Karl Singporewala Explained

Karl Singporewala
Birth Place:England
Nationality:British
Known For:Architecture, Sculpture
Training:De Montfort University, UK.
University of Brighton, UK.
The Bartlett, University College London, UK
Notable Works:"Dial M for Monument", "The Last Tower of Silence", "Joseph's Leonarvilions", "Franklin's Morals of Chess"
Awards:British Construction Industry Awards Major Project of the Year 2016,[1]
Channel Four - 4Talent Winner UK's Top 20 Young Creatives,[2]
Royal Institute of British Architects South East Student Award,[3]
Nagoya University Award for Excellence in Architecture,[4]
People's Choice Winner HIX Art Award[5]

Karl Keki Singporewala RWA is a Parsi-born British artist, architect and elected Royal Academician of Art at the Royal West of England Academy.,[6] born 1983 in Crawley, West Sussex.[7] Studied architecture at Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University, post graduate architecture at University of Brighton and then a further post graduate at the Bartlett, University College London. He is an annual visiting critic for the BA (Hons) Interior Architecture degree at Arts University Bournemouth.[8]

In 2014 he was voted the 'People's Choice' HIX Art Award Winner at the Cock 'n' Bull Gallery, Shoreditch London in a competition aimed at emerging artists. In 2007 was awarded by Channel 4's 4Talent as one of the UK's young creative heroes[9] Has donated numerous drawings and maquettes for charity, including auctioning various pieces for London-based charity Article 25 (formally Architects for Aid).[10] [11] [12]

In 2017, his work was exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery, London.[13] Recognised for his mathematical geometries, religious subplots and love affair with London's buildings his work is generally exhibited through the Royal Academy of Arts, London.[14] [15] [16] [17]

In 2020, his photo etched brass sculpture 'Doppel Communion' was the recipient of the inaugural Royal West of England Academy - Art Prize for a work by an artist of Black Asian or Ethnic Minority heritage.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: September 22, 2017. V&A Digital Futures . Eventbrite .
  2. Web site: October 31, 2012. Channel Four's 4Talent award winners . 5 October 2007 . Channel Four .
  3. Web site: October 31, 2012. RIBA Award. University of Brighton. https://archive.today/20121223123722/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/news/2007/070109ribaaward.php. December 23, 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: October 31, 2012. Celebrated homecoming exhibition . This is Sussex .
  5. Web site: September 10, 2014. HIX award for emerging artists . Artlyst .
  6. Web site: Biography Karl Singporewala ARB RIBA RWA. RWA. 24 August 2023.
  7. Web site: October 31, 2012. National display of work . This is Sussex .
  8. Web site: Biography. Karl Singporewala. 4 August 2017.
  9. Web site: November 3, 2012. Your future creative heroes - 4Talent . Channel Four . 1752-2021.
  10. Web site: October 31, 2012. 10x10 London 2012, Somerset House. Article 25. 20 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120165828/http://10x10london.com/#!Current_Event/cqh1. dead.
  11. Web site: October 31, 2012. 10x10 London 2011, German Gymnasium. Article 25. 20 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120165828/http://10x10london.com/#!Previous_Events/c1a9w. dead.
  12. Web site: October 31, 2012. Objects of Change, Pall Mall. Article 25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110523221624/http://www.article-25.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Objects-of-Change-Catalogue-Compressed-for-Web1.pdf. May 23, 2011. dead.
  13. Web site: September 22, 2017. Start art fair. Saatchi Gallery. 23 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002000/http://startartfair.com/exhibitors/2017/saphira-and-ventura-gallery. dead.
  14. Web site: November 5, 2012. Exhibitor List. Royal Academy of Arts, London. 5 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130905220608/http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/summer-exhibition/list-of-exhibitors,1231,AR.html. dead.
  15. Web site: November 1, 2012. Top picks Royal Academy of Arts 2011. london-art.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20130325172905/http://london-art.net/?tag=karlsingporewala. March 25, 2013. dead.
  16. Web site: October 31, 2012. RA Summer Exhibition Highlights. The Glass Magazine. https://archive.today/20130203202110/http://www.theglassmagazine.com/forum/blog_post.asp?TID=4372. February 3, 2013. dead.
  17. Web site: October 31, 2012. Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2012 . 31 May 2012 . The Upcoming .
  18. Web site: 168 Annual Open Exhibition Prize Winners Announced. 2021-04-28. RWA Bristol. en.

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