Shezad Dawood

Coral Alchemy I (Dipsastrea Speciosa) 

Dawood works across the disciplines of sculpture, textiles, film, and digital media to address the key themes of architecture and ecology and how they connect recent history to deep time; the works reveal an archaeology of the present and where we might go from here. His works often grapple with the conversations that environments, both real and virtual, generate around some of the pressing issues of our shared contemporary moment. 

Born in the United Kingdom, Dawood’s recent solo exhibitions include Kai Art Centre, Tallinn (2020); New Art Exchange, Nottingham (2020); The Bluecoat, Liverpool (2019); the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (2019); Frieze LIVE, London (2019); and Kunstverein, Munich (2019). Dawood’s works are in collections at the Guggenheim, New York; the Tate, United Kingdom; LACMA, Los Angeles; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Sharjah Art Foundation; the British Museum, London; the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Delhi; the Rubin Museum of Art, New York; Mathaf, Doha; and the Arts Council Collection, London.

Coral Alchemy II (Porites Columnaris)

Dawood works across the disciplines of sculpture, textiles, film, and digital media to address the key themes of architecture and ecology and how they connect recent history to deep time; the works reveal an archaeology of the present and where we might go from here. His works often grapple with the conversations that environments, both real and virtual, generate around some of the pressing issues of our shared contemporary moment. 

Born in the United Kingdom, Dawood’s recent solo exhibitions include Kai Art Centre, Tallinn (2020); New Art Exchange, Nottingham (2020); The Bluecoat, Liverpool (2019); the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (2019); Frieze LIVE, London (2019); and Kunstverein, Munich (2019). Dawood’s works are in collections at the Guggenheim, New York; the Tate, United Kingdom; LACMA, Los Angeles; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Sharjah Art Foundation; the British Museum, London; the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Delhi; the Rubin Museum of Art, New York; Mathaf, Doha; and the Arts Council Collection, London.