Ismail is a British/Bangladeshi visual artist based in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, a New Midland Group associate and artist member of the Primary, an artist-led space in Nottingham where he also co-delivers the Build Create Play project. He is a Resident Associate Artists in the New Art Exchange, Nottingham where he leads workshops for children and adults across local communities. In 2021 Ismail received Arts Council England DYCP funding supporting At the Crossroads, a project that has seen him deliver workshops most recently with Refugee Roots and NEST during Refugee Week 2022. He works consistently to platform the experiences and stories of those communities that have been systematically marginalised. Ismail studied Fine Arts in Bangladesh before completing a MA in Design for Communication at Westminster University, London. Ismail has a broad interest in the visual arts, and his socially engaged practice includes painting, sculpture, photography, text, installation, graphic design illustration, sound and music. He has exhibited in LOOK Photo Biennial (2022), Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool; Format 21 International Photography Festival (2021), Derby;Diffusion International Photography Festival (2021), Wales; An Indian Summer (2020), Leicestershire. Ashfield District Nottinghamshire