Curator

Hammad Nasar

Above: Photo: Vipul Sangoi

Hammad Nasar is a curator, writer and strategist based in London. Known for collaborative, exhibition-led inquiry, his recent exhibitions include: Beyond the Page: South Asian Miniature Painting and Britain, 1600 to Now (2023-24); Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia & Friends (2023-24); British Art Show 9 (2021-22); Turner Prize (2021); and, Rock, Paper, Scissors – the UAE’s national pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale (2017).

Nasar was co-founder of the pioneering London art space, Green Cardamom; Head of Research & Programmes at Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong; Executive Director of the Stuart Hall Foundation, London; and, has held senior Research Fellowships at UAL’s Decolonising Arts Institute, and Yale University’s Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. He advises numerous arts organisations, and is a Board Member of the Henry Moore Foundation (UK) and Mophradat (Belgium), and a Council Member of Asia Forum. He was awarded an MBE for services to the arts in 2023. 

Curator Talk: Hammad Nasar

The Artspace and The Keir Foundation International Curators Program is developed and presented by Artspace with support from The Keir Foundation.