top of page
​
Based in Manchester, UK. 
Studio holder at DMZ Studios.
Castlefield Gallery Associate.
​​
Education

​

2014 – 2017: BA (Hons) Fine Art, Manchester School of Art, Manchester, UK.

2013 - 2014: Foundation Diploma in art & design, Llandrillo College, UK.​

​

Selected Solo EXHIBITION

​​

​​​

Selected Group EXHIBITIONS​​
​​​​
  • 2025: 10 Artists 10 Years, Home, Manchester, UK.

  • 2024: Manchester Open, HOME, Manchester, UK. (Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award)

  • 2023: Open, Bury Art Museum, Bury, UK. (Commended Artwork Award & Mentorship Award)

  • 2023: DMZ, Air Gallery, Altrincham, UK.

  • 2023: TEES, Rogue Studios, Manchester, UK.

  • 2022: Beyond Landscapes, Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester, UK.

  • 2022: AWOL Comme Ca Open, Awol Studios, Manchester, UK.

  • 2022: Manchester Open, Home, Manchester, UK.

  • 2021: Immersion, Virtual Exhibition.

  • 2021: Alone, Together, Virtual Exhibition.

  • 2020: Talking Sense, The Portico Gallery, Manchester, UK.

  • 2020: Manchester Open, Home, Manchester, UK. (shortlisted: Granada Foundation)

  • 2019: State of The Arts, Selfridges (The Trafford Centre), Manchester, UK.

  • 2017: Open Art, Cass Art Islington, London, UK.

  • 2017: You Made It, Degree Show, Manchester School of Art, Manchester, UK.​

​

Selected Curated Exhibitions

​​

  • 2024: Made It, Seesaw, Manchester, UK.

Commissions

​​​

Prizes/Awards

​

  • 2024: Home Open: Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award

  • 2024: At Home with Jerwood Residency (Shortlisted)

  • 2023: Bury Open: Commended Artwork Award & Mentorship Award

  • 2020: Home Open: Granada Foundation Award (Shortlisted)

​

Talks

​

  • 2025: Breezy Artist Talks, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK.

  • 2024: Conversations with History: Past, Present and Futures of Manchester’s Art Ecology, Castelfield Gallery, Manchester, UK.​

Press

Copyright © 2025 by Kay Shah | All Rights Reserved
bottom of page