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Permindar Kaur

Permindar Kaur

British visual artist

Permindar Kaur (born 1965, in Nottingham) is a visual artist.[1] She was included in the British Art Show in 1996.[2] She is shortlisted for the Freelands Award 2022 for her upcoming exhibition at John Hansard Gallery.[3]

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Life and education

Kaur was born in Nottingham to Punjabi parents.[1] She gained a BA from Sheffield City Polytechnic in 1989, an MA from Glasgow School of Art in 1992 and spent several years in Barcelona in the early 1990s.[4]

Career and work

Kaur emerged to prominence during the 1990s.[1] Her work is often concerned with themes surrounding the home, domestic life and childhood. The structure of the house itself frequently appears in her sculpture in works such as Overgrown House (2020).[5] Items of domestic furniture such as beds and chairs also appear, often in outsized or distorted forms, resulting in an effect that is slightly ‘disconcerting’ or ‘unnerving’ as art historian Eddie Chambers has noted.[6]

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • Permindar Kaur: Outgrown, The Art House, Wakefield (3 September – 13 November 2022)[5]
  • Independent Thoughts: New work by Permindar Kaur, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (27 March - 24 May 1998)[7]
  • Cold Comfort, shown in two parts at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham and Mead Gallery, Coventry (18 May 1996 – 22 June 1996).[2] Toured to Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool (27 July – 31 August 1996)[8]

Group exhibitions

Collections

Permindar Kaur's work is part of the following collections:

Further reading

  • Alice Correia, 'Permindar Kaur: Locating a "Black" Artist in Narratives of British Art in the 1990s', Art History, June 2021

References

  1. [1]
    Chambers, Eddie (2014). Black artists in British art : a history since the 1950s. London: I.B. Tauris. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-85773-608-6. OCLC 894299609.
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    "Permindar Kaur : Cold Comfort - Exhibition". Ikon. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  3. [3]
    "Shortlist for Freelands Award 2022 announced with five organisations and artists shortlisted for £110,000 prize". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    Chambers, Eddie (2014). Black artists in British art : a history from 1950 to the present. London. pp. 163–4. ISBN 978-0-85773-608-6. OCLC 889882882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. [5]
    Judah, Hettie. "Permindar Kaur – interview: 'It's hard to get a balance in the work: an equal amount of threat and an equal amount of softness'". www.studiointernational.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    Chambers, Eddie (2014). Black artists in British art : a history from 1950 to the present. London. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-85773-608-6. OCLC 889882882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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    "Diaspora-artists: View details". new.diaspora-artists.net. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    Chambers, Eddie (2014). Black artists in British art : a history from 1950 to the present. London. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-85773-608-6. OCLC 889882882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. [9]
    "What Lies Beneath: Women, Politics, TextilesNew Hall Art Collection, Cambridge, GB17.02. – 28.08.2022 - etn-net.org". etn-net.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  10. [10]
    "Animals & Us". Turner Contemporary. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    "Animals and Us review – four-legged insights give artists paws". The Guardian. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  12. [12]
    "Tread Softly: An Arts Council Collection National Partner exhibition". Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  13. [13]
    "Invisible Cities". Fruitmarket. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  14. [14]
    "Four x 4". Arnolfini. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    "Eddie Chambers 'Let The Canvas Come Alive With Dark Faces' 1990". Room & Book. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    "Kaur, Permindar | Arts Council Collection". artscouncilcollection.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    "Permindar Kaur | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    "Permindar Kaur CV | Permindar Kaur". Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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    "Independence | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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