Kashif Nadim Chaudry

Studio A3

Kashif Nadim Chaudry is a Nottingham born artist, of Punjabi origin, living and working in the East Midlands. He studied Textiles at Goldsmiths College, London, graduating in 2005, and continues to develop his textile orientated art practice.

A family heritage in tailoring has been very influential for his work and has focused his creativity around the importance of materiality and craftsmanship. The heart of Nadim’s practice lies with the working, shaping, and moulding of physical ‘stuff’.

Negotiating his sexuality as a gay man within different cultural and religious spheres has been a fertile ground from which his practice has taken root and continuously draws inspiration. This ‘negotiation’ has often translated literally into physical space; a question of how you choose to position yourself in the world. In relation, it is increasingly the sculptural and three dimensional possibilities within his work that address the issues of space and position, which fascinate him most.

Exhibitions include: What is Home, National Trust Croome Court (2019); Beloved, The Somerset House Conference, Ort Gallery, Birmingham (2018); Reformation, Guest Projects, London (2018); The Three Graces, Turner Contemporary, Margate (2016); The Dreaming House, Newstead Abbey, Nottingham (2015); and Swags & Tails, Asian Triennial (2014) and Manchester Craft and Design Centre (2014).

Awards and residencies include: Joanna Drew Travel Bursary (2018); Artist-in-Residence, Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham (2010); New Art Exchange Cash Prize & Solo Exhibition, Nottingham Castle Open (2010); and Elke Lacey Award for Excellence in Textiles, Goldsmiths College (2005).