Nahem Shoa (b. 1968, London) lives and works in London.
Shoa studied Fine Art at Manchester Polytechnic (1988-1991) before later completing postgraduate studies at The Royal Drawing School (2003-2004). Shoa was the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshield’s Foundation award (1993-2001), and was the winner of the Royal Society Of Portrait Painters award (1992) and the Lord Leighton Prize (1992-93). Shoa’s exhibition Into The Light (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) was recently selected for the landmark publication The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting 3 (Anomie Publishing, 2024).
Recent and selected solo exhibitions and curated displays include: Seen and Unseen, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull (2024-25); Nahem Shoa: Into the Light, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK (2023-24); Face of Britain, Southampton Art Gallery, Southampton, UK (2020); Black Presence, The Atkinson, Southport, UK (2019); Facing Yourself, Bury Art Museum, Bury, UK (2006); We Are Here, The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, UK (2005); Giant Heads & Multi Culture, Hartlepool Art Gallery (2004) and Youth Culture/Multi Culture, Plymouth Art Gallery (The Box), Plymouth, UK (2004).
Shoa’s work belongs to numerous public collections, including:
Bury Art Museum, Bury, UK
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, UK
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (RAMM), Exeter, UK
Hartlepool Museums, Hartlepool, UK
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, UK;
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle, UK
The Box, Plymouth, UK
Sheffield Museums, Sheffield, UK
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, UK
The Atkinson, Southport, UK
The V&A, London, UK.
Shoa studied Fine Art at Manchester Polytechnic (1988-1991) before later completing postgraduate studies at The Royal Drawing School (2003-2004). Shoa was the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshield’s Foundation award (1993-2001), and was the winner of the Royal Society Of Portrait Painters award (1992) and the Lord Leighton Prize (1992-93). Shoa’s exhibition Into The Light (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) was recently selected for the landmark publication The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting 3 (Anomie Publishing, 2024).
Recent and selected solo exhibitions and curated displays include: Seen and Unseen, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull (2024-25); Nahem Shoa: Into the Light, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK (2023-24); Face of Britain, Southampton Art Gallery, Southampton, UK (2020); Black Presence, The Atkinson, Southport, UK (2019); Facing Yourself, Bury Art Museum, Bury, UK (2006); We Are Here, The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, UK (2005); Giant Heads & Multi Culture, Hartlepool Art Gallery (2004) and Youth Culture/Multi Culture, Plymouth Art Gallery (The Box), Plymouth, UK (2004).
Shoa’s work belongs to numerous public collections, including:
Bury Art Museum, Bury, UK
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, UK
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (RAMM), Exeter, UK
Hartlepool Museums, Hartlepool, UK
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, UK;
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle, UK
The Box, Plymouth, UK
Sheffield Museums, Sheffield, UK
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, UK
The Atkinson, Southport, UK
The V&A, London, UK.
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ITV News, Nahem Shoa's Face of Britain exhibition,
Southampton City Museum and Art Gallery. |
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National Museum Liverpool, The Walker,
Interview with Nahem Shoa |
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Black Presence: The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport
September 21 2019 - November 23 2019 |