Adil Amin was born in Blackburn, after his grandparents moved there from Pakistan in the late 1970’s. After completing a Foundation Degree in Fine Art at Blackburn College and studying at Birmingham City University, Adil has worked in several varying fields while developing his painting practice. Working in oils, pastels, and acrylics his art stands as an autobiography of his experiences as a South Asian male growing up in the Northwest of England.
Birmingham City University, 2008 – 2011
Completed 240 credits towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Blackburn College, Foundation Degree in Fine Arts, 2008
Courage, The Jackalope Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2024
Art Open, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn, UK 2022
C.PLibrary, Prism Contemporary for the British Textile Biennial, Darwen, UK 2021
Summer Studio Show, Prism Contemporary, Blackburn, UK 2021
Identity. Oddball Space, Birmingham (Online),UK 2020
Schwarmerei Online Members Show, OrtGallery, Birmingham, UK 2020
Self-isolated, The GAP, Birmingham, UK 2020
The Hoodie Series, SEVENSTORE, Liverpool, UK 2021
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn, UK
Breaking Stereotypes One Painting at a Time, SEVENSTORE Editorial, Liverpool, UK 2021
Second place, Art Open, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, 2022