About me
Shazia has spent the bulk of her career in the art world and fashion industry working across exhibition management and curation, research and business development/sales roles. Currently she is working at the British Museum and as an acquisitions advisor and manager of a private art collection. Prior to this she worked at several galleries specialising in contemporary art from the Middle East, North Africa, Iran and South Asia, and in client services at Bonhams Auctioneers. Shazia also spent several years as the head of business development of a luxury eveningwear fashion house. She has studied and worked across Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia.
Projects
- Living HistoriesAssisted the head curator in selecting works and developed supporting written content for this display, which highlighted recent acquisitions of posters, prints, drawings, photographs and artists’ books by the British Museum. Many of the artists come from Syria, their work produced following the uprisings that began in 2011 that have since resulted in full scale civil war. The British Museum collects art such as this in keeping with its role as a museum of history. These works speak of their time – they invite the viewer to look at the troubled politics of the Middle East today through a lens that is different from the world of the immediacy of media reports.
Work history
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AssistantThe British Museum
United KingdomFreelance
Assistant to Assistant Keeper (Curator) of Middle East Department, Islamic and Contemporary art
• Research potential acquisitions for the permanent contemporary Middle East collection
• Assist curation of special contemporary and modern small exhibitions – ‘Living Histories’ (2017) and ‘Iranian Voices’ (2016-2017), and produce supporting written content
• Catalogue new acquisitions for the museum database and website
• Coordinate activities for the patrons group for Contemporary and Modern Middle East Acquisitions
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Acquisitions Advisor and Collection ManagerShamiyana Collection
Full Time
Acquisitions advisor and collection manager of private art collection focusing on contemporary art from Middle East, North Africa, Iran
• Propose future acquisitions to fit the narrative of the permanent collection, both aesthetically and from an investment framework
• Research and catalogue all artworks in the collection with the view to produce several publications
• Manage all aspects of the collection: logistics, loans of artworks, purchases, shipping
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Skills
- Curation
- Client Services
- Brand Management
- Research
- Art Business
- Business Development
- Project Management
- Content Development
- Coordinating Events
- VIP Care
Education
M.Litt History of Art and ConnoisserushipChristie's
- United Kingdom
Magister Litteratum in History of Art and Connoisseurship validated by the University of Glasgow
Course: Arts of China Dissertation: A5; Overall: Merit
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Tufts University
- Boston, United States
Major: Art History
Concentration: French and Chinese Language
Study abroad: University Paris I and L’Institut Catholique Paris, France
Beijing Language and Culture University Beijing, China