b. 1986, Pakistan; lives and works in Oxford
2008-2010 Slade School of Art, MA
2004-2007 Oxford Brookes University, BA
Saad Qureshi’s sculpture and works on paper comprising wood ash, ink, black sand and charcoal, contemplate the emotional interpretation of objects and unspoken truths.
His solo shows include Gazelli Art House, London and the Aicon Gallery in New York. Group exhibitions include: la Biennale di Venezia (2015); Saatchi Gallery, London; Royal Academy of Arts;Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Royal British Society of Sculptors; Barbican and Patrick Heide Contemporary Art in London and Modern Art Oxford. Internationally, he has exhibited at White Project Gallery, Paris; Centrale Montemartini, Rome and the Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, Netherlands.
Qureshi is the recipient of the Arts Council England Research Award; Arts and Humanities Research Council Postgraduate Award; Red Mansion Foundation Prize and the Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Award.