b.1995, Kanpur
Ali Monis Naqvi is a photographer/artist currently based out of Goa. His work is often about the unseen in our daily lives. The underlying theme in his personal work is about his relationship with the spaces he has grown up in and all the other locations he is travelling to–with a subtle commentary on the political climate in India.
British Journal of Photography nominated Ali in their ‘15 most promising emerging photographers from across the world’ Ones to Watch edition in 2023.
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Ali is a Foam Talent 2026 artist selected by Foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam.
Ali’s work has been published in Atmos, The Caravan, Berlingske-Denmark, Vogue India, The New York Times, Far-Near, FOAM, Wallpaper Magazine, Weekendavisen to name a few.
write at alimonisnaqvi@gmail.com
Info/Links
- Foam Talennt show at Foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam, 5th June-27th August, 2026
‘Dastarkhwan’ part of ‘Every Thing Leaks’ curated by Neighbour at Dutch Warehouse, Kochi 2025-2026 - Exhibited at Foto Bali Festival, Indonesia, 2025
- Participant of Angkor Photo Festival Workshop, 20th edition in Siem Reap, Cambodia, February 2025
- No Fear at Far Near Shop
- ‘Today at Apple’ talk & workshop at Apple BKC, 2024
- Unveiling desire in South Asian spaces: FAR-NEAR’S ‘NO FEAR’, inspired by Saim Sadiq’s ‘JOYLAND’
- Hidden In Plain Sight-Ali Monis Naqvi Arttaca-Interview
- Jahan part of ‘Enchantment’ show curated by Ng Hui Hsien at Angkor Photo Festival, Cambodia 2024
- “Shaheen Bagh, Ihtijaj, Resistance” Turbine Bagh ‘Acts of Resistance show’ at South London Gallery 2024
- “Ali Monis Naqvi’s photographs are a soothing antidote to the fraught times we live in” Vogue India feature
- Goa Open Arts (link) Catalyst Production Grant 2023-24
- Jahan part of ‘Growing Like a Tree-Sent a Letter’ at Sunapranta, Goa in association with Ishara Art Foundation, Dubai 2022-23
- Turbine bagh at Peckham 24, London 2021
- “Shaheen Bagh, Ihtijaj, Resistance” in the collection of V&A Museum, London
- Khushkhat- an online archive of perso-arabic type & lettering across India