Biography

“Her work has a freshness I find appealing...unlike many groups of photographs which centre around a strong theme, her images also show a sensitivity to the situation and the personalities involved.” Peter Marshall, photographer and reviewer.

“Everyone has a story to tell and having the opportunity to glimpse a part of someone’s life and then capture it on film is both a privilege and a thrill.” Jaskirt Dhaliwal.

Jaskirt Dhaliwal is a photographer and visual artist and specialises in portraiture and telling stories through her bodies of work, such as her Award winning Women’s Football body of work which focuses on the identity of female footballers and the recognition the sport and it’s player’s receive.

Jaskirt’s passion for photography and visual media has led to an artist residency in Tangier Morocco, an arts council funded exhibition and body of work, being commissioned to document and interview Bangladeshi & Pakistani women for Craftspace and cover numerous live events for BBC in 2009 alone.

Jaskirt has won numerous awards including the Photo Imaging Council Award for her body of work on Women’s Football, which was published in the British Journal of Photography, Times of India and BBC online. She has exhibited that body of work at 2007’s Focus on Imaging exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC, Coventry’s Ricoh Arena, Redditch United and the Glasshouse Gallery in Coventry. Fujifilm also sponsored her for this body of work.

Jaskirt's other awards include being a winner of Shoot Nations, and as a result her football landscapes ‘The Rec’ and 'South Stand' were exhibited at the UN Headquarters in New York as part of International Youth Day.

Jaskirt’s photograph ‘Puti Chappal’ (upside down sandal) was exhibited at the Association Of Photographers Gallery in London as part of Fujifilm and AOP's Black & White Superstitions exhibition in October 2007.

In March 2008 she held an exhibition at the BBC Public Space in Birmingham, showcasing her work on emerging British Asian musicians, since then she has developed this work to what is being shown here and has received support and funding from Arts Council England.

For the remainder of 2008, Jaskirt worked internationally with Princess Cruises, which gave her the opportunity to create and work on three new bodies of work, Uniform, Faces of the World and World Landscapes.

In 2009 Jaskirt has worked with Terre Sans Frontiere, Craftspace, Barnados, BBC Asian Network and The Drum Arts Centre on various photography and film projects.

In 2010 Jaskirt will be working with the Bangladeshi Women's resource centre in Birmingham, as well as Nottingham's New Art Exchange who will exhibit her Arts Council funded work on British Asian Musicians.

Contact Details

Tel: 07834207099
Email: jaskirt.dhaliwal@hotmail.com
Website: www.jaskirtdhaliwal.co.uk