On the occasion of Spotlight: Srijon Chowdhury, The FLAG Art Foundation will host a discussion with artist Srijon Chowdhury and writer and cultura critic Doreen St. Félix, moderated by FLAG Director Jonathan Rider.
About:
Srijon Chowdhury (b. 1987, Dhaka, Bangladesh) is an artist living and working between Los Angeles, CA, and Portland, OR. Chowdhury received a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, in 2009, and an MFA in Fine Art from Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, in 2013. Recent solo exhibitions include Tapestry, P·P·O·W, New York, NY (2024); Same Old Song, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA (2022); A Still Life, Ciaccia Levi, Paris, France (2021); Dandelion Song, Foxy Production, New York, NY (2021); among others. Chowdhury’s work participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Votive, Ciaccia Levi hosted by Florit Gallery, Islas Baleares, Spain (2025); History will say we were best friends, Podium, Hong Kong, China (2024); Eyes Unspoken, Adler Beatty, New York, NY (2024); Friends & Lovers, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY (2023); among others. His work has been the subject of reviews and articles in artnet, Artforum, The Los Angeles Times, New American Painting, The New York Times, The New Yorker, among others.
Doreen St. Félix (b. 1992, Brooklyn, NY) is a writer and cultural critic. She is a staff writer at The New Yorker. In 2019, she won the National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary.
