Shezad Dawood

Shezad Dawood was born in London in 1974 and was trained at Central St Martin’s and the Royal College of Art before undertaking a PhD at Leeds Metropolitan University. He works across a broad spectrum of media and his works have since been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in the UK, including the Whitechapel Gallery, the Tate Modern and the ICA, as well as internationally in Europe, the USA, Australia and India. He has initiated diverse public and off-site projects in the UK, Italy and India, and has devised and managed large-scale projects of intervention in London and Pakistan. Much of Shezad’s practice involves curating and collaboration, frequently working with established artists, curators and critics to create unique networks of critically engaged practitioners. Currently he lives and works in London.