Sunara Begum | |
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সুনারা বেগম | |
| Born | 22 September 1984 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | BA Fine Art, MFA Fine Art |
| Alma mater | Camberwell College of Arts Central St Martins College of Art and Design |
| Occupation(s) | Visual and performance artist, filmmaker, photographer, writer, producer, director, co-founder, actress, stage design |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Style | Visual-Anthro-Mythologist |
| Spouse | Tunde Jegede (m. 2012) |
| Website | sunarabegum |
Sunara Begum (Bengali: সুনারা বেগম; born 22 September 1984) is an English visual and performance artist, filmmaker, photographer and writer of Bangladeshi descent. She uses installation, film, photography, live performance, sonics and text. Begum is the founder and director of Chand Aftara, a creation centre. Begum is also the co-founder of Living Legacies, a traditional music archive in Gambia and New Horizons Africa, a music and arts festival in Lagos, Nigeria.