Shezad Dawood (born 1974) is a British visual artist. He is based in

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Biography

Shezad Dawood was born in 1974, in London, England. His artworks reflect his varied cultural heritage, which includes having a

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i mother, an

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n father, and an Irish

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. Dawood trained at

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and received his

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from the

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in 2000, before undertaking a

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from the School of Arts at

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(now

Leeds Beckett University Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the Leeds city centre, city centre and Hea ...

) in 2008 (Fine Art), his thesis was titled 'The killing of Chief Crazy Horse: a metaphorical allegory in 3 parts'. He was a research fellow in experimental media at the

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. Dawood works across the disciplines of painting, film, neon, sculpture, performance, virtual reality and other digital media to ask key questions of narrative, history and embodiment. In 2017 he collaborated with Qatari architect Fatma Ibrahim Al Sehlawi to create the Doha Modern Playground in Al Masrah Park. Designed as a playspace for children, its design was inspired by modernist buildings in the country, including Qatar Post,

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, the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, Qatar National Theatre and the Qatar Ministry of Information building.

Publications

* ''Making New Time: Sharjah Biennial 14: Leaving the Echo Chamber,'' Omar Kholeif (ed.), Prestel, Munich, Germany, 2019. * ''Artists' Moving Image in Britain since 1989,'' Erika Balsam, Lucy Reynolds and Sarah Perks (eds.), Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; London, 2019. * ''Shezad Dawood: Kalimpong'', Camilla Palestra (ed.), Sternberg Press and Timothy Taylor, London, 2016. * ''It was a time that was a time,'' Gabriel Florenz and David Everitt Howe (eds.). Pioneer Works, New York, 2015. * ''The Great Acceleration – Taipei Biennial 2014'', Jo Hsiao (ed.), Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014. * ''Shezad Dawood: Towards the Possible Film'', Ziba Ardalan (ed.), Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, London, 2014. * ''Black Sun,'' Gerrie van Noord (ed.). Ridinghouse in association with Devi Art Foundation and Arnolfini, 2013. * ''Piercing Brightness,'' Gerrie van Noord (ed.), Koenig Books, London, 2012.

References

External links

Official website
1974 births Living people Alumni of Central Saint Martins Alumni of Leeds Beckett University Alumni of the Royal College of Art Artists from London British artists of Pakistani descent British contemporary artists English people of Indian descent English people of Pakistani descent {{England-artist-stub