Zarina Bhimji

Zarina Bhimji (dem born am 1963) be a Ugandan Indian photographer, wey base insyd London. Na dem nominate am for de Turner Prize insyd 2007, wey she exhibit for Documenta 11 insyd 2002, wey dem represent am insyd de public collections of Tate, de Museum of Contemporary Art insyd Chicago den Moderna Museet insyd Stockholm.
Life and work
Dem born am insyd Mbarara, Uganda, na Bhimji educate for Leicester Polytechnic (1982–1983), Goldsmiths' College (1983–1986) den Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1987–1989). Ein work appear insyd Creative Camera insyd April 1990, den insyd a landmark issue of Ten.8 magazine as early as 1992.'Critical Decade: Black British Photography in the 80s', Ten.8 vol. 2, no. 3, 1992

Insyd 2001, Bhimji get ein first solo exhibition insyd de U.S., Cleaning the Garden, for Talwar Gallery, New York wey she win de EAST award for EASTinternational dem select by Mary Kelly den Peter Wollen.

She participate insyd documenta 11 insyd June to September 2002 plus ein 16 mm film.

From 2003 to 2007, she travel widely insyd India, East Africa den Zanzibar, wey she dey study legal documents den de stories of those wey form British power insyd those countries, wey she dey carry out interviews den dey take photographs.

Insyd 2003 Bhimji receive de International Center for Photography ein Infinity Award insyd de Art Photography category.

Insyd 2007, na dem shortlist am for de Turner Prize for photographs of Uganda. Na dema theme be de expulsion of Asians from de country by Idi Amin den de subsequent loss den grief e cause.Reynolds, Nigel, "Iraq protest camp shortlisted for Turner Prize" The Daily Telegraph online, 10 May 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007. Na dem exhibit de photographs for Haunch of Venison gallery insyd London den Zurich. Ein Turner Prize display include a film, Waiting, wich na dem shoot insyd a sisal-processing factory.

Exhibitions

 Solo exhibitions 

 1992: Zarina Bhimji: I Will Always Be Here, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
 1995: Zarina Bhimji, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge (introduction by Marina Warner)
 1998: Cleaning the Garden, Harewood House, Terrace Gallery, LeedsBhimji, Zarina (2012). Zarina Bhimji. Whitechapel Art Gallery. London. ISBN 9781905464517. OCLC 779254824.
 2006: Zarina Bhimji, Haunch of Venison, London
 2007: Zarina Bhimji, Haunch of Venison, Zurich
 2009: Zarina Bhimji, Out of Blue, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
 2010: Who Knows Tomorrow, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany
 2012: Zarina Bhimji, Whitechapel Gallery, London and Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland
 2018: Lead White, Tate BritainTate. "Zarina Bhimji: Lead White: Until 2 June 2019 – Display at Tate Britain". Tate. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

 Group exhibitions 
 1985: f.stops, Chelsea School of Art, London
 1985: Mirror Reflecting Darkly, Brixton Art Gallery, London
 1986: Darshan: An Exhibition by Ten Asian Photographers, Camerawork, London
 1986: From Two Worlds, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
 1986: Jagrati, Greenwich Citizens Gallery, London
 1987: The Image Employed: the Use of Narrative in Black Art, Cornerhouse, Manchester
 1987: Polareyes, Camden Arts Centre, London
 1987: The Devils Feast, Chelsea School of Art, London
 1987: Dislocations, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
 1988: Spectrums Women's Photography Festival Open Exhibition, South London Gallery
 1988: The Essential Black Art, Chisenhale Gallery, London and UK tour
 1989: Fabled Territories, City Art Gallery, Leeds (toured)
 1989: Intimate Distance, the Photographers' Gallery, London
 1990: In Focus, Horizon Gallery, London
 1990: Passing Glances: Works by 5 Artists Presented by Artangel in Collaboration with the British Library, British Library, Euston Road, London
 1990: The Women in My Life, the Small Mansions Arts Centre, London
 1991: Shocks to the System: Social and Political Issues in Recent British Art from the Arts Council Collection, South Bank Centre, London (toured)
 1993: On Taking a Normal Situation, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerpen
 1994: Iniva inauguration exhibition, Iniva London
 1995: The Impossible Science of Being, the Photographers' Gallery, London
 1996: In/Sight, Guggenheim Museum, New York
 1997: No place (like home), Walker Arts Centre, Minneapolis
 2002: Documenta 11, Kassel
 2003: Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul
 2005: British Art Show 6, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and UK tour

 Collections 
Dem hold Bhimji ein work insyd de public collections wey dey follow:

 Tate
 Museum of Contemporary Art insyd Chicago
 Moderna Museet insyd Stockholm

 References 

Category:1963 births
Category:Ugandan people
Category:Human
Category:Ugandan people of Indian descent
Category:British Ismailis
Category:Alumni of De Montfort University
Category:Alumni of de Slade School of Fine Art
Category:Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
Category:Ugandan women artists
Category:English women photographers
Category:Journalists wey komot London
Category:Ugandan emigrants to de United Kingdom
Category:People wey komot Mbarara
Category:Gujarati people
Category:Khoja Ismailis
Category:Ugandan photographers

External links
 Official website

Category:Artists wey komot London