Nahem Shoa
Nahem Shoa | |
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Nahem Shoa standing next to his Giant Head of Ben on display at Hartlepool Art Gallery | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Education | Studied under Robert Lenkiewicz |
| Alma mater | London College of Printing Manchester School of Art Royal Drawing School |
| Known for | Giant Heads; portraits of mixed-race and Black Britishers |
| Movement | New British Realists |
| Awards | Lord Leighton Prize 1991 BP Portrait Award 1992 Carroll Foundation Award 1992 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award 1994 |
| Website | http://NahemShoa.co.uk/ |
Nahem Shoa (/ˈnɑːhəm ˈʃoʊə/, born 1968) is a contemporary English painter best known for his series of portraits, collectively called Giant Heads, which were painted at up to 15 times life size. He is also notable for having increased the number of portraits of Black and mixed-race British people on display in British museums. Shoa has won a number of awards and prizes for his work, and serves on The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery's Contemporary Arts Panel. His work has been exhibited in London's National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy as well as at galleries and museums in other parts of the UK.