Shezad Dawood
Shezad Dawood (born 1974) is an artist born in and based in London. His multi-media works are inspired by his varied cultural heritage, having a Pakistani mother, an Indian father and an Irish stepmother. This is mirrored in his interest in the variety within different forms of art and the systems which society use to judge their value. He received his MA from the Royal College of Art in 2000 and PhD from the School of Arts at Leeds Metropolitan University (now Leeds Beckett University) in 2008 (Fine Art), titled 'The killing of Chief Crazy Horse : a  metaphorical allegory in 3 parts' Selected exhibitions. 2011. "Piercing Brightness", Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston 2010 "A Mystery Play", Plug In ICA, Winnipeg "The Jewels of Aptor", Paradise Row, London "Cities of the Future", Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai "Intensive Surfaces", Århus Kunstbygning, Århus 2009 "I Knew I Should Have Taken that Right Turn at Albuquerque", Washington Garcia, Glasgow "MONTANA", Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam 2008 "Viaggio al termine della notte", Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milan "Feature", film project/touring exhibition, Wysing Arts Centre, Leeds Metropolitan University & Castlefield, Manchester "Third Line", Dubai 2007 "Hobbyhorse", Arndt & Partner, Zurich "If I Should Fall From Grace  With God", Paradise Row, London "The End of Civilisation", Axel Lapp Projects, Berlin 2006 "Bubble & Squeak" (curated by Shay Oahyon), PM Gallery, Toronto "Lila/Play", Span Gallery, Melbourne 2005 "In Six Easy Steps", ICA, London 2004 "Homes With No Walls", Mumbai, India 2003 "Karma Cola", Osterwalder's Art Office, Hamburg 2002 "Site + Sight", Earl-Lu Gallery, Singapore