Touring exhibition: The Jameel Prize 2011

Exhibition available to hire

Awarded every two years, the Jameel Prize is an international art prize for contemporary artists and designers inspired by Islamic traditions of craft and design.

The ten finalists chosen by a panel of judges for the Jameel Prize 2011 are:  Noor Ali Chagani, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian,  Bita Ghezelayagh, Babak Golkar, Hayv Kahraman, Aisha Khalid, Rachid Koraïchi, Hazem El Mestikawy, Hadieh Shafie and Soody Sharifi.

The Jameel Prize at the V&A and the international touring exhibition are in partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives. The prize was conceived after the redesign and redisplay of the V&A's Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art, which opened in July 2006.

The winner will be announced on 12 September 2011.

Size:  Approximately 150 m²

For further information about hiring this exhibition please contact touringexhibitions@vam.ac.uk

Birds of Paradise, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Birds of Paradise, mirror mosaic and reverse glass painting, New York, 2008, Private Collection, Courtesy of Rose Issa Projects

Kashmiri Shaw, Aisha Khalid

Aisha Khalid, Kashmiri Shaw,; pashmina shawls and steel gold plated pins, Lahore, 2011, Collection of the artist, Image courtesy of Aisha Khalid

Life Line, Noor Ali Chagani

Noor Ali Chagani, Life Line, terracotta bricks and nylon wire, Place, 2010 Collection of Joost van den Bergh, Image courtesy of the artist and Green Cardamom

Felt Memories I, Bita Ghezelayagh

Bita Ghezelayagh, Felt Memories I, wires, 1001 metal keys, crowns and tulips and silk, Tehran?, 2008-09, Private Collection, Courtesy of Rose Issa Projects

Asad Babil, Hayv Kahraman

Hayv Kahraman, Asad Babil, oil on custom made poker-sized playing cards on wooden panel, Place, 2011, Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line Gallery

Invisible Masters, Rachid Koraïchi

Rachid Koraïchi, Invisible Masters, cotton appliqué, Place, 2008, Courtesy of Artist and October Gallery, London, Photograph by Ferrante Ferranti, image courtesy of October Gallery, London

22500, Hadieh Shafie

Hadieh Shafie, 22500, ink on paper with printed and handwritten Farsi text, Place, 2011, Courtesy of the artist

Fashion Week, Soody Sharifi

Soody Sharifi, Fashion Week; digital collage, Houston, 2010, Courtesy of LTMH Gallery