FILM WORKS

Written, Edited, and Directed

2008

Priya

2006

A Story Told

2003

Eating Grass

2001

Spoken Diary

1994

The Watershed

1991

Fatima's Letter

1989

Three Paces

1989

Swan

1987

Unfolding

1985

Durga

 

EXHIBITIONS

2009

*Elision, Talwar Gallery, New Delhi, India

2009

*Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain

2008

*Talwar Gallery, New York, NY

2006

Zones of Contact, XV Sydney Biennale, Sydney, Australia, Eating Grass

2006

*Millais Gallery, Southhampton, UK, A Story Told

2005

The British Art Show, BALTIC, Hayward Gallery touring show, UK, Eating Grass

2005

1001100111001, Arts Depot, London, UK, Eating Grass

2005

(desi)re, Talwar Gallery, New York, NY, Eating Grass, Swan

2004

*Talwar Gallery, New York, NY, Eating Grass

2003

*Institute of International Visual Arts (inIVA), London, UK, Eating Grass

2003

*Tate Britain, London, UK, Fatima's Letter @ A Century of British Artist’s Films

2003

*Talwar Gallery, New York, NY, Spoken Diary / Swan

*JIGAR, A retrospective of Alia Syed's film works @

Feb-Mar 2002

The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK

Feb-Mar 2002

The Space Gallery @ inIVA, London, UK

Jun-Aug 2002

Turnpike Gallery, Manchester, UK

Jun-Sep 2002

Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland

 *solo exhibition

 

OTHER EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS

THE WATERSHED

2000

Performing Bodies Tate Modern, London, UK

1997

Corto  Circuito, Naples, Italy

1996

Lumier Festival, University of Westminster,

1996

Pandemonium ICA, London, UK

1996

Auckland City Art Gallery and Melbourne Cinematheque, Australia

1996

Pacific Cinematheque (Berkeley), San Francisco Cinematheque USA

1995

Desh Pardesh, Toronto, Canada  

 

FATIMA'S LETTER

2007

Greenwich Picturehouse, Greenwich, UK

1997

"Views of London", ICA, London UK

1996

National Film Theatre, London, UK  

1995

Mango Film Festival, Manchester UK

1994

Museum of London, E.M, Media Canada

1994

Ikon Gallery "Beyond Destination", Birmingham, UK

1994

Xenix Film Club, Zurich, Switzerland

1992

Euclid, Toronto, Canada

1991

25 years of British Avant Garde, Tate Gallery, London, UK

1991

ICA, London, UK

 

THREE PACES

1991

Edinburgh Film House, UK

1991

London Film Festival, UK

1990

Millenium Cinema, New York, USA

1990

San Fransisco Cinemateque, USA

1990

Pleasure Dome Toronto, Canada

1990

Helsinki Film Workshop, Finland

 

SWAN

1993

Cine Suspect Magdeburg, National Film Theatre

1990

Helsinki Film Workshop, Finland

1990

Kommunales, Bremen, Germany

1990

Centre for Contemporary Arts, Warsaw, Poland

1989

Viper Lucerne, Switzerland

 

UNFOLDING

1989

London Film Festival, UK

1988

Pacific Cinematheque, Berkeley, USA

 

DURGA

1998

Lux Cinema, London, UK

1990

Women in Profile, Glasgow, Scotland

1988

Hochschule fur kunst, Hamburg, Germany

 

SPOKEN DIARY

2002

Watermans Arts Centre, London, UK

2000

D-net, Lux Cinema, London, UK

 

RETROSPECTIVE

2002

Brief encounters "Without Boundaries"  Bristol, UK

2002

Phoenix  Plymouth, UK

2000

Lux Cinema, London UK

 

EDUCATION

1991-92

Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK

[Post Grad Higher Diploma, Mixed Media]

1984-87

University of East London, London, UK

[BA Honors, Fine Art]

 

AWARDS & HONORS

2008

Southampton Solent University Research Fellowship

2002

London Film & Video Production Award for "Eating Grass"

1998

Arts Council of England completion Award for  "Spoken Diary"

1995

Arts Council of England production Award for  "Spoken Diary"

1991

ICA Biennial Award for 16mm print "Fatima's Letter"

1989

Arts Council of England production Award for "The Watershed"