InterWorlds- Jasmine Chohan: Curatorial Perspectives

This event is available either in person or online via Zoom.

Jasmine Chohan, Curator at Tate presents curatorial perspectives, ‘Following the somewhat twisting and turning trajectory of my academic and professional career, this talk will introduce the ways in which political and cultural transcultural networks formed the basis of the Havana Biennial, since its inception in 1984 — focusing predominantly on the first three editions. The conversation will then explore how British Political Blackness in the arts was first brought to my attention through the Havana Biennial, and how I have sought to further research, understand and make visible these histories through my role at Tate Britain. The discussion will centre on the exhibition The 80s: Photographing Britain, but will also seek to highlight the intersecting identities, activism and cultural practices of British Black and South Asian artists such as Sunil Gupta, Zak Ové, Shaheen Merali, Keith Piper, Poulomi Desai and Roshini Kempadoo.’

Jasmine Chohan joined Tate as Assistant Curator of Contemporary British Art in 2022, from the Courtauld Institute of Art where she was an Associate Lecturer on Modern and Contemporary Asian Art. Although her PhD focused on the Havana Biennial with an emphasis on Cuban contemporary art, Jasmine’s specialisations span across global biennials, contemporary Asian art, and contemporary British diaspora art. During her time at Tate, Jasmine co-curated The 80s: Photographing Britain (21 November 2024 – 5 May 2025) and is currently working on an exhibition of works by Hurvin Anderson alongside her other research interests. Jasmine has an extensive background in education, having been Head of Humanities at Oak Heights Secondary School for four years and previously having worked in the Schools and Teachers team at Tate.

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The event is hosted by artist and PhD researcher Jasmir Creed joined by Professor Kristen Kreider of Fine Art and Head of the Doctoral Programme at Slade School of Fine Art, UCL. There will be an opportunity to participate in a Q&A session after the presentations.

The event is part of InterWorlds Hybridity in Art research group activities at the Slade School of Fine Art. The InterWorlds project, led by Jasmir Creed, explores decolonisation of the curriculum and the museum, and comprises a series of talks and seminars with external speakers, in conversation with Slade staff and students, as well as the InterWorlds digital archive.

Jasmir Creed is a practice-led PhD researcher at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL. Solo exhibitions of her work include Utopolis at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, Warrington 2023, Dystopolis at Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool 2018 with a catalogue distributed by Liverpool University Press 2018–21. Exhibitions include Auguries of Innocence at Cedric Bardawil Gallery, London 2025; Standing Ground at Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London 2024; Indian Perspectives at Victoria Gallery & Museum, 2024–25 and Art Contact Istanbul Art Fair, Turkey 2021. Her paintings are in collections including Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool. Upcoming exhibitions include Reflections at Without Shape Without Form (WSWF), Slough, 2025 then touring to the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester 2026; Many Stories at Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham, 2027. An essay by Anna McNay on Creed’s solo exhibition Utopolis at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery features in The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting 3 published by Anomie, 2024.

Kristen Kreider is a writer and artist. Her research stems from an interest in the poetics of thought, its materialization as form, and a concern with how artworks relate to the world. In collaboration with the architect James O’Leary, Kreider’s artistic practice engages with sites of architectural and cultural interest and they are currently working on a large-scale project, Ungovernable Spaces, engaging with five sites of community and resistance globally. Acting primarily as a facilitator for this project, Kristen brings to this her experience working with postgraduate art research at UCL, Oxford and Goldsmiths. Kristen is currently Professor of Fine Art and Head of the Doctoral Programme at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London.

Funded by Slade School of Fine Art Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.