Shezad Dawood

Shezad Dawood works across the disciplines of painting, film and digital media to explore notions of storytelling and building communities and networks. As a long-time resident of east London, Dawood was passionate in developing #100NHSRooms with Vital Arts and Modern Forms in a drive to bring the artistic community together to create works for staff in the Barts Health NHS Trust.

Recent solo exhibitions include: MOCA Toronto (2019); Frieze LIVE, London (2019); Kunstverein, Munich (2019); and A Lost Future: Rubin Museum of Art, New York (2018). Recent group exhibitions include: Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh (2020); Sharjah Biennial 14, UAE (2019); Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea (2018); and Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2016).

Shezad Dawood, Nets (Chequerboard) and Nets (A Storm At Sea) [detail], 2020, Watercolour on paper

Shezad Dawood, Nets (Electric) and Nets (Patchwork), 2020, Watercolour on paper

Shezad Dawood, Nets (Rainbow), and HamerIsland 2020, Watercolour on paper

Shezad Dawood, The Room (A Study in Red) and The Room (A Study in Red), 2015, Woodblock Print

Shezad Dawood works installed at Barts Hospital, Clinic 1 staffroom and Thorax centre staffroom