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website: www.katayoundowlatshahi.com (44) 023 9236 0895 / (44) 07944 731081 1 Balcarres Mansions, 5 Eastern Villas Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0SU nationality Born 16th November 1967 in Tehran / Iran British Nationality artist statement The content of my personal work has for some years now been driven by my fascination with light in relation to architecture and the land. My current work is rooted in the landscape of my childhood; though many of the double exposed images I photographed were taken in the Lake District, they evoke for me a memory of the mountain in whose shadow I lived under as a child whilst growing up in Iran. It represents joy, loss and longing. As an extension to this theme I am particularly inspired by notions of ‘paradise’ and ‘the garden’. I was recently awarded an Arts Council England Award for research and development to aid me in the production of new work based on the theme ‘Liminal’, which toured as a solo show. I am an Iranian-born British artist working in contemporary photographic art, drawing, architectural glass and time based media. Trained in Edinburgh, Winchester and Barcelona with a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Gloucestershire, I have worked on a number of national and international residencies, exhibitions and have a number of public realm commissions across the UK. education 2000 - 2004 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Gloucestershire 1993 - 1994 M. A. European Fine Art, Winchester School of Art 1988 - 1991 B.A. Hons. Printmaking, Edinburgh College of Art 1987 - 1988 Pre-BA Foundation Course, Reigate School of Art and Design 1995 AMTIS The Arts Management Training Initiative Scotland, Edinburgh, ‘Survival Skills for Visual Artists’ 1992 City and Guilds Summer School, London, Intensive in Figure Drawing awards 2009 Arts Council of England (South East) 2003 Arts Council of England (South West) 2002 Dame Janet Trotter Trust 2002 Eleanor Greenwood Fund 2002 The Sir Richard Stapley Education Trust 2000 Visual Arts Award, Northern Arts, Sunderland 2000 Travel and Training Award, Northern Arts, Newcastle 1997 The S.A.A.C. (Scottish Artists, Artist Craftsmen) Award 1996 The S.S.A. (Society of Scottish Artists) Award 1992 The Prince’s Trust Award, Edinburgh 1989 Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship, Edinburgh residencies & fellowships 2006 A 6 week winter residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, USA. 2005 A 6 month Digital Fellowship; University of Gloucestershire in partnership with the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust 2000 1 month residency in San Antonio, USA, for ‘Fotoseptiembre 2000’, to work with a digital Giclee Printer to produce a series of temporary site specific print installations at the International Centre. 1998 Durham Cathedral Artist in Residence, for a duration of 12 months. 1995 Resident Artist, Applied & Architectural Glass, Edinburgh College of Art for the duration of 12 months. public realm commissions 2009 Commissioned by Gloucester Heritage Regeneration Trust to undertake the initial design of an art work to be integrated into the landscaping scheme at Back Badge Square, Gloucester Docks. 2009 Commissioned by Redrow Homes to design and install a significant glass installation for the front elevation of a new housing scheme in Bletchley, adjacent to Bletchley Park. 2007 Commissioned by Canterbury City Council and Bellway Homes to design and install an elevation and a floor based architectural glass art work for St. Mildred’s Tannery in Canterbury City Centre. 2007 Commissioned by Ginkgo Projects to undertake the design and fabrication of three sanctuary windows for a new NHS hospital at Newton Abbot, Devon. 2007 Commissioned by Insite Arts to undertake the initial design and fabrication of ten structurally integral light boxes in Leicester city centre for Hammersons Plc. 2006 Commissioned by Insite Arts to undertake the initial design and fabrication of a significant glass commission in Exeter City Centre for Land Securities Group Plc. 2006 Appointed the 1st and 2nd stage design of a Public Art Commission at Sunniside Gardens Sunderland, and to work with Robinson Landscape Architects. 2006 Commissioned to create installations for a 3 day digital presentation of temporary art works at night, alongside three other artists in the Forest of Dean called Reveal: Scratching the Surface. 2005 Appointed Lead Artist to work with Commissions North, Tynedale Council and GLR Architects on the building of a new swimming pool / leisure centre for Hexham, Northumberland. 2005 Commissioned to undertake, in the initial design and fabrication of a Public Art Commission at the Beehive Centre in Cambridge by The British Land Group Plc. 2003 Culvert Commission in Bacup, Lancashire. Commissioned by CITE Commissions in the Environment to undertake the role of lead artist for the consultation, design and fabrication of an artwork in Lancashire. 2003 Westonbirt International Festival of Gardens, Westonbirt Arboretum. Commissioned by Forestry Commission create a site specific art work for the Arboretum. 2003 The New ‘Arcadia’ Cunard Cruise liner. Commissioned by Elstone & Haze Associates to undertake the fabrication of an art work for the P&O ship, representing the best of British contemporary art. 2000 East Lothian Council Headquarters, Haddington. Commissioned by IPA Independent Public Arts ltd. to undertake the fabrication and installation of an art work to be sited at the John Muir Building. 2000 City and West End: Victoria Street SW1. Short listed to undertake, in the initial design of a Public Art Commission, in conjunction with the Architects MacCormac, Jamieson & Prichard, on a prominent site at the intersection of Victoria St. and Artillery Row, London. 1998 Art in Fort Augustus. Commissioned by IPA Independent Public Arts Ltd. To create a site specific public Art Work in consultation with the local community, at Fort Augustus - Scotland. 1997 Fotofeis. Commissioned £4,500.00 to produce a new body of work for Fotofeis International Photography Festival at the Aberdeen Art Gallery, School Hill Aberdeen. 1995 LDDC London Docklands Development Corporation Commission; Short listed to undertake in the initial design of a Public Art Work at the site of the Cannon Workshops at West Ferry Rd, Isle of Dogs, London. selected exhibitions 2010 From the Darkness - Light in Contemporary Art, Mascalls Gallery in Paddock Wood, Brighton 2010 Liminal, SPACE Gallery, Portsmouth 2010 ArtSway Open, ArtSway, Sway, New Forest 2009 Liminal, jGallery, Moulton, Northampton 2008 800feet, Art Space Portsmouth at SPACE Gallery, Portsmouth 2008 Acquire, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth 2007 Tracing Light, The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol 2007 Katayoun Dowlatshahi, Pottinger Gallery, Old Portsmouth 2006 REVEAL: Scratching the Surface, Three night event of temporary Interventions in the forest of Dean 2006 A Sculptural Landscape, an art loan collection, University of Winchester 2006 SSA on Screen, touring show of film shorts, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Perth. 2004 Tracing Light, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham 2004 SSA Contemporary Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 2003 Torbay Arts Festival, Torquay 2003 In Focus, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries & Galloway 2003 Westonbirt International Festival of Gardens, Westonbirt Arboretum 2003 Lux Open 2003, Royal College of Art, London 2002 ING, ING Foundation, London 2002 Past Masters, Stroud House Gallery, Stroud 2001 Eyepoppers, Guildhall Arts Centre, Gloucester 2000 Fotoseptiembre International Photography Biennial, San Antonio, Texas,USA 2000 Internal Realms: External Spaces, Queens Hall, Hexham, Northumberland 1999 Internal Realms: External Spaces, Part 1, Vardy Gallery, Sunderland 1999 Internal Realms: External Spaces, Part 2, Durham Cathedral, Durham 1999 Silk Purse, Weygood Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne 1999 Towards the Millennium, Artsway, Sway 1997 Private Bodies, Public Forms, Fotofeis, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen 1997 Traces of Self, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth 1996 Business and Art, Mexican Cultural Institute, San Antonio, USA 1996 Brave Art, Mayfest, Glasgow 1996 A Sense of Place. McRoberts Art Centre, Stirling 1994 The Nature of Violence, Solo performance with glass installations, Barcelona, SPAIN 1994 Caja de Madrid, Plaza Catalun’a, Barcelona, SPAIN 1994 Tallers Oberts 1994, Barcelona, SPAIN teaching appointments 2010 Visiting Lecturer at The University of Portsmouth 2009 Visiting Lecturer at The University of Northampton 2005 - Mayville High School, Portsmouth 2000 - 2004 Ph.D. Studentship & Lecturer, University of Gloucestershire 1999 - 2000 Associate Lecturer, Northumbria University 1999 - 2000 Resident Tutor, Durham School, Durham 1998 - 1999 Associate Lecturer, University of Sunderland 1998 Visiting Lecturer, Northumbria University 1995 - 1998 Lecturer in Drawing, Edinburgh College of Art Symposiums 2010 BA Fine Art Symposium, DIALOGUES, Norwich University College of Creative Arts, Norwich 2009 4X4 Making Places 2009 Lecture Series held at Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds voluntary sector appointments 2007 - Director / Trustee of Art Space Portsmouth Ltd 2005 - Vice Chair of AXIS, Leeds - the leading on line resource for contemporary art and artists 2000 - 2002 President of the Society of Scottish Artists 1997 - 2000 Professional Council Member of the Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh 1995 - 1998 Trustee & Treasurer in the Salisbury Trust - governing the Salisbury Centre, a holistic educational co-operative in the city of Edinburgh. publications 2009 Drawing with Light: The Pencil of Nature, Doctorate Thesis, published by VDM Verlag Dr. Muller 2008 Ancient + Modern: The Art and Architecture of Princesshay, Exeter 2006 Catalogue for A Sculptural Landscape, an art loan collection, University of Winchester 2003 Catalogue for Lux Open 2003: A DNet Project 2001 Purchase Plan, Commissioned for Artist’s Aside by AN - the Artists Information Company 2000 Residency, Commissioned for Professional Artist Stories by AN - the Artists Information Company 2000 Handbook to…Negotiating Your Art in Public Spaces, Commissioned by Northumbria University 1999 Catalogue to accompany the exhibition Internal Realms: External Spaces 1998 SSA, Society of Scottish Artists catalogue, invited installation work 1997 (Re)Visions of Sex, Fotofeis Ltd.: A companion to the third biennial of International photo based art page updated 21/6/2010 |
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