Riyas Komu is an artist, curator whose practice engages deeply with questions of politics, history, and identity. A co-founder of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, he has been instrumental in shaping one of India’s most significant contemporary art platforms. Trained at the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, Komu works across media-painting, sculpture, installation, and video-to address issues of nationalism, migration, and collective memory. As a curator, he is known for creating critical spaces that bring art into dialogue with social realities, often foregrounding South Asian and global postcolonial perspectives. His initiatives have fostered artistic exchanges between local and international communities, expanding the role of art in civic and cultural discourse. Through his dual practice as artist and curator, Komu has become a vital figure in reimagining contemporary art infrastructures in India and beyond, advocating for cultural resistance, shared histories, and public engagement.