Biography
Solo Exhibitions
2007
‘Waves’, Norwich Art Centre, UK
2007
‘Waves’, Margaret Harvey Gallery, St. Albans, Uk
2006
‘Between’ Watermans Art Centre, London.
2004
‘Mass Hallow’ 198 Gallery, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
The London Art Fair, ‘Art, Identity, Migration’ Ben Uri Gallery, BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE, London
2023
‘Uprooted Visions’, Edinburgh Printmakers, Scotland
2020
Interstices, Ben Uri Gallery, St. John’s Wood – London.
2020
‘Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art’, curated by Peter Wakelin, MOMA Machynlleth, Wales
2019-2020
‘Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art’, curated by Peter Wakelin,
The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, Uk.
2019
‘Migrations: Masterworks from the Ben Uri Collection’ Gloucester Museum, UK.
2016
‘100 for 100 Exhibition, Present & Future’, Ben Uri Collection, Christie’s South Kensington, London
2016
‘Unexpected: continuing narratives of identity and migration’ Ben Uri Gallery, London
2015
‘Dis/Placed’, Shoreditch Town Hall, London.
2015
Adopting Britain, 70 Years of Migration – Southbank Centre, London.
2011
‘Slet 080311, Flocking of Birds’. On-Line streaming and gallery screening.
2011
‘COUNTERPOINT’, Rochelle School Gallery, Arnold, Circus, London.
2010
‘20th Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair’, Curator: Denizhan Ozer. Turkey.
2010
‘Made up Realities, Transformation’2. Canakkale Biennial, Curator: Denizhan Ozer. Turkey
2010
Performing Presence Screening, The Contemporary Art, St Petersburg
2009
Simply Screen: Inbetweeners of Asia, Tanzfabrik, Berlin
2009
Simply Screen: Inbetweeners of Asia, M.P. Birla Millennium Art Gallery, London
2008
In Transition Russia, Museum of Fine Art, Ekaterinburg
2008
In Transition Russia, National Centre for contemporary arts, Moscow
2007
‘RSVP– Contemporary Artists at the Foundling’. Curated Gill Hedley Museum, London
2007
‘Don’t Leave’, St. Ethelburga’s Centre, London. Curator: Diversity Art
2006
‘In Transition’, Lanitis Foundation, Limassol, Cyprus
2006
World Refugee Day, Home Office, Croydon
2005
Insomnia, Barge house, Oxo Tower Wharf, London
2005
Two-artists shows and the launch of London Refugee Economic Action. Design Museum, London.
2004
‘Place and Displace’ Crossovers-Watershed II, Unit 2 Gallery in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery. London Metropolitan University, London, UK
2004
Another world is possible as part of the festival Dalinowa. European Social Forum, Bloomsbury’s Conway Hall, London.
2003
‘Sanctuary: Contemporary Art & Human Rights’, Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
2003
‘A Sense of Place’, the Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff
2003
Religion Art and War, Salon des Arts, London
2002
‘Fresh Art’, Business Design Centre, London
2002
My Rights, Your Rights, Human Rights, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London
2002
Open window, Space 44, London
2002
Artists in Exile, Riverside studios, London
2001
An international forum on the role of the arts in the integration of asylum seekers, by the Refugee Council, Brussels
2001
Artists in Exile, Riverside studios, London
Residencies and Public participation
2022
Artist in Residence, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland
2020
Insiders/Outsiders Online Events for ‘Refugee Week’ a discussion prompted by the Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art touring exhibition.
2007
Performance and talk, collaboration with Stella Barnes on ‘Asylum Art, Participation and Ethics’, Royal Holloway, University of London; Performance & Asylum: Ethics, Embodiment and Community.
2007
In conversation with Stella Barnes, Museum of London ‘Belonging’ event.
2005-7
Board members of the Refugees and the Arts Initiative
2005.
-Oval House, London. Refugees and the Arts Initiative. Artists’ Exchange Day. “Ethics and responsibility in refugee focused art”- In discussion panel.
2004-2005
Artists in Residence Hayes School Hayes, Kent.
2004
F-Resonance fm Radio, Thursday, 4 March 2004. London Diaspora Live, visibility for visual artists from culturally diverse backgrounds
2003
‘Refugee Women and Protection’ conference, Islington Town Hall, London.
2000-3
Founder member of Artists in Exile
Award and Commission
2018
‘Revolution Street’, commissioned by the Ben Uri to respond to the exhibition ‘Liberators: 12 Extraordinary Women Artists from the Ben Uri Collection’
2009
Method, Cultural Leadership Programme
2007
Foundling Museum
2006-2007
Escalator Visual Arts Award
2006
Enter commission, based at the Junction in Cambridge Award
2006
Arts Council England East, Grants for the Arts Award
2005-6
Commissions East Mentoring scheme Award
2004
Arts Council England East, Grants for the Arts Award
Collection
Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) Scotland
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, London, Uk
Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland
Novas Group. London
Private Collections
Publications
2019
Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art By: Peter Wakelin, ISBN: 978-1-9114085-4-3
2008
In Transition Russia 2008-ISBN 978-9963-8932-3-2
2007
RSVP Contemporary artists at the Foundling, B.A.S Printers, Romsey, ISBN:0-9541447-3-2
2005
Mass Hollow, Zory
2004
Crossovers-Watershed II, ISBN: 0-9541115-3-2
2003
Sanctuary; Contemporary Art & Human Rights, Gallery of Modern Art- ISBN: 0 902752715
2003
Religion, Art & War, Salon des Arts, Daniele Dodd, UNICEF, In aid of UNICEF
Participatory Art
Ben Uri Gallery, London,
Gallery Of Modern Art -(GOMA) Glasgow
‘Touchstone project’, inIVA-International visual arts, London
‘Living Here’ Oval House London,
Summer School for disabled artists. Byam Show School of Art, London.
Margaret Harvey Gallery, St. Albans
‘Metropolis’ Urban Vision, 198 Gallery, London
Pope Paul School, Potters Bar
Theatre Resources
Lyric Hammersmith, London
EDUCATION
2012-2013
Award in Teaching Adults (PTLLS), The City Literary Institute London
2003-2004
MA Digital Media- Hyper fiction, University of Hertfordshire
1999-2002
BA Hons Fine Art, University of Hertfordshire
1987-1992
Diploma in Drawing and painting, London Metropolitan University
1982-1985
Visual Art, Atelia Konkor, Tehran. (Tutor Ebrahim Jafari)