Jasleen Kaur

Jasleen Kaur is an artist whose research reimagines tradition and inherited myths. The artist received the Paul Hamlyn Artist Award in 2021 and has been nominated for the 2024 Turner Prize.

Jasleen Kaur's Famous Works

In "Untitled" (2023), an automated Indian harmonium— a colonial instrument on which Kaur learned devotional singing from her father— is placed over an image depicting land restitution in Moga, Punjab, where a mosque is being ceremonially reconstructed. The series of wall-mounted resin works feature enlarged family photographs encased in orange-tinted resin reminiscent of the Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru. Torn pieces of roti are meticulously arranged to obscure the faces of family members, except for the artist’s own.

In "Alter Altar" (2023) Kaur explored sonic memory and the cultural significance of everyday materials and objects through a series of installations and kinetic musical sculptures.

Kaur's work "Be Like Teflon" was commissioned by Panel for Glasgow Women's Library. This collection of conversations with women of Indian heritage living in the UK delves into themes of labor, duty, sustenance, and loss, providing a space to explore their herstories.

Exhibitions of Kaur's Works

The artist has exhibited her works widely with solo exhibitions held at Tramway in Glasgow, Touchstones Rochdale in Rochdale, Humber Street Gallery in Hull, Copperfield Gallery in London, Glasgow Women's Library in Glasgow, Market Gallery in Glasgow. and many more.

Additionally, Kaur's artworks have been featured in numerous group shows, including "Imagining Otherwise" at Primary in Nottingham (2024), "CLASSifications" at Aspex in Portsmouth (2024), "A Tall Order!" at Rochdale Art Gallery in Rochdale (2023), "Everyday Resistance" at Kalmar Konstmuseum in Kalmar (2022), "Recipes for Resistance" at Ort Gallery in Birmingham (2020), among others.