Born in Sarajevo in 1968, Shoba studied at the School of Applied Arts from 1983-1987, then Sarajevo Academy of Fine Arts from 1989 – 1992. In 1999 he moved to Amsterdam to attend Rijksakademie, an international two-year artist residency and studio program. 

Shoba has been exhibited in museums and art venues worldwide, including Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville, Paris, France; Jeu de Paume, Paris, France; Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria ; Deutsches Hygiene Museum, Dresden, Germany, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany; KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Germany; De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Creative Time, New York City; Exit Art, New York City, Dumbo Arts Center, New York City; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; The 50th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy; MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, and P.S.1/MoMA, New York City; Manifesta Biennial of Contemporary Art, Casino Luxembourg — Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg.

Shoba currently lives in New York City.