NASSER AZAM

Nasser Azam (b. 1963, Jhelum, Pakistan) is a London-based British contemporary artist. Azam’s reputation was established in the early 1980s, with exhibitions at galleries in Birmingham and the West Midlands, including the Barber Institute of Fine Arts.

In 2007, after an extended period living and travelling in Japan, Europe and America, Azam became Artist in-Residence at County Hall Gallery, London, mounting a series of major exhibitions of early and recent work, including the critically acclaimed "Anatomica".

Azam is the author of a number of public sculptures. In 2008 a monumental bronze, "The Dance", was unveiled on London’s South Bank. It was followed in 2012 by the unveiling of "Athena" in the London City Airport; at 12 metres it is the tallest bronze sculpture in the UK. In 2013, a six metre tall bronze sculpture, "Evolutionary Loop 517" was unveiled outside the new research centre and library at Aberdeen University.

Azam has developed his painting in a series of projects that reflect his interest in extreme working conditions and also painting as a performance, from Zero Gravity (Star City, Moscow, 2008), to the freezing ice deserts of Antarctica (2010). In 2015, he was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Malala Yousafzai, which was unveiled at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, and is permanently displayed at the University of Birmingham.

In 2017, following the tenth anniversary of the first generation iPhone, Azam created a series of artworks titled "Phone Painting"; one of the works is owned by Steven Wozniak, cofounder of Apple.

In 2019, London’s Saatchi Gallery hosted "Nasser Azam: Saiful Malook", the artist’s most comprehensive solo exhibition to date. Azam’s work is included in numerous private and public collections, including the Zabludowicz Collection and The Sovereign Art Foundation.

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