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Faraway tales: Spotlight on Afrah Shafiq’s extensive research into illustrated children’s books from Soviet Union The Telegraph online, April 2024
Here’s why you should visit the groundbreaking new art show at NMACC in Mumbai Architectural Digest, March 2024
Cutting edge exhibitions in Kolkata|Experiments with art India Today, Feb 2024
10 new art shows in India to add to your February 2024 calendar Vogue India, Feb 2024
Into the artist’s studio: Afrah Shafiq codes histories in Goa Mint Lounge, January 2024
Play A Video Game Inspired By Soviet Children’s Literature In Cold War-Era India Homegrown, January 2024\
How to Divest from the West ArtReview, December 2023
Afrah Shafiq: st.itch at Leeds Train Station Youtube, November, 2023
A st.itch in time: unravelling gender stereotypes with Afrah Shafiq British Council, November 2023
‘Very Small Feelings’ at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art invites you to be a child at heart Stir World, August 2023
Nobody Knows for Certain Turns Soviet Children’s Books into a Game, Paste Magazine, April 2023
10 Standout Artists at the Dhaka Art Summit 2023 Artsy, Feb 2023
Dhaka Art Summit 2023 explores metaphors of word and water that have shaped culture Stir World, Feb 2023
Where Do the Ants Go?’ Finds Parallels in Human and Ant Behavior Dhaka Tribune, Feb 2023
Dhaka Art Summit, “বন্যা/Bonna” e-flux, Feb 2023
Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors The Daily Star, Feb 2023
Where do the ants go? Nobody knows for certain! Herald Goa, Feb 2023
These folk tales record a unique past between South Asia and Soviet Russia The Daily Star, Feb 2023
Inside Visual Artist Afrah Shafiq’s Minecraft-Inspired Interactive Installation HomeGrown, Feb 2023
Why Bangladesh’s Dhaka Art Summit is an inspiration for the world with its focus on local communities and accumulated learnings South China Morning Post, Feb 2023
The everlasting charm of Dhaka Art Summit The Daily Star, Feb 2023
Investigating curated experimental and immersive works at the Students’ Biennale Stir World, Feb 2023
Kochi-Muziris Biennale: finding a new centre Mint Lounge, Jan 2023
It’s over to students as Students Biennale radiates News Room Odisha, Dec 2022
Afrah Shafiq’s alternate reality Herald Goa, Sept 2022
This art installation in Goa portrays ‘feminist utopia’ Gomantak Times, July 2022
Floating Imaginations:Afrah Shafiq’s Sultana’s Reality ASAP ART, Mar 2022
Brushstrokes of folklore Deccan Herald, April 2021
A confluence of stories Navhind Times, Feb 2021
The curious case of Afrah Shafiq podcast, in conversation with curator of Meet Factory Eva Riebová, Feb 2021
18 creatives share why they made Goa their home Vogue Magazine, July 2020
In Conversation with Artists from Shrine Empire’s ‘Speculations on a New World Order’ Art Fervour, May 2020
Animating the Archive, Garage Digital, May 2020
Afrah Shafiq – A profile, Animators Guild, January 2020
Shifting Perceptions, Artist Column, Indian Express, January 2019
The rise of the artist-techie Live Mint, January 2019
What women want: Understanding a female mind The New Indian Express, February 2019
Exploring the relationship between women and books in India Firstpost, May 2019
A keen interest in the inner lives of Women IAWRT, June 2019
Don’t have a career plan? It could be a good thing. Here’s an example why Northbound: Exploring Careers Through Stories, April 2018
History Remixed Navhind Times, August 2018
Watch the intriguing content from ancient Bengal at Studio Tamaasha today Mumbai Mid-Day, May 2017
Tales of Dissent Mumbai Mid-Day, August 2017
A Dharamshala State of Mind: Profile on the Manager of DIFF, Indian Independent Films, October 2017
Crossover Magic Bangalore Mirror, December 2017
Sultana’s Reality: a history of women and education through digital art Deccan Herald, December 2017
An exhibit drawn from India Foundation for Arts archives results in unexpected findings Indian Express, May 2017
Forever Young Telegraph India, June 2016
Missed Gender Bender? We feel a little bad for you The Ladies Finger, August 2015