egypt; arrived in Australia 1982; lives and works in Melbourne. Rafaat Ishak completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) at the Victorian College of Arts in 1990. He is currently undertaking a PhD at Monash University. Recent solo exhibitions include Raafat Ishak: Work in Progress, Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, 2010, and Proposition for a Banner March and a Black Cube Hot Air Balloon, with Tom Nicholson, Shepparton Art Museum, 2012. Ishak’s work has been included in major group exhibitions, including the 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2009; NEW10, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2010; The Future of a Promise, Venice Biennale, 2011; Shifting Geometries, Embassy of Australia, Washington D. C., 2012; Alienation, Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2012; and Safar/Voyage, Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2013.