Artist Bio 

Shahed Saleem is the founder and director of Makespace architectural practice in London, especially noted for its innovative designs for faith communities.  His design work has been nominated for the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Jameel Prize and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.  He is the author of The British Mosque: An Architectural and Social History, which informed his co-curation of the V&A pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.  In recent years, Saleem’s architectural, scholarly, and curatorial work has inspired a growing body of visual art, from painting and printmaking to public installations, including a collaborative structure for the Folkestone Triennial.  His diverse creative practice is connected by an abiding curiosity about how traditions and cultures are transmitted across time, generations, and geographies.  Through vibrant, eclectic compositions, Saleem examines what happens when historic forms are dismantled, displaced, and reconstructed.