You & Me, shown in Krishna, The Divine Lover 1998– Hayward National Touring exhibitions, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
Permindar Kaur
Born 1965, Nottingham
Education
1986 – 1989 B.A. Hons Fine Art, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Sheffield, UK
1990 – 1992 M.A Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Solo Shows
2024: Nothing is Fixed – John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
2024: Mela Monument, Mela Sculpture Park, Hogsland Park, Southampton
2023: The Room – Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
2023: Camouflage – Radley Mews, London and online exhibition, Jhaveri Contemporary
2022: Outgrown – The ArtHouse, Wakefield, UK *
2021: Art at Home – Curated by Kath & Company, Lion House, Twickenham, TW1 3DR, UK
2020/21: HOME – Curated by HS Projects, 5 Howick Place, London, UK*
2017: Black & Blue – New Art Projects, London, UK *
2016: Interlopers – UH Art & Design Gallery, University of Herfordshire, Hatfield, UK *
2014: Hiding Out – Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham,UK
2001: Photos of Simran – Galeria 44, Barcelona, Spain.
1999: Out of Breath – East London Gallery, Univeristy of East London, UK *
Untitled – Berwick Gymnasium Art Gallery, Berwick, UK *
Comfort of Little Places – Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK
1998: Comfort of Little Places – Fabrica, Brighton, UK
Independent Thoughts – Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK
1997: Secrets Must Circulate – Galeria Carles Poy, Barcelona, Spain
Fetish – Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
1996: Cold Comfort 1 – Ikon Gallery, Birmingham + UK tour*
Cold Comfort II – Mead Gallery, Coventry, UK *
Backspace – Curated by Stefania Bortolami at Galeria Alejandro Sales, Barcelona, Spain
1995: Small Spaces – Galleri Isidor, Malmö, Sweden
Por al Buit/ Medio al vacio – Galeria Carles Poy, Barcelona, Spain
Veïns – Galeria Dels Angels, Barcelona, Spain.
1994: La Cambra Daurada –La Capella, Barcelona, Spain (two person show with Carme Saumell)
1993: Red Earth – Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
Regions & Growth – The British Council, Barcelona, Spain
Selected Group Shows
2024: A Spirit Inside, Compton Verney, Warwickshire
2024: RA Summer Show – Invited by Veronica Ryan, Royal Academy, London
2024: Bitch Magic, Alma Pearl Gallery, London
2024/27: Compton Verney Sculpture in the Park – Compton Verney, Warwickshire
2023: Frieze London, 11 – 15 Oct 2023 with Jhaveri Contemporary, London UK
2023: If Not Now, When? Generations of Women in Sculpture in Britain, 1960 – 2022, Saatchi Gallery,
London
2023: A Spirit Inside, The Lightbox, Woking
2023: Are You A Woman In Authority? Phoenix Art Space, Brighton
2023: What Should Be In A National Art Collection? School of Museum Studies, Leicester
2023: Naissance/ Re-Naissance – curated by Hettie Judah, Unit London gallery for London Gallery
Weekend (online)
2023: Art Dubai with Jhaveri Contemporary, Dubai
2023: Frieze No. 9 Cork Street, London curated by Jhaveri Contemporary accompanying Ali
Kazim’s exhibition
2022: What Lies Beneath: Women, Politics, Textiles – Womens Art Collection, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
2021/23: Breaking The Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945 – Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield and UK tour to Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham; The Levinsky Gallery, University of Plymouth and the Box, Plymouth; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull; New Art Gallery, Walsall *
2021: RA Summer Show – Selected by Bob & Roberta Smith, Royal Academy, London
2021: Ikon in the 90’s – Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2020: MK Calling 2020 – MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK
2019: NAE Open -Nottingham Art Exchange, Nottingham
2018: Animals & Us – Turner Contemporary, Margate
2018: Agency – The Artists Agency, Eagle Gallery, London
2018: Crossing Lines – F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge, Ireland
2017: Tread Softly – Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK
2016: Now for Tomorrow II – Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK
2015: Talking with Deptford – Deptford X Gallery, curated by Janette Parris, Deptford, London
2014: Bad Copy: Cardiff by Parris – Curated by Janette Parris for Museums at Night. Cardiff Story Museum, UK
2013: What’s Going On? – Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK as part of the rehang curated by Professor Raimi Gbadmasi.
2006: Revelation: Reflecting British Art in the Arts Council Collection – The Lowry, Manchester
2005: Spoilt rotten: Young Curators 2005 – Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys, Wales *
2004: Changing Rooms – Wakefield Art Gallery, Wakefield, U.K.
2000: At Home with Art – An exhibition jointly organised by the Tate Gallery, London and National Touring Exhibitions, Hayward Gallery, London. Commissioned to design a product to sell in Homebase stores across the U.K.
2000: Through the Looking Glass – University of Essex, Colchester, UK
2000: See For Yourself – Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, Peterborough, UK
2000: Don’t Worry – Chelsea & Westminister Hospital, London, UK Curated by Tamsin Dillon *
1999: Hot Air – Granship, Shizouka Arts Centre, Japan *
1998: Claustrophobia – Ikon Gallery, Birmingham and UK tour. *
1998: Here to Stay – Arts Council Collection purchases, National Touring exhibitions, Plymouths Arts Centre and UK tour. *
1998: Alice – Cornerhouse, Manchester & The Nunnery, London
1998: Where I am – Galeria da Mitra, Lisbon as part of Caminho do Oriente, Expo ’98, Portugal *
1997: Flexible Co-existence – Art Tower Mito, Mito, Japan*
1997: Krishna, The Divine Lover – National Touring exhibitions, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
1997: Las Ninas de Mis Ojos – Galerai Trajecto, Vitoria, Spain
1997: Home Ideal – Therberton Street, London, UK. For Sale sign project organised by F.A.T (Fashion, Architecture, Taste)
1997: Pictura Britannica, Art from Britain – Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia*
1997: Crosscurrents – University Museum of Ethnography, Oslo, Norway. *
1997: Out of India – Queens Museum of Art, New York. *
1997: Telling Tales – Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne.
1996: Falling – Museu Salvador Viaseca, Reus, Spain. *
1996: Transforming The Crown – Caribbean Cultural Centre, New York, USA
1995: The British Art Show 4 – Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff. *
1995: Por al Buit/ Medio al vacio – Galeria Carles Poy, Barcelona, Spain
1995: Veïns – Galeria Dels Angels, Barcelona, Spain.
1994: La Cambra Daurada , Arteleku, San Sebastian, Spain *
1994: Panfletos de Agri-cultura, poster project organised by Transformadors, Barcelona
1994: Escletxes – Espais, Girona, Spain
1993: Asian Arts Festival, Worcester City Art Gallery, Worcester *
El Diento Del Tiempo – Valencia
1992: BBC Billboard Art Project – Glasgow.
Narratives – Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
Invisible Cities – Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
BT New Contemporaries – Newlyn Orion Gallery, Penzance & UK tour *
Taking Flight – Leicester City Art Gallery, Leicester
1991: Four × 4– Arnolfini, Bristol *
Starting Points: Towards An International Exhibition Concerning Issues of Local Identity, Mappin
Art Gallery, Sheffield
Artful Europe, Niort, France
Interim, Newberry Gallery, Glasgow
Salon des Debitanten, Slagharen, Holland
* Exhibition with a catalogue
Public Commissions
2024/27: Compton Verney Sculpture in the Park – Compton Verney, Warwickshire
2014: A Vision of Utopia – A site specific outdoor sculpture for Spirella Building. Letchworth. Curated by Letchworth Heritage Foundation & Digswell Arts, UK
2002: Dudes, A permanent public sculpture for Port of Tyne International Ferry Terminal, North Shields, Newcastle, UK
1999: Playtime – Hakata Riverain Art Project – A permanent public sculpture for Hakata Riverain, Fukuoka, Japan. Curated by Fumio Nanjo of Nanjo & Assocites.*
1992: B.B.C. Billboard Art Project – B.B.C. commissioned 18 artists to site works across 150 billboards across UK as part of ‘Commissions & Collaborations’, to bring art onto the streets of Britain.
Works in Collections
Arts Council, England; British Council, UK; New Art Hall Collection, Cambridge; Cartwright Hall, Bradford; Nottingham Castle Museum, Nottingham; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton: Museu de Reus, Reus, Spain; Works in private collections in UK, Spain, Sweden, India and USA.
Awards
2022: Shortlisted for the Freelands Award 2022 for a solo show at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
2022: Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant.
2020: Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant.
2015: Grants for the Arts Award, Arts Council.
2013: Grants for the Arts Award, Arts Council.
1998: The Arts Foundation 1998 Sculpture Fellowship
Visual Art Fellowship, Berwick-upon-Tweed
1996: Visual Arts Bursary, East Midlands Arts Board
1995: Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Canada.
1994: First Prize, Salo D’Arts Plastiques Baix Camp, Reus, Spain
1990: Visual Arts Bursary, Yorkshire Arts Board
Residencies
2022: ArtHouse residency, Wakefield
2015-16: 9-month residency at University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
1999: Visual Art Fellowship, Berwick-upon-Tweed
1995: Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Canada.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Stout, Katherine ‘All the world is a stage.’ Nothing is Fixed exhibition catalogue, pg 33-41. Published by John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, Sept 2024. ISBN: 978-1-912431-33-5
Permindar Kaur in conversation with Dorothy Price. ‘Can you really be yourself if you are constantly hiding?’ Nothing is Fixed exhibition catalogue, pg 55-61. Published by John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, Sept 2024. ISBN: 978-1-912431-33-5
Thondrayen, Nadia.‘Introduction’. Nothing is Fixed exhibition catalogue, pg 17-19. Published by John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, Sept 2024. ISBN: 978-1-912431-33-5
Kothari, Urvi. ‘Teddies and More – Nothing is Fixed by Permindar Kaur at John Hansard gallery’, Stir Magazine, Aug 10th 2024
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