Nahem Shoa
Nahem Shoa (UK: /ˈnɑː.həm ˈʃəʊ̯.ə/, born 1968) is a contemporary London 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.
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Nahem Shoa
Nahem Shoa (UK: /ˈnɑː.həm ˈʃəʊ̯.ə/, born 1968) is a contemporary London 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.
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Nahem Shoa standing next to his Giant Head of Ben on display at Hartlepool Art Gallery
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Nahem Shoa standing next to his Giant Head of Ben on display at Hartlepool Art Gallery
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Studied under Robert Lenkiewicz
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Giant Heads; portraits of mixed-race and Black Britishers
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