Education
Born in Mbarara, Uganda, Zarina Bhimji was educated at Leicester Polytechnic (1982 – 83), Goldsmiths" College (1983 – 86) and Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1987 – 89).
Born in Mbarara, Uganda, Zarina Bhimji was educated at Leicester Polytechnic (1982 – 83), Goldsmiths" College (1983 – 86) and Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1987 – 89).
She lives and works in London. The artist participated in Documenta 11 (June – September 2002) with her 16mm film Out of Blue. In 2003-2007, she travelled widely in India, East Africa and Zanzibar, studying legal documents and the stories of those who formed British power in those countries, carrying out interviews and taking photographs.
Other recipients for this award category have included David Hockney (1985), Chuck Close (1990), Cindy Sherman (1994), Sigmar Polke (1998), Andreas Gursky (2001), Shirin Neshat (2002) and Thomas Ruff (2006).
Their theme is the expulsion of Asians from the country by Idi Amin and the subsequent loss and grief caused. The photos were in exhibitions at Haunch of Venison gallery in London and Zurich.
This is on high-definition video, transferred from the original 35mm film. The Tate gallery describes her work:
In 2012, the first major survey exhibition of her work was held at Whitechapel Gallery, London (19 January – 9 March 2012), which traced 25 years of Bhimji"s work.
lieutenant opened with the joint premiere of her long-awaited film, Yellow Patch (2011), at The New Art Gallery Walsall and Whitechapel Gallery, the film was inspired by trade and migration across the Indian Ocean.
An accompanying monograph was published by Ridinghouse in association with Whitechapel Gallery, Kunstmuseum Bern and The New Art Gallery Walsall.