Karimah Ashadu (b. London 1985) is a British/Nigerian multi-disciplinary Artist. She initially trained as a Painter, before turning to performance and the moving image while undertaking a Masters in Spatial Design.
Ashadu investigates sentiments of movement and narration. Typically, she considers experimental modes of moving image capture aided by hand-crafted mechanisms. These mechanisms probe space, and are fundamental to the introduction of notions like the role of perspective in storytelling. The work also explores the concept of relationships including perceptions of self and place.
A graduate of Chelsea College of Art, London, Ashadu has exhibited internationally including Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; Maison des arts George Pompidou, Cajarc and African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos.
She is the recipient of several awards and grants, including De Ateliers, ARTE Creative, Arts Council England and British Council.
She lives and works between Amsterdam, London and Lagos.
Born 1985 in London
Lives and works in London
Education
2011
Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
M.A. Interior and Spatial Design – applied art (film specialism)
2007
The University of Reading School of Arts and Communication, Berkshire
B.A Fine Art and History of Art and Architecture
Residencies
2014 - 16
De Ateliers, Amsterdam
2014
GoetheonMain, Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg
Maison Daura, La Maison des arts Georges Pompidou', Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Voyons Voir, Aix-en-Provence
2013
HomeBase VI Project Art Residency’, Jerusalem, Israel
Awards
2015
“Video Innovation Prize”, EUROVIDEO 2015 Festival, Belgium
2014
De Ateliers Grant, Amsterdam
Arts Council England and British Council “AIDF” Grant, UK
“Special Award”, Split Film Festival, Croatia
“Best of the Festival” Jury Prize, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan
2013
“Arte Creative Newcomer Award” Jury Prize, European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück
Finalist – National Art Competition, African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos
Commissions
2015
Film - (forthcoming 2016) Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva
2013
Film - ‘Lagos Sand Merchants’, Arte Creative, France
Selected screenings
2016
Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva (forthcoming Nov 2016)
Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva (forthcoming May 2016)
2015
EUROVIDEO 2015 Festival, Aachen, Germany
“Does Not Equal”, W139 Space for contemporary art, Amsterdam
Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of Art, London
2014
De Ateliers New Participants, Amsterdam
Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento, Buenos Aires
Athens Video Art Festival, Athens
Split Film Festival, Croatia
GoetheOnMain (Goethe-Institut), Johannesburg
Traverse City Film Festival, Michigan
ICA Artists’ Film Biennial, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Maison des arts George Pompidou, Cajarc
Château Grand Boise (voyons voir), Trets
ARTEUM – musée d’art contemporain, Châteauneuf-le-Rouge
Ford Foundation (African Artists’ Foundation), Lagos
European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrück
Now&After Video Art Festival, Victoria Art Gallery, Samara
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan
2013
National Art Competition, African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos
Southampton Film Week, Southampton, UK
Festival Internacional de VideoArte, Buenos Aires
Danube Video Art Festival, Austria
Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago
Facade Video Festival, Plovdiv
One Minute Film and Video Festival, Aarau
VIDEOEX Experimental Film and Video Festival, Zürich
Media City Film Festival, Windsor, Ontario
Experimental Film Festival Portland, Portland, Oregon
Australian International Experimental Film Festival, Melbourne
Now&After Video Art Festival, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrück
Transmediale Festival for Art and Digital Culture', Berlin
'Film as Measure Exhibition': Cookhouse Space, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
2012
Videoholica International Video Art Festival, Bulgaria
The Public (Sandwell Arts Trust), West Midlands, UK
2011
Chelsea College of Art and Design, MA Interior/Spatial Design Degree Show, London
EWHA University, Seoul, Korea
South London Gallery, London
Wimbledon Space, London
Videoholica International Video Art Festival, Bulgaria
AFEFV Festival, Art and Culture Laboratory (KUL), Croatia
Selected publications
2015
“Of Drones and Horses or the Multiplication of Moving Images”, Dr Jennifer Allen, Mousse Magazine, Italy
“Retrace” exhibition at GoetheonMain, Classic Feel Magazine, Johannesburg
2014
Issue #2 ‘PROCESS’, ‘CON.TEXT’ art journal, SOAS – University of London
Ann Arbor Film Festival Exhibition Catalogue, Michigan
Arte.tv – EMAF Newcomer Award ‘The Art of Perception’
2013
aqnb.com – Interview with art/culture journal atractivoquenobello.com
Karimah Ashadu
Born 1985 in London Lives and works in London Education 2011 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London M.A. Interior and Spatial Design – applied art (film specialism) 2007 The University of Reading School of Arts and Communication, Berkshire B.A Fine Art and History of Art and Architecture Residencies 2014 - 16 De Ateliers, Amsterdam 2014 GoetheonMain, Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg Maison Daura, La Maison des arts Georges Pompidou', Saint-Cirq-Lapopie Voyons Voir, Aix-en-Provence 2013 HomeBase VI Project Art Residency’, Jerusalem, Israel Awards 2015 “Video Innovation Prize”, EUROVIDEO 2015 Festival, Belgium 2014 De Ateliers Grant, Amsterdam Arts Council England and British Council “AIDF” Grant, UK “Special Award”, Split Film Festival, Croatia “Best of the Festival” Jury Prize, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan 2013 “Arte Creative Newcomer Award” Jury Prize, European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück Finalist – National Art Competition, African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos Commissions 2015 Film - (forthcoming 2016) Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva 2013 Film - ‘Lagos Sand Merchants’, Arte Creative, France Selected screenings 2016 Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva (forthcoming Nov 2016) Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva (forthcoming May 2016) 2015 EUROVIDEO 2015 Festival, Aachen, Germany “Does Not Equal”, W139 Space for contemporary art, Amsterdam Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of Art, London 2014 De Ateliers New Participants, Amsterdam Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento, Buenos Aires Athens Video Art Festival, Athens Split Film Festival, Croatia GoetheOnMain (Goethe-Institut), Johannesburg Traverse City Film Festival, Michigan ICA Artists’ Film Biennial, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London Maison des arts George Pompidou, Cajarc Château Grand Boise (voyons voir), Trets ARTEUM – musée d’art contemporain, Châteauneuf-le-Rouge Ford Foundation (African Artists’ Foundation), Lagos European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrück Now&After Video Art Festival, Victoria Art Gallery, Samara Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan 2013 National Art Competition, African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos Southampton Film Week, Southampton, UK Festival Internacional de VideoArte, Buenos Aires Danube Video Art Festival, Austria Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago Facade Video Festival, Plovdiv One Minute Film and Video Festival, Aarau VIDEOEX Experimental Film and Video Festival, Zürich Media City Film Festival, Windsor, Ontario Experimental Film Festival Portland, Portland, Oregon Australian International Experimental Film Festival, Melbourne Now&After Video Art Festival, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrück Transmediale Festival for Art and Digital Culture', Berlin 'Film as Measure Exhibition': Cookhouse Space, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London 2012 Videoholica International Video Art Festival, Bulgaria The Public (Sandwell Arts Trust), West Midlands, UK 2011 Chelsea College of Art and Design, MA Interior/Spatial Design Degree Show, London EWHA University, Seoul, Korea South London Gallery, London Wimbledon Space, London Videoholica International Video Art Festival, Bulgaria AFEFV Festival, Art and Culture Laboratory (KUL), Croatia Selected publications 2015 “Of Drones and Horses or the Multiplication of Moving Images”, Dr Jennifer Allen, Mousse Magazine, Italy “Retrace” exhibition at GoetheonMain, Classic Feel Magazine, Johannesburg 2014 Issue #2 ‘PROCESS’, ‘CON.TEXT’ art journal, SOAS – University of London Ann Arbor Film Festival Exhibition Catalogue, Michigan Arte.tv – EMAF Newcomer Award ‘The Art of Perception’ 2013 aqnb.com – Interview with art/culture journal atractivoquenobello.com