Sofia Karim

Sofia Karim (Liverpool, 1976) is a London-based British artist, human rights activist, and architect. Work from Karim's Turbine Bagh project is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her activism focuses on human rights in Bangladesh and India, although has also included solidarity with Palestine through the project Architects for Palestine (AFP), which donates to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).

Early life Karim was born in Liverpool in the 1970s to Bangladeshi parents. She is the middle of three sisters. The family moved to Libya for her parents' work when she was an infant, returning to the UK when she was seven.

Work as an architect She has worked as an architect for over 20 years, including at Foster and Partners in London and at Peter Eisenman in New York City.

Personal life Her uncle is the photojournalist, social activist and educator Shahidul Alam.

Exhibitions Exhibitions with contributions by Karim Shahidul Alam: Truth to Power, a retrospective of work by Shahidul Alam, Rubin Museum of Art, New York City, November 2019 – January 2021. Included a 3D model of Dhaka Central Jail, Keraniganj by Karim.

Group exhibitions Jameel Prize: Poetry to Politics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, September – November 2021. Work nominated for the Jameel Prize, included Karim's Turbine Bagh. Turbine Bagh was part of Documenta fifteen, Kunsthaus Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, June–September 2022 Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest, South London Gallery, London, 8 March – 9 June 2024

Collections Karim's work is held in the following permanent collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London: 20 samosa packets from Turbine Bagh (as of 9 March 2024)