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Bishakh SomBishakh Som’s work has appeared in Hi-horse, Blurred Vision, Pood, Specs and the acclaimed Graphic Canon series. He received the Xeric grant in 2003 to publish his first collection, Angel. His watercolor paintings have been shown at the Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College and at Animal Magic, a solo show at ArtLexis Gallery in Brooklyn.
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