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.

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&nbsp;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. 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, Leeds
* 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 Britain

### 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


## External links
* Official website