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Saqib Mohammad Butt
Saqib Mohammad Butt, born in 1993, is a Kashmiri visual artist based in New Delhi. Educated in visual arts at University of Kashmir and Jamia Millia Islamia, his work spans photography, drawings, installations, and performances.

Early life and Education
Butt was born in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in 1993. He has lived in Srinagar and currently resides in New Delhi. In 2016, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts studying applied arts from the Institute of Music and Fine Arts, University of Kashmir, and was awarded a gold medal. He completed his master's degree in applied arts in 2018 from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Jamia Millia Islamia, again earning a gold medal in his batch.

While attending the Art Institute, he met Nikhil Chopra that led to his interest in performance art. In September 2014, the India-Pakistan floods adversely affected the Institute of Music and Fine Arts, University of Kashmir and led to the loss of artworks of students which majorly changed Butt’s artistic stance. This is the period when site specific works like installation and performances became an integral part of his practice. This led him to execute his first public art installation, 'The Fallen Chinar,' a collaborative piece involving individuals from both art and non-art backgrounds during his bachelor's degree at the University of Kashmir.